Man and a woman arrested after a night-long crime spree in which they stole 13 vehicle batteries and three rims, then sold the batteries at a scrap yard

Anthony Ruppel, 30, booked in burglaries and thefts.	Shanda Norton, 24, booked in burglaries and thefts.

A Slidell man and a St. Bernard Parish woman went on a night-long crime spree, stealing a total of 13 vehicle batteries and three truck rims at two homes and a business but were arrested after selling the batteries at a scrap yard, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

The rims that were stolen from a business were recovered in a vehicle when they were stopped.

Anthony Ruppel, 30, of Slidell and Shanda Norton, 24, 2320 Nicosia Drive in the St. Bernard community, were booked recently after being arrested in a vehicle on Paris Road in Chalmette.

They were booked with several counts of simple burglary, theft, possession of stolen things, criminal trespassing and possession of tools for the commission of crimes, the sheriff said. They were also booked with possession of drug paraphernalia, several syringes.

They are both being held in St. Bernard Parish Prison in lieu of bonds set at $30,000 each.

Sheriff’s deputies were alerted the pair had sold possibly stolen goods at a Chalmette scrap yard and were arrested in the 5000 block of Paris Road.

All of the stolen items were recovered and returned to the owners.