BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – On Tuesday, Aug. 12, members of the Battle Creek Police Department’s Fusion Center, COPS Unit and Crime Lab executed a search warrant at a residence on Elsmere Street tied to a July 18 burglary at a local business.
Investigators were searching for approximately 3,000 pounds of refined lead bricks stolen during the burglary. During the search, officers discovered the suspect, a 60-year-old Battle Creek man, had buried the bricks in the yard.
BCPD was assisted by the Battle Creek Department of Public Works and Semco Energy in safely extracting the lead from the ground. All stolen property was recovered and returned to the victim.
The suspect was arrested and lodged at the Calhoun County Jail on charges of receiving and concealing stolen property. The investigation remains ongoing.
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