CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has arrested a man for breaking into numerous cars in the Steele Creek area.
On January 31st, 2019, at about 5:15 a.m., CMPD officers responded to reports of someone breaking into vehicles on Cartgate Lane in southwest Charlotte.
Genis Pegues
Officers located a man who matched the description provided by a witness in the 12200 block of Cartgate Lane. Police identified the suspect as 22-year-old Genis Pegues and found several items stolen from the vehicles that had been broken into in Pegues’ possession.
Genis Pegues was charged with nine counts of Breaking into a Motor Vehicle and two counts of misdemeanor Larceny.
The cases are still under investigation and additional charges are pending. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 911 or contact Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
