From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden:
FORT PAYNE, Ala. On Tuesday, December 29th, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a burglary on County Road 51 near Collinsville.
DCSO did have a description of the subject thanks to a door bell camera at the residence. The subject was on a bicycle with no fenders, a basket or backpack on the handlebars, he had a full red beard and was wearing a toboggan. A be on the lookout was then issued. Later, the subject approached a Fort Payne Police Officer at a gas station at Hwy 11 and I-59 on the North end of Fort Payne asking for directions. Recognizing the subject, the Fort Payne Police officer detained him until a deputy arrived. Tommy Lee Wells (33, address unknown) was charged with Burglary 3rd and Theft of Property 3rd.
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