Arrest made in vehicle burglary spree

Published 12:04 am Thursday, March 31, 2016

VIDALIA — A Hattiesburg man has been arrested for a spree of vehicle burglaries alleged to have occurred in the area of Traxler Road. Dorian Demario Leggett, 19, 64 Palmers Circle, Hattiesburg, was arrested Wednesday on charges of four counts burglary of a vehicle.

A total of five thefts from vehicle reports were called in from the 200- to 400-block of Traxler Road to the sheriff’s office between the minutes leading up to midnight and a little after 1 a.m. on Wednesday.

The case is still under investigation and Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Vernon Stevens said he would not release more information at this time, but said additional arrests were expected.

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