Target store was being built when $110K construction vehicle vanished, SC cops say
A South Carolina man is in jail after he was charged with stealing and possessing more than $120,000 of stolen property in two separate incidents, according to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. In one of the incidents, Melvin Leonel Saravia Cabrera is accused of stealing an expensive construction vehicle from an Upstate site where a Target store was being built, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
The 28-year-old Greenville resident was charged with grand larceny (value $10,000 or more) and receiving or possessing stolen goods (value $10,000 or more), according to the release.
Saravia Cabrera was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center June 23, jail records show. Bond was set $125,000 on the combined charges, according to jail records. He remains behind bars after a hold was placed on him by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, according to the release.
The charges stem from two separate investigations in Oconee County, the sheriff’s office said.
The grand larceny investigation began on the afternoon of May 27, after a Takeuchi skid steer that was taken from the construction site of the new Target store on Retail Road in the Seneca area, according to the release.
The skid steer, valued at about $110,000, was recovered near Pelzer on May 28, the sheriff’s office said.
An investigation determined that Saravia Carbrera stole the skid steer from the construction site of the new Target, according to the release.
In the receiving stolen goods investigation, deputies responded to a May 16 report of a stolen 24-foot flatbed Stoll trailer from an address on Chetola Road, off Boutyland Road, according to the release. The trailer, valued between $10,000 and $12,000, was recovered June 15, the sheriff’s office said.
Investigators obtained evidence that Saravia Cabrera was in possession of the stolen trailer, knowing that the property was stolen, according to the release.
Despite the arrest, the sheriff’s office said it’s continuing an investigation.
Should Saravia Cabrera be released from jail, he will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device as a condition of bond, according to the release.
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