Man confesses taking computer equipment from Carson City Parks and Rec office

A Carson City man faces felony burglary and possession of stolen property charges after allegedly taking an office computer scanner disc from the Carson City Parks and Recreation Department office at 851 East William Street on Sunday.
Timothy Souza Whitmer, 18, confessed to the burglary on Monday, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office arrest report. He is being held on $25,000 bail. A second person in the burglary has not been identified, according to the arrest report.
Whitmer was identified by name from a CCTV surveillance photo by a witness. Not only was the computer scanner disc card reader stolen but the office was ransacked, according to the arrest report.

Officers located Whitmer at the rear of a business on Third and Curry Street at around 6 p.m. Monday. Officers detained Whitmer and advised him of his Miranda rights, at which time he provided information and statements that would only be known to him, implicating himself and admitting to his involvement in the crime, according to the arrest report.
During the search incident and arrest Whitmer was found to be in possession of the stolen scan disc and was taken into custody, transported to jail and booked.