Police make arrests in Brier Creek vehicle break-ins

Raleigh, N.C. — Raleigh police have charged five men in connection with a string of vehicle robberies in the Brier Creek area.

Thieves broke into 23 unlocked vehicles in the Brier Creek area on Jan. 5, police said. On Jan. 27, 12 unlocked vehicles in the same general area were broken into.

In the latter incident, an owner who had looked out and seen strangers around his car, drove around the neighborhood. He found a possible suspect vehicle and followed it until he reported seeing flashes coming from the vehicle and hearing what sounded like gunshots, police said. The victim was not injured.

Arrest warrants were obtained Wednesday charging Trey Preston Brown, 18, Scott Edward Eakes, 20, Stephen Winzell Edwards, 18, Townsend Corey Stanford,19, Russell Jamaeson Warren, 18, with one count each of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, 35 counts each of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, two counts each of felony larceny and 19 counts each of misdemeanor larceny, police said.

Police arrested Edwards, Stanford and Warren. They were being held Wednesday evening in the Wake County Jail.

Brown and Eakes were in custody at the Durham County Jail on charges stemming from a series of armed robberies, and arrangements were being made to serve them with the Wake arrest warrants there, police said.

Edwards is facing four additional counts of breaking and entering and four of misdemeanor larceny for vehicle break-ins on June 21 in Raleigh, police said.

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There have been a few comments about the character of the boys' parents. I am a friend of the father and mother of one of the boys. They are wonderful parents who have given their children a good upbringing including raising them in church. I wanted to say this because as parents, we can say and do the right things, but it does not guarantee how our kids will turn out. My heart breaks for his parents. They are devastated.

LaLa
August 4, 2008 5:02 p.m.

I'll tell you what my MOTHER who is sitting right here tells me (you can call her if you want) & thats not to listen to any more statements from you. Thanks leave me alone & take your anger someplace else. Contact Love at the office or at home if you have anything else to say cause I'm done with you continuously calling ME OUT. I'm not responding to anything else you say because all you want is to argue with someone. Goodbye

moakle11
August 1, 2008 3:42 p.m.

AND you sure don't have any response to the FACTS that I stated because they are all true, isn't that right ????????????

dlangekessler2
August 1, 2008 3:12 p.m.

And I am sure that YOUR parents won't get on line and defend Corey......exactly why would they do that when all the evidence shows that he is guilty and like you said we will see what the court finds out with ALL his charges this time. Hopefully the victims will stick with it and not get discouraged by the continuances that I am sure his lawyer will ask for like they did in Durham. 5 times in court/6 months later before my case was resolved and it has not been closed yet because restitution has not be paid. They continue and continue in hopes that people will just give up, that is usually the only way they get out of these things. Oh that's right he was JUST the driver..isn't that what he or you claim ??? WHATEVER.......Karma works in mysterious ways

dlangekessler2
August 1, 2008 3:10 p.m.

You don't get to tell me what conversation I get to be in or out of. And Gina didn't get her PARENTS involved, I do what I want on my own, AND just because Corey is home doesn't mean anything besides someone posted his bail, probably good ole' grandpa again like always, because HE IS NEVER GUILTY....isn't that the way it always is with PUNKS like him.......they never did it..........the police find all kinds of evidence against them because they are innocent..right ????? AND how exactly do you figure he paid his debt to society ?? AND he did NOT admit what he did to Gina and I, he BLAMED it on Trey. AND you got called out because your statements were total lies plain and simple and yes everyone does make mistakes, but most people try to learn from their mistakes NOT continue to make them and take advantage of innocent individuals that do not deserve to have things stolen from them !!!!

dlangekessler2
August 1, 2008 3:04 p.m.