COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus Police Department (CPD) arrested two people Tuesday after authorities say they stole a handgun, several credit cards, and cash.
Officers responded to a restaurant in the 2000 block of 25th Street at around 11:30 a.m. after receiving information that a stolen credit card was being used to purchase food at that location, per CPD’s Lt. Matt Harris.
Police spoke with Larson M. Brock, 27, of Columbus, as he walked to a car in the restaurant’s parking lot. Inside the vehicle, officers found a bag matching the description of one recently reported stolen from another car, according to law enforcement. CPD secured the bag that contained a laptop computer and other items.
When front-seat passenger, Lauren N. Welch, 24, of Columbus, exited the car, officers noted that she had been sitting on a wallet that was also reported stolen. Officers continued to search the vehicle, allegedly finding a 9mm firearm that was reported stolen in Bartholomew County on Monday. Gift cards and credit cards were also supposedly found on Brock’s clothing that did not belong to him.
The pair was placed under arrest and taken to Bartholomew County Jail. Brock was charged with theft of a firearm, fraud, and theft. Welch was booked for theft, fraud, and false-informing.
Both remain incarcerated on a 48-hour hold and the investigation remains ongoing.
Welch. Courtesy – CPD
Brock. Courtesy – CPD
