David A. Stapleton
FLORENCE-The Florence Police Department released a statement concerning the arrest of one suspect on Wednesday, February 8 in the case of a stolen car:
“Yesterday, February 8 our traffic division was conducting a safety checkpoint on Royal Ave, near Royal Recreation Center. Mr. David A. Stapleton drove up to the check-point in a stolen vehicle.
Officers had been on the lookout for the vehicle for the last several days after it was stolen from the city of Florence. Stapleton was also found to be in possession of a handgun at the time of his arrest.
He was taken into custody without incident and charged. He is currently in jail on bond totaling $9,000.
This case is still under investigation and additional arrests are likely.”
