Tucson man caught trafficking in stolen property

In October 2013, the Tucson Police Department’s Property Trafficking Unit received information of a suspect in the Tucson area that was buying stolen property, which included jewelry and firearms. An investigation was initiated, and detectives determined that the suspect was buying large amounts of stolen gold and silver jewelry.

The suspect melted the jewelry down for their metal content. The melted metal was reshaped into bars and sold to local precious metal dealers.

On February 27, 2014, the suspect was identified as 55-year-old David Reid. Detectives obtained a search warrant for Mr. Reid’s home in the 1500 block of North Columbus Lane. They located large amounts of gold and silver jewelry and coins with an approximate value of $228,000. Reid was arrested without incident.

Detectives also located two stolen firearms and over $3000 cash. Reid was booked into the Pima County Jail for 3 counts of Trafficking in Stolen Property.