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By RON LIEBACK rlieback@leader.net
 Saturday, January 31, 2004 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A 





Two men were arrested Friday morning on theft charges after they looted
almost 40 unlocked vehicles in Dallas and Dallas Township, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Nigel Willis, 20, of Wilkes-Barre, and Jeremy Bower, 27, of Luzerne, told
police they took the items from the cars and were heroin addicts, according to
court papers. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Willis and Bower were charged with theft from a motor vehicle, criminal
conspiracy and loitering and prowling at night time, police said. Both were
taken to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $25,000 straight
bail. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Court papers state: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Police were dispatched to the area of Parish Street at 2:46 a.m. for a
report of two suspicious males walking toward Huntsville Road and checking
cars for unlocked doors. When police approached, Willis was stopped and Bower
fled on foot. Police then detained Willis, who had a blue compact disc player,
an open pack of Phillies Berry Blunts and a cigarette D/C adaptor in his
hands. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 While searching Willis for weapons, police found large amounts of loose
change in multiple pockets, flashlights and compact discs. He was then
arrested. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 While searching for the second suspect, police spotted footprints in a yard
on Park Street. Police followed the footprints and found a camouflage jacket
that contained loose change and a black vinyl case with a Night Owl Optics
Night Vision Spotting Scope at the rear of a home. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Bower was found nearby hiding near a fence and some bushes at the rear of
Park Street. Bower cooperated and identified a majority of the vehicles that
were robbed. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Police said a few victims of the thefts have been identified and contacted,
but the majority were not. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The thefts are under investigation. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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2 Charged In Dozens Of Automobile Thefts Cops Say Nigel Willis, Jeremy Bower Entered Unlocked Cars And Stole Various Items.