Mooreville woman charged in connection with storage burglary

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Mooreville woman suspected in one case now finds herself charged in two.

Back in July, Tupelo police responded to a reported burglary at Big Lenny’s Storage on North Industrial Road.

They were told that a unit had been broken into there.

Last week, Melanie Sloan of Mooreville was picked up on a warrant related to a case from 2020 in which a vehicle was stolen from U-Haul on 1207 East Main in Tupelo.

Investigators also identified her as the suspect in the storage unit burglary.

They charged Sloan with Burglary of a Commercial Building.

Her bond was set at $7,500 on that charge, but she was ordered held without bond regarding the Theft of a Motor Vehicle charge from 2020.

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