Roanoke Men Arrested for Multiple Offenses of Destruction of Property and Larceny

On December 30, 2025, the Bedford Police Department charged two Roanoke men, 26-year-old

Brandon Harmeling, and 30-year-old James Harmeling, with multiple offenses related to destruction

of property and larceny.

The arrests follow an investigation involving allegations that the two men were involved in a series of

copper thefts from commercial sites across multiple jurisdictions in Virginia. Two of these incidents

occurred within the Town of Bedford. The Bedford Police Department would like to extend its

gratitude to its partnering agencies who assisted with the investigation to include the Botetourt County

Sheriff’s Office, Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Pittsylvania County

Sheriff’s Office, Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office, Augusta County Sheriff’s Office , Campbell

County Sheriff’s Office, Roanoke County Police Department, Roanoke City Police Department, Salem

Police Department, Altavista Police Department, Virginia State Police, and the Recycled Materials

Association.