Four juveniles arrested after Delhi car theft

Four juveniles have been arrested following a string of vehicle thefts in Delhi.

In the early morning hours of April 20, the Delhi Police Department received a report that a vehicle had been stolen from a residence on 126 Tweedle St., in Delhi. The Delhi Police Department issued a Be On the Look Out for the vehicle. The vehicle was spotted by the Mangham Police Department and the driver of the vehicle fled into Franklin Parish. The Baskin Police Department and Franklin Parish Sheriff Office gave chase to the vehicle and the occupants fled from the vehicle.

The Franklin Parish Sheriff Office and Winnsboro Police Department apprehended two of the suspects attempting to steal another vehicle at a car dealership in Winnsboro.  Two other suspects were apprehended in Delhi by Delhi Police Department.

Further investigation conducted by Delhi Police Department Assistant Chief Jermaine Esters revealed that four juvenile subjects were responsible for the stolen vehicle from Tweedle Street in Delhi and three vehicles stolen from SAPA Extrusions in Delhi.  Richland Parish Sheriff Office investigators had received complaints from employees at SAPA Extrusions in reference to vehicles that had been burglarized and two pistols and an assault rifle stolen from the vehicles. Esters recovered the assault rifle at a residence in Delhi and released the weapon to RPSO investigators along with the four juveniles responsible for the thefts of the vehicles and guns.  

Chief Roy Williams of Delhi Police Department would like to thank Mangham, Baskin, Winnsboro police departments, the Franklin Parish Sheriff Office and the Richland Parish Sheriff Office for their help in recovering the vehicle stolen from Tweedle Street.

Chief Williams advises all the citizens of Delhi and the surrounding area to lock all vehicles and do not leave any weapons or valuables in plain view in their vehicle as well as not leaving the key in the ignition or keys in any accessible area of the vehicle.