WALLACE, N.C. (WITN) - An investigation is underway after a Wallace man was arrested on multiple counts of breaking into a vehicle.

Lamonty Chester was charged with five counts of breaking or entering a motor vehicle, two counts of breaking or entering a motor vehicle with theft, and two counts of larceny.

Wallace officers were called to Southerland Village Apartments over the summer for a dispute between two people. Police got reports that one of them was armed.

Police say they spoke to the Apartment 303 residents and smelled marijuana coming from inside. A subsequent search revealed several items that police say may have been stolen during prior vehicle break-ins, including identification, social security, and bank cards.

Police say the break-ins happened between January and June of

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