WELDON —  Another arrest has been made in the case of computer thefts at Weldon City Schools that began in April 2008.

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Weldon City Police Department’s Lt. James Avens said this morning Jamill Simmons, 18, of the Weldon area, was arrested Monday for three counts of breaking and entering, two counts of larceny and one count injury to real property. (Real property is land, land improvements resulting from human efforts including buildings and machinery).

Simmons charges stem from various incidents beginning April 24, 2008, with the breaking and entering at Weldon High School where 30-laptops were taken along with laserjet printers, two mobile wireless laptop carts and battery chargers, all totaling more than $74,000.  

Avens said Simmons charges also include a breaking and entering on June 20, 2008, when 14 laptops were taken from Weldon Elementary School.

Another incident included in Simmons charges pertains to the damage of a 50-inch plasma television during a breaking and entering where officers responded but the suspects got away on April 7, of this year, at Weldon High School.

As reported by the Daily Herald and stated by Avens last week, Raymond Mills, 19, of Weldon, who was already in jail for breaking and entering at Swaggers Clothing Store in Weldon, was served warrants for multiple breaking and entering and larceny charges pertaining to missing computers at Weldon City Schools, in addition to robbery with a dangerous weapon in the Weldon Produce case. Mills has a $100,000 bond total for all his charges and has a Sept. 9 court date.

If you have any information on the thefts at Weldon City Schools, you are urged to call the Weldon Police Department at 536-3136.