MARSHALL COUNTY — A Marshall County community is on high alert after a string of thefts left some to deal with thousands of dollars of stolen and broken items.
According to the Marshall County Police Department, thieves have been breaking into cars and stealing items like cash, loose change, and debit cards. They’re even targeting establishments like the Calvert City Golf and Country Club.
Zachery and Rebecca Rhodes looking into their empty unit at Calvert Golf and Country Club in Marshall County after burglars stole their $7,000 golf cart.
Rebecca Rhodes is a recent victim of the country club break-ins. She noticed something unusual about her unit when she tried to retrieve her cart for a night out.
“We came here Halloween night because we were going to take our golf cart trick-or-treating,” she said. “We noticed that there was a different lock on our shed.”
When she saw the new lock, she contacted the club. They informed her that all members were responsible for their own locks and that they never cut them for entry. She took matters into her own hands and cut the lock on the unit.
“When we cut it off, we opened the shed and our golf cart was not in there,” she explained.
The cart is red with custom black wheels and a seat that folds into extra space. Rhodes said it cost nearly $7,000 and believes the thieves used it as a getaway cart.
“Our golf cart seat lets down,” she said. “So they used our golf cart to steal other people’s items.”
Adam Webb is a golf specialist at the country club. According to him, the thefts are negatively affecting him and other members.
“It’s affecting our membership. And we feel like at our club, we’re a family here, so anytime it affects our members, it affects us. So we’re doing everything we can to help our members out,” Webb said.
He said since the break-in, the club has added extra security measures to protect members’ property and catch those responsible for the thefts.
“We’ve set up camera systems down here now,” he said. “So there are ten cameras up around here that we put up, and the Calvert City police has ramped up security in this area.”
CCPD has not yet released any information regarding the break-ins.
Rhodes has set up a reward of $500 for any information that may lead to the location of her cart. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Calvert Police Department at 270-395-7138.