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Deputies recover nearly $200,000 in stolen goods from St. Stephen man in “Chop Shop” operation

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Dan Moon with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, deputies have arrested one person and recovered what is estimated to be approximately $200,000.00 in reported stolen

Pictured: Harrison William Lucas
Pictured: Harrison William Lucas
(Courtesy: BCSO)

vehicles, motorcycles, trailers and numerous other items after uncovering, what is commonly referred to as, a “Chop Shop” operation in the St. Stephen area of Berkeley County.

Berkeley County detectives received information that four stolen motorcycles were at a St. Stephen address. After corroborating the information, a search warrant was obtained for the property at 4422 N. Highway 52.

An NCIC check revealed the motorcycles had been reported stolen, along with a pickup truck and an enclosed trailer, from a motel parking lot in Orangeburg County. The approximate value of the motorcycles alone is $70,000.00.

Detectives arrested and charged the owner of the residence, Harrison William Lucas, 46,  with operating a “chop Shop.”  Several items on the motorcycles had been removed or modified. Deputies also found parts to the stolen enclosed trailer along with a truck that had been taken earlier from Orangeburg County.

The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into the scope of this “Chop Shop” operation.

 

Nikki Gaskins Campbell
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