Arrest Made in Multi-County Burglary Investigation

The Greenville Police Department and Butler County Sheriff’s Department have been working together to investigate a series of residential burglaries and thefts that have occurred between March 20th and April 7th.  The Greenville PD investigated three house burglaries and one trailer burglary during that time frame. There was over $35,000 in appliances and cabinets stolen. Investigators processed each scene and gathered evidence to aid in developing a suspect.

On April 8, law enforcement received a tip in reference to the burglaries. The tip lead authorities to the where the stolen property was. Investigators from both Greenville PD and Butler County Sheriff’s Department responded to investigate the tip.

Once at the scene, investigators matched property at that location to property that had been reported stolen from the burglaries.

They also located a suspect in possession of the stolen property. Investigators then brought the suspect in for questioning and were able to charge him with four counts of Burglary 3rd, two counts of felony Theft of Property 2nd, one count of felony Theft of Property 1st, and one count of felony Theft of Property 3rd, all city of Greenville charges. The Butler County Sheriff’s Office has multiple additional charges on the suspect as well for their jurisdiction.

The suspect is Chad Goodwin, 36, of the Pigeon Creek community in Butler County. The ongoing investigation by the Greenville Police Department and Butler County Sheriff’s Department has been able to link Chad Goodwin to multiple other burglaries and crimes from surrounding areas. Luverne and Troy Police Department’s have been contacted and sent investigators to Greenville. They are using the evidence recovered by the Greenville PD and Butler County Sheriff’s Office to solve crimes that occurred in their jurisdiction. They are expected to place multiple felony charges on the suspect as well.

The investigation is still ongoing and more arrest are pending in this case.

GREENVILLE POLICE CHIEF JUSTIN LOVVORN RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:

“I would like to thank the public for their help and support of their local law enforcement.  It may only take one concerned citizens tip to help put all the hard work and effort that investigators invest in a crime scene to pay off.  The tip received in this case was a tremendous help to investigators and helped to quickly resolve this case.  We value our relationship with the community and the ability to work together to keep our neighborhoods safe.”