VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) - A man has been arrested after police say he brought in the new year by breaking into eight different cars.
The Valdosta Police Department was called to the 2100 block of White Oak Drive on New Year's Eve.
The caller told them that around 10:45 p.m., he was walking his pet in the area when he noticed several pieces of property laying in the front yard of a home. The caller also saw a nearby car with the door left open, so he called police thinking that the items in the yard were recently stolen from the car.
When police officers responded to the area, they searched the area and eventually found a man that matched the description the caller gave them.
Police say an investigation revealed the the man, identified as 32-year-old Jeremy Rhodes, had broken into multiple vehicles and stole items from them. In total, police connected Rhodes to eight different car break-ins in the area.
Rhodes was taken into custody and transported to the Lowndes County Jail for eight felony counts of theft by entering auto.
VPD says more charges may be forthcoming they continue to investigate similar cases in the surrounding area.
