Local car burglar found in Texas

Published 9:49 am Friday, July 28, 2017

A man wanted for allegedly using and stealing credit cards from a car in Oxford was arrested recently in Texas.

According to the Oxford Police Department, on March 21, officers responded to a vehicle burglary. During the investigation, it was discovered the alleged victim’s credit cards had been used in several locations in Oxford and surrounding areas.  Investigators were able to obtain video along with other information to identify the alleged thief as Geoffrey Green, 33, of Lauderhill, Florida.

A warrant was issued and on July 7 he was pulled over in Strafford, Texas for a traffic offense when the law enforcement officer discovered the warrant from Oxford. He was transported to Oxford and booked into the Lafayette County Detention Center on a $20,000 bond.

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