EDEN, N.C. (WGHP) — A search is underway for a man accused of breaking into a home and stealing a shotgun on Sunday, according to the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office.
At around 9:30 a.m. Sunday, the RCSO responded to a home break-in call in a subdivision off of Harrington Highway near Yount Road.
A homeowner said after taking care of her horses at a nearby barn, she returned home and found a man standing in front of the residence holding a shotgun, which was reportedly stolen from the home.
The suspect is a white man, approximately six feet tall and weighs around 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a light blue hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and a ball cap.
Rockingham County theft suspect (Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office)
Rockingham County theft suspect (Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office)
Rockingham County theft suspect (Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office)
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The sweatshirt and ball cap have since been recovered. According to witnesses in the area, the suspect is now wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. They are armed with a long gun-type of firearm, believed to be a shotgun stolen from the victim’s residence.
The RCSO set up a perimeter in the air and began a canine search with assistance from the Eden Police Department and the Reidsville Police Department canine units. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is also assisting.
If anyone in the areas previously mentioned sees a subject matching this description, contact 911 or the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office at 336-634-3238
There is no further information at this time.
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