Security Video and Social Media Tips Help Deputies Quickly Solve B&E, Larceny and Arson

On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, Triangle Paving and Grading reported a break-in at their business on Huffman Mill Rd. Burlington, N.C.  A work truck belonging to Triangle Paving and Grading, was reported stolen and later found on fire in Guilford County on McConnell Rd. Alamance County Sheriff’s Detectives were able to use security camera footage, along with help from the public, to identify one of the suspects.

This suspect, identified as Joseph Stephens, was arrested on Thursday afternoon March 10, 2022, at his girlfriend’s residence in Whitsett, near the location where the stolen truck was found abandoned and on fire.

This investigation remains on-going.

The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this case.

Suspect: Joseph Reid Stephens, W/M/27

                6607 Long Meadow Dr Whitsett, NC

Charges: 2cts: Felony Breaking & Entering of a Building

                2cts: Felony Larceny after Breaking & Entering

                1ct: Felony Larceny of a Motor Vehicle

                1ct: Felony Larceny from a Motor Vehicle

                1ct: Felony Larceny of Motor Vehicle Parts

                1ct: Felony Arson of Personal Property

                1ct: Misdemeanor Injury to Property

Bond: $60,000 secured