In State v. West, 180 N.C. App. 664, 638 S.E.2d 508 (2006), disc. review denied and appeal dismissed, 361 N.C. 368, 644 S.E.2d 562 (2007) the defendant was convicted of larceny of a shotgun stolen from a truck and larceny of a car. There, the defendant stole the shotgun to shoot a stranger and then stole the car to travel to his mother's house. Id. at 667, 638 S.E.2d at 511. The Court noted, "The different purpose for which the shotgun and automobile were used suggests that each taking was motivated by a unique criminal impulse or intent and constitutes multiple takings." Id.