Woman arrested after burglaries of vehicles at Smiths Station church, elementary school
A Smiths Station woman has been charged in a months-long investigation into the breaking and entering of vehicles at a local church and elementary school.
The investigation began on February 17, 2025, after deputies received a report of multiple parked vehicles at Smiths Station Baptist Church on Lee Road 430 having been burglarized with multiple items stolen.
The investigation had no development until April 8, 2025, when deputies received a report of multiple vehicle having been burglarized in the parking lot of West Smiths Station Elementary School with multiple items being stolen.
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“Items stolen from vehicles included makeup, clothing, pillows, gift cards and a Louis Vuitton woman’s purse,” authorities said. Investigators obtained video evidence identifying 30-year-old Madison Daye Phillips, from Smiths Station, as a suspect. “During an interview, Phillips admitted to committing all the listed crimes,” they added.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office Investigators arrested Phillips on four counts of Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle, four counts of Theft of Property 4th Degree and one count of Theft of Property 3rd Degree. She has since been released from the Lee County Jail after posting a $17,500.00 bond.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 334-749-5651 or Central Alabama Crimestoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867).
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