Police Arrest Three in Heating and Cooling Unit Theft

Anne Arundel County Police Thursday night arrested three men in connection with the theft of an outside air conditioner unit and heating unit from a home on Drive Lane in Severn.

At about 1:56 p.m., officers received a tip from a neighbor close to the home that three men left in two vehicles after tampering with the equipment.  Police investigated and learned that the suspects were driving a green Jeep Cherokee and a blue Ford pickup truck.

After a search, police found all three men in the Jeep Cherokee. Police allege that the suspects were on their way to scrap the units’ parts for money. During the traffic stop, the inner parts of the heating and cooling units were found inside the vehicle, police said.

According to police, the three men stripped the units of their motors and copper parts at a secret location before heading to scrap the stolen goods for profit.

After further investigation, police also located the blue Ford pickup truck used during the alleged theft.

The three arrested men have been identified as Jeffrey Slye, 23, of WB & A Rd. in Severn, Joseph Morris, 28, of Jamestowne Drive in Severn and Robert Davis, 26, of Aviation Boulevard in Glen Burnie.

Each man is being charged with one count of felony theft.