burglary of a Dothan jewelry store and a break-in of a state Department of Correction vehicle.
Capt. Steve Parrish said an investigator filed a felony third-degree burglary and felony unlawful breaking and entering of a motor vehicle charge against William Ray Colburn, 30, and his wife, Shaina Rochell Pray, 21. Police charged the couple with burglarizing Interco Coin and Jewelry store, which was reported to police on Jan. 18. Parrish previously said the burglar entered the store after throwing an unidentified object through a window.
Herbert Haar, the owner of the store located in the 2300 block of Ross Clark Circle, said he reported between $50,000 and $60,000 worth of property stolen during the burglary.
Police said in a statement that their investigation showed the majority of the jewelry taken during the burglary was taken to a pawn shop in Bay County, Fla. The Dothan police statement said the Panama City Beach Police Department has located the pawn shop and placed a hold on the remainder of the stolen property.
Police also charged the couple with breaking into a Florida Department of Correction vehicle parked at Southeast Alabama Medical Center on Saturday Jan. 7. Parrish said the couple was charged with stealing a radio and other assorted property during the break-in.
Parrish said the bond had been set at $20,000 for Colburn and $5,000 for Pray.
The Dothan charges resulted after investigators with the Opp Police Department arrested the couple shortly after a reported burglary at an Opp computer store early Saturday morning. Opp police charged the couple with felony first-degree theft of property and felony third-degree burglary. The couple remains held at the Covington County Jail.