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LAPORTE CO. – In early December, the Indiana State Police Criminal Investigation Division Lowell Post was requested to investigate a theft that had allegedly occurred at the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD).
The NICTD Police Department had requested assistance in investigating a theft of wire that they believed was a theft by an employee of NICTD.
During the investigation, it was determined that an employee was on video removing a spool of wire from a storage area without authorization. The wire was placed into the bed of a truck that is owned by NICTD. That truck also was equipped with a GPS monitoring device. A report on that GPS showed that the vehicle stopped at a residence in Michigan City on the same day as the theft. That residence was the home address of the suspect, Kevin Woods.
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Further investigation revealed that Woods had made three subsequent deposits at Paul’s Auto Yard in Westville, for copper totaling 241 lbs. Woods was paid $531 in total for the copper.
After consulting with the LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office, Woods was charged with theft, a Level 6 felony, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On Friday, January 20, Woods was arrested for that warrant and booked into the LaPorte County Jail.