FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – The Florence County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that investigators have reunited a child with their stolen bike and arrested the teen who took it.
Major Michael Nunn with the sheriff’s office says 17-year-old Brent Alonzo Bacote was arrested Wednesday and charged with petit larceny.
Bacote will likely appear sometime today before a Florence County Magistrate for a bond hearing, Nunn said.
“We couldn’t be more pleased that the bicycle has been returned to its rightful owner,” Sheriff Kenney Boone said in the press release. “Good work from our investigators and help from the public made this result possible
Investigators with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office asked the public Monday for help finding the person who stole a child’s bike last week.
According to the press release, on February 28, the victim rode his bicycle to the Dollar General Store on South Irby Street in Effingham and went into the store. When the victim returned, the bicycle was gone. Store surveillance video captured the man picking up the child’s bike and putting it in his car.
The videos revealed the suspect vehicle appears to be a light in color late model BMW. The bicycle is a black in color “Mongoose” with 22 inch wheels.
“This stolen bike may not seem like a big deal to some,” Sheriff Kenney Boone stated. “But to this child it is; so it’s a big deal to us too.”
