Smith and Cansler were charged with trespassing and Smith was charged with dumping of debris. They were both issued summons to appear in court.
About two hours later, a resident in the area called to report a theft of tools from a utility box on his truck. Deputies located the tools scattered in a field near the cellular towers and stacked at another location for later retrieval, the release said. Shoe imprints were found at the scene. Deputies put out a county-wide broadcast to detain Smith and Cansler as theft suspects.
At about 6 a.m., Troy officers found the truck and shoe prints that appeared to match Smith’s. The truck was impounded for detectives to later apply for a search warrant, the release stated.
Detectives have continued the investigation and based on evidence arrest warrants were issued for Smith and Cansler which are active. Over the past several weeks there have been approximately 12 thefts from autos in the northeastern part of Miami County. Detectives are continuing to evaluate evidence from those cases in an attempt to link Smith and Cansler to any other crimes.
Anyone with information on these cases is asked to call Det. Steve Hickey at 937-440-3965 EXT. 3987. Anonymous tips can be left on the Miami County Sheriff Office’s website at www.miamicountyohio.gov/sheriff.
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