Warrants taken out following motorcycle thefts

Vestavia Hills Police Department investigators obtained felony warrants on two Birmingham residents in connection to motorcycle thefts. The warrants charge Samuel L. Wren, 23, and Jacob L. Grayson, 39, with two counts of receiving stolen property in the first degree and one count of receiving stolen property in the second degree.

A VHPD night shift patrol officer noticed a vehicle and trailer on the side of I-459 near I-65 at Wednesday May 27 at 2 a.m. The officer went to check on the vehicle occupants and saw two unsecured and damaged motorcycles in the trailer. Investigation showed the trailer was stolen, and the motorcycles were also reported stolen to a neighboring police department.

Wren and Grayson are being held at Jefferson County Jail pending $25,000 bond.