Stolen USPS van recovered in Coweta County; suspect arrested after BOLO from Columbus
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- Stolen USPS van from Columbus recovered in Coweta County parking lot; suspect arrested and detained.
- White female suspect located near Senoia after BOLO issued; coordinated law enforcement response resolved incident safely.
A stolen United States Postal Service (USPS) van from Columbus, Georgia, was recovered in Coweta County on Tuesday evening, Oct. 20, after law enforcement agencies coordinated to locate the vehicle.
According to Newnan Coweta Scanner Traffic, Coweta County E911 received a BOLO (Be On the Lookout) shortly after 5:30 p.m. from law enforcement in Columbus regarding a white USPS van that had been stolen from the city. The vehicle had reportedly been tracked into Meriwether County and was traveling north on Highway 85 toward Senoia.
The suspect was described as a white female dressed in men's clothing, wearing blue jeans, with short hair and a backpack.
Just before 5:55 p.m., officers with the Senoia Police Department and deputies with the Coweta County Sheriff's Office located the stolen van and suspect in a nearby parking lot at the intersection of East Highway 16 and Highway 85/74.
The suspect was taken into custody and transported to the Coweta County Jail while awaiting return to Columbus, where charges are expected to follow. The incident was resolved without further incident, according to the report.
The coordinated response involved Coweta County E911, the Senoia Police Department and the Coweta County Sheriff's Office.
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Information originally reported by Newnan Coweta Scanner Traffic.
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