A husband and wife were nabbed by police last week in connection with a year-long string of home and business burglaries in Grantsville.
Richard Pettley, 38, of Grantsville, was arrested Friday after Grantsville City police received a tip from a Grantsville resident who believed Pettley sold the individual a stolen computer, according to Detective Dan Chamberlain of the Grantsville City Police Department.
Officers executed search warrants at two Clark Street trailer homes owned by Pettley and found computer equipment, a variety of tools and other valuables that were determined to be stolen from five residences and a commercial and industrial supply warehouse.
“Some of the items found date back to a burglary that happened a year ago,” Chamberlain said. “He had been doing this for a while.”
The Commercial Industrial Supply warehouse, located on the Old Lincoln Highway, was looted during the night in mid-June. The thieves used the company’s box van to transport two computers, sockets, files and some power tools to another location before returning the van to the warehouse.
Police arrested Pettley’s wife, Virginia Cordova, in connection with the burglaries as well, although they don’t believe she participated in the actual theft of the items, Chamberlain said.
Chamberlain said Pettley didn’t have to force his way into a few of the homes, entering instead through unlocked doors. In all cases, however, the burglaries took place overnight when homeowners weren’t present. Many of the victims were Pettley’s neighbors, according to Grantsville Police Chief Dan Johnson.
“We still see keys left in vehicles and doors unlocked,” Chamberlain said. “People should be locking home doors. I’ve seen a thief skip one home because the door was locked and hit another.”
Police believe Cordova and Pettley were either using the stolen goods themselves or selling them via word of mouth.
“He was not pawning them, as far as we know, at least not under his name,” Chamberlain said.
Chamberlain said the arrest of Pettley and Cordova resolved most of the town’s outstanding burglary cases. However, some recent thefts still remain unsolved, including a July robbery in which more than $35,000 worth of computer equipment was taken from a Center Street home.
“The arrest of these two individuals cleaned up quite a few of the burglary investigations,” Chamberlain said.
Pettley and Cordova were arrested in Salt Lake City and held for a short time at the Salt Lake County Jail before being transferred to Tooele. Cordova posted bail five hours after her arrival, but Pettley remains incarcerated, according to Tooele County Jail Commander Lt. Jerry Mora.
Pettley has been charged with felony burglary and theft by receiving stolen property, both third-degree felonies. Charges are pending against Cordova.
Jamie Belnap: jamieb@tooeletranscript.com
Richard Pettley, 38, of Grantsville, was arrested Friday after Grantsville City police received a tip from a Grantsville resident who believed Pettley sold the individual a stolen computer, according to Detective Dan Chamberlain of the Grantsville City Police Department.
Officers executed search warrants at two Clark Street trailer homes owned by Pettley and found computer equipment, a variety of tools and other valuables that were determined to be stolen from five residences and a commercial and industrial supply warehouse.
“Some of the items found date back to a burglary that happened a year ago,” Chamberlain said. “He had been doing this for a while.”
The Commercial Industrial Supply warehouse, located on the Old Lincoln Highway, was looted during the night in mid-June. The thieves used the company’s box van to transport two computers, sockets, files and some power tools to another location before returning the van to the warehouse.
Police arrested Pettley’s wife, Virginia Cordova, in connection with the burglaries as well, although they don’t believe she participated in the actual theft of the items, Chamberlain said.
Chamberlain said Pettley didn’t have to force his way into a few of the homes, entering instead through unlocked doors. In all cases, however, the burglaries took place overnight when homeowners weren’t present. Many of the victims were Pettley’s neighbors, according to Grantsville Police Chief Dan Johnson.
“We still see keys left in vehicles and doors unlocked,” Chamberlain said. “People should be locking home doors. I’ve seen a thief skip one home because the door was locked and hit another.”
Police believe Cordova and Pettley were either using the stolen goods themselves or selling them via word of mouth.
“He was not pawning them, as far as we know, at least not under his name,” Chamberlain said.
Chamberlain said the arrest of Pettley and Cordova resolved most of the town’s outstanding burglary cases. However, some recent thefts still remain unsolved, including a July robbery in which more than $35,000 worth of computer equipment was taken from a Center Street home.
“The arrest of these two individuals cleaned up quite a few of the burglary investigations,” Chamberlain said.
Pettley and Cordova were arrested in Salt Lake City and held for a short time at the Salt Lake County Jail before being transferred to Tooele. Cordova posted bail five hours after her arrival, but Pettley remains incarcerated, according to Tooele County Jail Commander Lt. Jerry Mora.
Pettley has been charged with felony burglary and theft by receiving stolen property, both third-degree felonies. Charges are pending against Cordova.
Jamie Belnap: jamieb@tooeletranscript.com
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