North Bay Business Stripped Of Wiring But Suspects Caught: Cops

CLOVERDALE, CA — Two Lakeport men were arrested on suspicion of burglarizing a Cloverdale concrete and building supply business Wednesday, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.

Charles Allen Polston, 36, and John Roy Hogsett Jr., 34, are suspected of forcing their way into out-buildings at Shamrock Materials Inc. plant at 30022 Levee Road in Cloverdale and stealing copper electrical wiring, sheriff's officials said.

The wiring was pulled out of underground conduits, and the wiring left behind was cut, according to the sheriff's office. Damage to the business is estimated at $100,000 excluding the loss of revenue from not being able to operate the closed facility and employees' lost wages, the sheriff's office said.

According to the sheriff's office, the scrap metal value of the stolen wiring was worth only a few hundred dollars.

Deputies, Cloverdale police and a manager from Shamrock Materials went to the business and started an investigation. Property crimes detectives identified a location in the 2600 block of Beach Lane in Lakeport as a possible location for the suspects and stolen property.

Polston was arrested and booked in the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of possession of stolen property and conspiracy. He already was allegedly on probation in Sonoma County for three different cases and is being held on $100,000 bail.

Hogsett Jr. was arrested and booked in the Sonoma County Jail on no bail. He is suspected of possessing stolen property and conspiracy. He also is allegedly on probation in Sonoma County and on parole from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Sheriff's officials said all of the wiring taken from Shamrock Materials had already been stripped and prepared for metal scrapping when it was recovered.

By Bay City News Service

Photos via Sonoma County Sheriff's Facebook page