Carson City man jailed on stolen property charges in 'pillowcase bandit' case
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 08/26/2015 - 4:05pm
A Carson City man who was among two others who allegedly sold thousands of dollars in stolen jewelry in a multi-county burglary ring dubbed the "pillow case bandits" earlier this year was arrested Wednesday on two counts possession of stolen property.
Bob Stover, 75, turned himself into Carson City Jail deputies Wednesday and is being held on $50,000 bail. According to the arrest report, officers received a warrant from Carson City Justice Court on Stover for two counts of possession of stolen property. One count was for property stolen that was valued at more than $3,500 and the other for property stolen valued between $650 and $3,500.
During the burglary investigation involving detectives from Carson City, Douglas and Lyon Counties, two suspects were identified and arrested. Those suspects identified Stover as purchasing the jewelry stolen from the residence.
A search warrant of Stover’s residence in the 500 block of Summerfield was obtained, and numerous pieces of stolen jewelry from all three counties was recovered from Stover’s residence. An arrest warrant was later obtained for Stover.
The burglary ring was given the name “Pillow Case Bandits” after the suspects burglarized numerous residential homes in the Carson City, Washoe County and Douglas County area over a several month period during the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015. The suspects would use pillow cases from the homes they were burglarizing to carry away stolen property.
Travis Lieberwith, Brian Madsen and Tracey Lock were arrested earlier this year for the burglaries. A search warrant was excited at Bob Stover’s residence and revealed hundreds of pieces of stolen property from numerous burglaries. Stover is suspected of being the person who would take in the stolen jewelry while running a business from his residence as a pawn broker/second hand dealer, investigators said.
Stover failed to follow regulations involving the trade, sell and purchasing of property by a pawn broker/second hand dealer allowing criminals to easily get rid of stolen property, according to investigators.
Stover turned himself into the Carson City Sheriff’s Office at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
