A case that began with a stolen golf cart from a Mississippi subdivision in October may have led police to solve similar crimes in multiple cities across the state.
On October 24, 2023, officers with the Madison Police Department responded to Reunion subdivision regarding a stolen golf cart that was missing from a resident’s home.
Shortly after searching the area, the golf cart was located abandoned at a residence a few miles away. While recovering the golf cart, officers received two more reports of a stolen 2018 F-150 truck and a 2022 EZ-GO golf cart from separate residences in the Reunion subdivision. Later that same day, through investigation, it was determined that the stolen items were possibly in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region.
Moss Point Police Department officers located the stolen items in their jurisdiction, parked in a hotel parking lot. The stolen items were recovered and brought back to the rightful owners by Madison PD investigators as the investigation continued.
After several weeks of using numerous investigative resources, Madison PD investigators gathered enough evidence to identify two suspects identified as George Nick Zavros, age 41, of Irvington, Al., and Lou William Vallas, age 46, of Mobile, Al.