Loyal Franklin ElamDALTON BURGLARIESLocation – Amount stolen – Date• Thermal Systems, 464 Callahan Road – $20,000 – November 2010; November 2011; Dec. 15, 2011• Polystar chemical plant, 408 Brook Hollow Drive – $2,000 – Dec. 10; Dec. 26• Fiber Tech, 423 Callahan Road – $4,500 – Dec. 25• Whitfield Memorial Gardens, 710 W. Cuyler St. – $1,000 – Dec. 1• Barrett Carpet Mills, 2216 Abutment Road – $5,000 – Dec. 5• Custom Textile, 213 Boring Drive – $2,000 – Aug. 7Source: Dalton Police Department
A Dalton, Ga., man whose truck resembled one seen at a burglarized chemical plant has been charged in connection with nine burglaries, most committed in the last month.
Loyal Franklin Elam III, 47, is charged with eight counts of burglary, six counts of theft by taking and one count of loitering and prowling, said Dalton police spokesman Bruce Frazier. He could be charged with more crimes, Frazier said.
A total of $34,500 worth of property went missing, Frazier said, and at least $10,000 worth has been found. But more property must be processed and returned to its owners before police will know exactly how much has been recovered, he said.
“We still hope to find that property,” Frazier said, “but it’s possible that he already converted it to money.”