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Bibb deputies arrest alleged 'porch pirate'

The woman accused of taking two boxes off of someone's porch is in custody

MACON, Ga. — Days after issuing a lookout for a woman accused of stealing two boxes off a doorstep, investigators have her in custody.

According to Bibb County jail records, Melissa Spires aka Melissa Saunders was arrested Sunday around 2:40 p.m.

A lookout was issued for her on Friday after warrants were issued for arrest on charges of theft by taking and criminal trespass.

Those charges stem from an incident on Oct. 29 at a home on Summit Avenue. 

Surveillance footage showed a Chevrolet Suburban and the passenger of the Suburban got out and took two boxes from the porch.

Those boxes contained women's boots and a child's fishing toys.

Anyone with additional information can call the Bibb County Sheriff's Office at 478-751-7500.

Credit: BSO

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