Search Warrant Yields Recovery of Many Stolen Items

June 8, 2016 - A task force of local law enforcement converged on a residence in the Shelbyville area off of FM 417 East to serve a search warrant in connection to the possible recovery of stolen property the morning of Wednesday, June 8, 2016.

The Shelby County Sheriff, Shelby County Sheriff's Department Investigators and Deputies with the assistance of Center Police Department detectives, Constable Zack Warr, Constable Jamie Hagler, and Constable Billy Hearnsberger all began the process of searching the home and storage buildings of Andrea Chadwick, 43, of Shelbyville. Chadwick was arrested and booked into the Shelby County Jail yesterday, June 7th on two counts of theft.

Officers spent the day identifying stolen property some of which included easy to identify political campaign signs. The Shelby County GOP reported in March that it had come to their attention many political candidate signs were missing and reminded the public it is a State Felony to unlawfully remove a political sign.

Additional items being investigated included an array of yard tools, fishing rods and reels, battery chargers, camping and hunting equipment, construction equipment and materials, etc. It is unknown at this time by Shelby County Today how much of the items are stolen or purchased.

During the search one person who was a victim of theft arrived at the scene and positively identified some of the person's stolen items.

Once additional information becomes available, Shelby County Today will post an update.