Car Stolen in Mountain City

A vehicle is stolen from a business in Mountain City two weeks ago.

Mountain City Police Chief Tom Garrison sai8d a truck was stolen from Golden Memories Auction in Mountain City on January 4th.

“Around 4am, two individuals walked up in the parking lot of Golden Memories Auction and stole a 1996 Chevrolet S-10 sitting in the parking lot,” said Garrison. “Apparently the keys were left sitting in the vehicle.”

Garrison said that a week and a half later, on January 15th, that vehicle was recovered across the state line in Walhalla, South Carolina.

Garrison said there are persons of interest in the case, and the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation.