Local law enforcement officers from the Apalachicola Police Department along with the Franklin County Sheriff Office have made a key arrest in the rash of motor vehicle break-ins that has plagued the Apalachicola community for almost a year.On the morning of Saturday, August 29 at approximately 11:00AM, Apalachicola Police Sgt. Chet Turner responded to a dispatch in reference to the break-in of three motor vehicles in the Apalachicola area.
After receiving a tip, Turner accompanied by Deputy Brett Johnson and Correctional Officer Brock Johnson both with the Franklin County Sheriff’s office, searched, and found a number of items reported stolen during the break-ins inside the suspect’s Apalachicola residence.
After a failed attempt to locate the subject, officers issued a warrant for his immediate arrest.
According to Apalachicola Police Chief Bobby Varnes, the investigation pointed to 19-year-old Apalachicola resident Bobby Allen Hill, Jr., as the primary suspect behind the rash of break-ins.
Hill eluded capture until Friday, October 2, where he was discovered hiding behind some bushes at the site of the old ABC Charter School off Fred Meyer Street and arrested by Apalachicola Police Officer Timmy Davis.
Hill is now in custody at the Franklin County Jail located on State Road 65 in Eastpoint, awaiting trial and charged with burglary of a conveyance, grand theft-third degree, petit theft, and criminal mischief over $200.
If you have any information in this case or are a victim who has yet to report the crime, contact Apalachicola Police Chief Bobby Varnes at (850) 370-6050.
Photo taken from Hill’s MySpace page
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