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Stuart Police arrest alleged pop can donation site thief

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November 23rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Stuart Police Department reports that at around 9:30-a.m. Wednesday, Stuart Officers were dispatched to the West Central Redemption Center at 121 S. Division Street in Stuart, on the report of a theft suspect attempting to cash in pop cans.

Officers arrived and contacted, Nicole Marie Davenport, of Windsor Heights, IA. Davenport was driving a vehicle that matched the description of a vehicle driven by a suspect in a reported theft of several bags of pop cans on Nov. 19th, from Stuart. Davenport admitted to Officers that she had taken several bags of pop cans from a BSA Can Donation site the night before and that she had cashed the cans in for approximately $9.00 at the redemption center.

Davenport was charged with Theft in the 5th Degree, a Simple Misdemeanor, and given a court appearance of Dec. 12th in Guthrie County Court. This is an ongoing investigation and additional charges may be filed. The suspect in this case is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.