CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A concierge trusted to care for people at a south Charlotte luxury apartment complex is accused of going into their apartments and using their belongings while they were out of town.
In the past two weeks, police responded to three complaints at the Residence at SouthPark, near Crate and Barrel and Cowfish.
Two weeks ago, a man came home and noticed someone had driven his Range Rover more than 6,000 miles while he was out of town.
Police said the concierge, Quinnton Jones, stole the vehicle’s keys when he let the cleaning service into the man’s apartment. Witnesses said they saw Jones driving the SUV several times.
"He's been in my apartment before," one resident Jerry Thibeau said.
Last Friday, another renter called police claiming that it appeared someone slept in his apartment while he was out of town.
Police said it was Jones, who had a key and had been instructed to feed the victim's fish while he was gone.
"It's crazy,” the man, who did not want to be identified, said. “This is the type of stuff that, you know, happens in (Washington) D.C., not in good-ole Charlotte, right?"
Detectives also said Jones stole a check from the apartment, forged it, and tried to cash it at two banks.
Police took out warrants for Jones in both cases and the apartment complex fired him last week. He was banned from the property, but a maintenance worker said he went into one of the units Thursday and found Jones inside.
The person who lives in that unit was out of town at the time.
"I guess the best con men in the world portray such a good image of themselves, Thibeau said. “They earn your trust and then break it."
Police arrested Jones and booked him on several charges, including trespassing and stealing.
He'll be in court on Monday.
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