Man accused of stealing from Triad elementary school multiple times; several other thefts
Mar 27, 2025
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C (WGHP) — A man is being accused of multiple thefts from a Triad elementary school as well as a number of other locations, according to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office.
On March 13, deputies and Ramseur police were investigating a theft on Brady Street, Ext. when they d
eveloped probable cause for a search warrant at a home on Brinton Place in Ramsuer.
Someone living at the home, 36-year-old Ryan Chace Pittman, was identified as a suspect.
Ryan Chace Pittman (Randolph County Sheriff's Office)
The search led to the recovery of a "large quantity" of property, according to investigators. Some of the items seized had been reported stolen from eight other active cases, including one at Ramseur Elementary School in 2023.
Pittman was taken into custody at the home and taken to the detention center on four counts of misdemeanor possession of stolen goods/property and given a $15,000 secured bond and made a first appearance on March 14.
On March 14, additional charges were brought against Pittman for felony larceny after break/enter, felony breaking and/or entering, and misdemeanor injury to personal property for a breaking and entering reported at Ramseur Elementary in February 2025.
He was given an additional $10,000 secured bond for those charges and appeared in court on March 17.
On March 17, Pittman was additionally charged with r felony larceny, felony possession of stolen goods, misdemeanor damage to coin/currency machine, misdemeanor break coin/currency machine, and misdemeanor injury to personal property for a larceny that took place in August 2024. Pittman was served with the warrant and held without bond due to the Pre-trial Integrity Act. He appeared in court on March 18.
On March 20, additional evidence was seized at the Brinton Place home that investigators identified as more stolen goods. Among those items was a large display sign belonging to a Ramseur business on Jordan Road.
For the March 20 search, Pittman was charged with misdemeanor possession of stolen goods/property and held without bond once again. He appeared in court on March 21. ...read more read less