Authorities: Felony theft suspect and gambling addict found in casino
Submitted by KLTV Web Staff
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
Lynn Dorsey Smith. (Source: Harrison County Sheriff's Office)
HARRISON COUNTY, TX (KLTV)- Harrison County investigators have located a felony theft suspect who was believed to be stealing items and pawning them to fuel his gambling addiction.
The Harrison County Sheriff's Office says Lynn Dorsey Smith was located and arrested after a tip came in on Tuesday afternoon.
Smith was found by security at a casino in Shreveport.
According to authorities, Smith may have a gambling addiction, and has pawned several items which were reported missing in a Harrison County theft investigation in July.
The items have been pawned in Louisiana pawn shops, both in Bossier City and in Shreveport, leading investigators to believe Smith may be in the Shreveport area.
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Felony theft suspect arrested in Bossier Parish
Posted: Sep 18, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Posted by Carolyn Roy
SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) -
Investigators credit a caller tip and security at the casinos in the Shreveport-Bossier area for the quick capture of a man wanted for felony theft out of Harrison County, Texas.
Authorities asked for the public's assistance Tuesday morning in locating Lynn Dorsey Smith, who they suspected was frequenting the casinos in Shreveport.
According to investigators, Smith allegedly has a gaming addiction and has pawned several items taken in a theft that occurred in Harrison County during July. Among the stolen items: shop tools, a drill press, log splitter, saws, air compressors, yard equipment and generators.
Investigators believed Smith, 60, to be in the Shreveport area due to the items being pawned in the Louisiana pawn shops in both Bossier City and Shreveport.
An arrest warrant was issued for felony theft. He was arrested Tuesday afternoon at an apartment near the Louisiana Downs Racetrack in Bossier City, and is now in the Bossier Parish Jail.
http://www.wdam.com/story/19574985/felony-theft-suspect-sought-in-shreveport
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