Andrea Whitney, Reporter
Posted: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 4:40 pm

Officer Chase Kelly of the Silsbee Police Department stands with $600 worth of merchandise he and fellow officer Brandon Rogers recovered from a suspected thief of the Pines Theater.

The Silsbee Police Department has recovered $600 worth of stolen merchandise from the local Pines Theater.

According to Silsbee Police Chief Mark Davis, a report was made on Jan. 4 by the management of the Pines Theater, regarding a large amount of merchandise, including candy and food, that had been stolen from the theater.

Pines Theater Management informed Officer Chase Kelly and Officer Brandon Rogers, who are the lead investigators on the case, that the merchandise had been stolen over a period of several days and that they (management) suspected one of the Pines Theater employees.

Officers Kelly and Rogers were given information on the suspect and upon investigating, came across an internet post that helped lead them to the suspect.

With information from Pines Theater employees and the information from the internet post, Officers Kelly and Rogers were able to locate the suspect, an 18-year old Silsbee resident and question him.

According to Davis, officers recovered all the merchandise in the 1000 block of Woodrow Road in Silsbee.

Reports state that the suspect is cooperating fully with law enforcement and formal charges for theft are expected to be filed within days. Davis stated that they do not anticipate anyone else to charged and that this was an isolated incident.