Moberly man accused of stealing radar from deputy’s patrol vehicle

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Moberly man who was already booked in the Randolph County Jail has been charged with two felonies.

Ross Van Cleve, 46, was charged on Thursday with felony stealing and second-degree burglary. He is being held on a $10,000 bond. He was charged earlier this week with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. A hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday in both cases.

The probable cause statement says a Randolph County deputy had his patrol vehicle parked at a location for repairs since March 26, and the shop owner told them on April 7 that it looked like someone broke into the vehicle.  A radar and other items totaling $3,930 were stolen, the statement says.

Van Cleve was being interviewed for his other court case when law enforcement found several items that matched the deputy’s stolen items, including the radar, the statement says.

Van Cleve allegedly told authorities that “it was probably him that stole the items” but he did not remember doing so, the statement says.