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Metal thefts on rise
Arrests hint at growing trend
-Brasington
Brasington
A theft late last month at a storage building in northeastern Forsyth is a brazen example of what authorities say is a growing trend.James Eidson, 27, and William Brasington, 21, both of Dawsonville, were arrested Nov. 29 by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.Authorities said the men were caught taking metal from a warehouse on Pea Ridge Road. Eidson and Brasington have both been charged with burglary. Eidson faces an additional charge of possession of a synthetic narcotic.