A Ruston woman has been arrested in connection with a reported vehicle theft and vehicle burglaries, according to reports by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office and Ruston Police.
Crystal Jones, 29, was arrested May 4 after investigations into a stolen vehicle from Hickory Street and vehicle burglaries reported on Gill Street.
Deputies responded around 6 p.m. to the 1800 block of Hickory Street after the owner of a 2014 Nissan Versa reported it had been stolen. The owner said he had left the keys in the ignition while preparing to sell the vehicle and that a female got in and drove away.
Later that evening, the sheriff’s office received a call that the vehicle was at Cinnamon Square Apartments in Ruston. Authorities located Jones in the area. She admitted having possession and driving the vehicle, according to the affidavit, but said she did not steal it.
In the burglary investigation, Ruston Police reported contact with a property owner on Gill Street, where two vehicles were being repaired. The owner of the vehicles said a wiring harness to a factory radio from a Honda Accord and an air bag from a second vehicle were stolen. The stolen items were found among Jones’s belongings.
Jones was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center on charges including theft of a motor vehicle and two counts of simple burglary theft from a motor vehicle.
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