Burglary Suspect Arrested

On Friday October 10th, 2008, at approximately 9:50 a.m. Shelby County 911 received a call of a burglary in progress in the 2000 block of Springfield Loop.  Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and secured the residence.  Investigators responded and began questioning a possible witness.  Through questioning, it was determined that the witness was actually involved in the burglary and at least one item stolen from the residence was recovered.

Charles Norman Adams, III, 25 years of age, from Birmingham, was arrested and charged with one count of Burglary 3° and one count of Theft of Property 2°.  He has a bond of $15,000.00 for the burglary charge and $15,000.00 for the theft charge.  Investigators are continuing this investigation to determine if Adams has been involved in any other similar crimes in Shelby County.

Anyone with information about this crime, or any other unreported crime, is urged to contact the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office directly at (205)669-4181, through the Secret Witness line at (205)669-9116 or through our website at http://www.ShelbySO.com by clicking on the “Report Criminal Activity” link.  Anyone reporting information will remain anonymous