A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a front loader from the Cares Campus in Reno and using it to break down the front wall and door of a pawn shop in Sparks.
In a release, Sparks Police allege Paul Mock took the front loader, belonging to Clark and Sullivan Construction, tearing down a fence in the process. Police say he then drove to a Super Pawn in Sparks and used it to break down the front wall and door of the business to steal items.
Detectives with the Repeat Offender Program took over the investigation and identified Mock as the suspect. They also discovered additional evidence.
Mock was arrested and charged with grand theft auto and destruction of property as well as burglary and destruction of property.
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Authorities say someone stole a front loader from a construction site in Reno and then crashed it into a Super Pawn store in Sparks a few hours later.Â
Washoe County deputies say the incident started around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday when they received a report of a stolen front loader.Â
Then, some time after that, that same front loader was found next to the damaged Super Pawn store on the corner of Rock and Glendale in Sparks.Â
As of right now, police don't know if anything was stolen from the store and no arrests have been made.
Sparks Police and Washoe County Sheriff's Office are both investigating.
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