2 Arrested In Connection With Suspected Theft Ring: Dallas Police

DALLAS, GA — A man and a woman face several theft charges in connection with a suspected theft ring operation in Dallas and surrounding jurisdictions, Dallas police said.

Around 11 a.m. last Thursday, Dallas police saw two people — identified as Delayna Nesmith, 35, and Kenneth Moore, 29, both of Villa Rica — driving a stolen U-Haul truck near West Memorial Drive. The suspects pulled into a storage facility and began unloading the truck when Dallas police officers arrested them.

"Criminal investigators from the Dallas Police Department initiated an investigation into the reported incident. During the investigation, it was learned that the suspects may have been involved in criminal activity in surrounding jurisdictions," a news release said.

Dallas police obtained three search warrants and, during the execution of these warrants, discovered property that was reported stolen from other recent incidents in Dallas and nearby areas.

DPD representatives are working with the Paulding County Sheriff's Office "in an attempt to link the suspects to further alleged thefts," the release said.

Nesmith faces several charges of theft by taking and theft by conversion. Moore also faces several counts of theft by taking.