3 days ago
Harnett man charged with stealing Jeep
A Harnett County man faces a felony charge of obtaining property by false pretense and other crimes.
Richard Alan Crouch, 40, of the 200 block of Riverview Place, northwest of Lillington, was arrested earlier this month on a felony charge of drug possession and later charged with an incident stemming from Jan. 29.
In that latter case, Crouch allegedly stole a 1994 Jeep Wrangler valued at $500 from George Baker and received $200 for it from Southern Auto Salvage and Recyling, according to an arrest warrant. He was also charged with two misdemeanors, including larceny of a motor vehicle and possession of stolen goods.
He is being held in the Harnett County Jail on bonds totaling $25,000, according to eCourts.
Crouch has a lengthy criminal record, including a charge stemming from 2000 for indecent liberties with a child under 13. In that case, Crouch was convicted of assault on a child and sentenced to 60 days in jail plus two years of supervised probation.
He has been arrested at various times over the years in Lee, Moore and Wake counties for such things as driving while license revoked, no driver's license, possession with intent to sell or deliver heroin, possession of meth, misdemeanor and felony larceny, shoplifting and uttering a forged instrument, according to eCourts.
He previously listed addresses in the 2100 block of Rice Road in Sanford and the 1400 block of Post Office Road in northern Lee County.
