West Union mail thefts

An 83-year old man was arrested by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office for allegedly taking mail from two road side boxes at West Union. Roy Englannd Norvell of Franklin, North Carolina was placed in the Oconee Jail Sunday on the charge of simple larceny after he was approached by plainclothes officer Scott Arnold on West Union’s Main Street. According to an incident report, Arnold said he made the arrest after spotting Norvell opening a box on Elizabeth Drive. Arnold confiscated pieces of mail addressed to two West Union residents, including a correspondence addressed from the town’s water department.