Middletown police arresting man in motorcycle theft find more vehicles, guns, meth

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Middletown police have arrested a man for allegedly robbing a person at gunpoint and stealing three vehicles.

At about 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, the police received a call about an armed robbery at the gas pumps at Shell Gas Station on Cincinnati-Dayton Road, according to Maj. Scott Reeve.

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Jie Lin of Middletown was getting ready to pump gas into his 2018 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle when an older gray Lexus pulled up. A man exited the car, pointed a gun at Jie Lin and demanded his motorcycle, police said.

Both vehicles then fled traveling south on Cincinnati-Dayton Road. Through surveillance video at the gas station, officers identified Dock Gibbs as the suspect.

Gibbs, 24, was also a suspect in the attempted theft of another motorcycle on July 7, which resulted in a police pursuit that was called off for safety concerns, and the theft of a Ford Mustang on July 25.

Today, detectives were checking multiple locations for Gibbs when they received information that he was at an address on Cleveland Street, Reeve said. The Lexus and motorcycle were found at 615 Cleveland St., and people in the residence were detained.

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A search of the residence turned up five guns and more than 11 ounces of methamphetamine. As a result of the investigation, two stolen cars and two stolen motorcycles were recovered.

Police arresting a man for an alleged motorcycle theft found weapons, vehicles and meth in a home on Cleveland Street in Middletown, police said. CONTRIBUTED

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Gibbs is charged with aggravated robbery, grand theft, having weapons under disability and attempted vehicle theft.

Gibbs’ girlfriend, Danielle Carr, 30, who was under house arrest, is being charged with aggravated possession of drugs, trafficking in drugs, having weapons under disability and endangering children

More charges are expected on other individuals, police said.

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