Press Release – Albemarle County Police Department, September 22, 2011
The Albemarle County Police have obtained two warrants in connection with the daytime residential burglaries that have been occurring over the last month that has impacted multiple jurisdictions to include Albemarle and Louisa Counties.
On September 20th, 2011 Albemarle Police led a multijurisdictional effort in taking James Molton, 50 years of age, of Reva, Virginia into custody. Molton was taken into custody in the 2800 block of Doctors Road in Louisa. Molton is being investigated as the prime suspect in several burglaries that have occurred in Albemarle County. Additional arrests and charges are pending.
Molton has been charged with one count of breaking and entering and one count of grand larceny. Molton is currently being held at the Pamunkey Regional Jail located in Hanover.
Anyone with information regarding these burglaries is encouraged to contact the Albemarle County Police Department at 434-296-5807, Crime Stoppers at 434-977-4000 or their local law enforcement agency.