UPDATE: Second porch pirate suspect in custody
UPDATE: DEC. 11, 2024
Deputies located and arrested Robinson this afternoon in Independence. The Sheriff's Office appreciates the assistance of everyone who helped look for him.
ORIGINAL: DEC. 5, 2024
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance to locate the second suspect in a string of Northland package thefts that took place over the Thanksgiving holidays and the weekend that followed.
Matthew T. Robinson, 41, of Excelsior Springs has now been charged with one count of felony theft and one count of felony possession of a controlled substance in the case. These are the same charges faced by his accomplice, 24-year-old Kayley Worthington. She was arrested Monday and remains in custody. Robinson has numerous other warrants for his arrest, as well.
If you know where Matthew Robinson is, please call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477). You can remain anonymous and get a cash reward.
After seeing multiple reports on social media last week of packages being stolen in Liberty, Smithville, and Kansas City, North, Sheriff’s Office investigators began collaborating with police departments in those cities and working to identify the thieves. Their investigation led them to a home in Excelsior Springs early Monday evening, where they located Worthington and took her into custody. Robinson was at the home but managed to escape. Deputies served a search warrant at the house and recovered 51 stolen items, as well as methamphetamine.
Detectives have now identified 12 victims, but many of the stolen items remain unclaimed. Clay County residents who had a package stolen last week are urged to make a report with their local police department.
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