ROCKINGHAM — Police say a recent parolee suspected of several recent larcenies ran from them during the investigation.
Raymond Harvey Ingram, 59, of Rockingham, is accused of stealing Minute Maid fruit punch and a pack of sunflower seeds from Refuel Store No. 135 on Feb. 22.
The following day, Ingram allegedly returned to that store and walked out with a Mountain Dew, sunflower seeds and two Snickers bars. He also allegedly stole dog food from the Dollar General on Fayetteville Road.
While officers with the Rockingham Police Department were investigating the larcenies on Feb. 24, Ingram allegedly ran into the woodline between Skipper and Church streets.
Ingram was arrested and charged with three counts of misdemeanor larceny, three counts of resisting a public officer, and one count of second-degree trespassing.
He is being held in the Richmond County Jail on a combined $25,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in court March 5 on the larceny and trespassing charges and March 13 on the resisting charges.
Records with the N.C. Department of Adult Correction show Ingram was released from prison on Feb. 5 after serving nearly 15 months in prison for a 2024 conviction of habitual larceny in Wake County. His parole was set to end Nov. 2.
Ingram has a criminal history dating back nearly 30 years with prior convictions in the following counties:
Richmond
1997 - driving while license revoked, attempted misdemeanor larceny
2000 - assault on a child, misdemeanor larceny
2001 - misdemeanor larceny, driving while impaired
2002 - misdemeanor larceny
2006 - misdemeanor larceny, possession of drug paraphernalia
2007 - larceny of a motor vehicle, violation of a protective order, driving while impaired
Montgomery
1997 - driving while license revoked, consuming a malt beverage in the passenger area, miscellaneous motor vehicle violation, refusal or giving false information to an officer
1998 - obstructing justice, driving while impaired
Wake
2010 - possession of drug paraphernalia
2011 - misdemeanor larceny
2014 - obtaining property by false pretenses
2015 - possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, resisting a public officer (two counts)
2018 - resisting a public officer
2019 - habitual larceny
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
