Local man accused of stealing packages left on porch
A Columbus man is being accused of stealing delivered packages left on a porch.
Columbus police say that officers were called to the 1700 block of Central Avenue after a witness report a man taking two packages off a porch. Officers reviewed security camera footage from outside the home where the theft happened.
Police found the man, 51-year-old Anthony B. Mitchell, a short time later and recovered the two packages, which contained moped parts.
He was arrested on a preliminary charge of theft.