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Barking dog leads to arrests in multiple thefts
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Nigel Lynch

Awoken by her dog at 5 a.m., Conyers resident was able to lead Rockdale County Sheriff's Deputies to a suspect in several vehicle robberies.

Vehicles from three locations, Smyrna Lane, Leigh Drive and Locomotive Court, were broken into with authorities searching for suspects.

On July 1 the victim on Smyrna Lane was aroused by her dog and, according to reports, looked out the bedroom window and noticed two subjects in her vehicle. The witness, along with another victim in the residence came out of the house they told authorities that they noticed two black males running down the street, before jumping into an older dark in color Ford F-150. The victims said speakers out of the trunk of their vehicle was missing as well as a yellow Forever 21 bag containing clothes, a red bag containing an apron and other items, an Iphone charger, an Iphone and $300-$400.

After arriving on scene, the deputy searched near the residence and noticed a dark in color F-150 parked in a driveway.

As the deputy approached the vehicle he noticed the "hood was hot to the touch," then looking inside the vehicle noticed the "key was in the ignition and the radio was on" and in the bed was multiple subwoofer speakers as well as stereo amps.

There was a black male and black female sitting on the porch, and according to reports, the male was out of breath.

"I could tell the black male was breathing heavily," the deputy said.

Inside the residence was two more black males "appeared to be faking sleep," according to reports.

Upon searching the F-150 the deputy noticed several items that appeared to be taken from numerous vehicles behind the driver's seat located the yellow bag as well as the red bag taken from the vehicles near Smyrna.

Kempton Greaves, Christopher Reddick, Nigel Lynch and Ashley Moe were placed under arrest on multiple charges.

Greaves, Reddic and Lynch were charged with six counts of entering automobile or other motor vehicle, and Moe was charged with wilful obstruction of law enforcement.