police reports
• On June 1 at around 3:23 p.m., a complainant at Kohl’s department store, 11530 Kingston Pike, Farragut advised on May 27 the suspect, a 32-year-old white male, was seen entering Kohl’s and loading merchandise into a shopping cart then wheel the cart out to his truck and put the buggy and items in the bed and take off. She stated he took them without paying for the items and without the owner’s permission. She advised they found his identity from calling other branches and found he had been caught stealing from Kohl’s before. Estimated loss $134.23.
• On June 2, 2016, at 4:53 p.m., a Knox County Sheriff’s Office detective responded to a burglary/force/residence call at a Kingston Pike, Farragut location. The victim stated when she returned home she found the back door had been forced open and the listed laptop taken. Estimated loss is $1,000.
• On June 3 at around 12:10 p.m., a Hickwick Circle complainant advised KCSO that between noon, June 2, and 12:10 p.m., June 3, an unknown suspect entered the back yard of her residence and damaged her patio umbrella. Complainant advised the pole was bent beyond repair when the unknown suspect tried to remove it from its stand. Complainant was advised to call back if anything else was found damaged. Estimated loss is $300.
• On May 31 at 5:32 p.m., a Greenwich Drive victim stated to KCSO that he was contacted by his credit union, Covenant Health, regarding some possible fraudulent charges on his Visa debit card. According to the victim on May 31 there were three charges made at the Best Buy located off Parkside Drive in Farragut. He said these were three separate charges. The charges occurred at 5:05, 5:07 and 5:32 p.m. There were two charges of $200 and one at $250. He advised the charges did go through and a total of $650 was debited from his credit union account. He said he actually used his Visa debit card twice on May 31. The victim stated he used it at around 9:30 a.m. at Mountain Oak Vapor and once around 11 a.m. at Taco Bell. He said both businesses are located off Lovell Road. The victim advised he didn’t know if someone working at one of these businesses may have copied or written down his debit card number. According to the victim he has the card in his possession. The victim is contacting Best Buy to see if they can provide any information regarding the purchases. He also is trying to find out if they show a card swiped or if the number was manually entered. The victim will call back if he gets any further information. The victim called back and said he was told by Best Buy that a card had been swiped. According to the victim he was advised the suspect(s) had bought gift cards in $50 denominations. He said Best Buy was going to try to invalidate the gift cards where they could not be used.
• On June 3 at around 1:31 p.m., a Avalawn complainant advised KCSO he had the company utility trailer with lawn-care equipment inside on the road in front of the house he was working off Candlenut Lane. He stated he had been in the backyard and when he came back to the front saw the unknown white male suspect pull down the gate on the trailer and steal two Redmax leaf blowers from inside. He stated the suspect put them into a beat-up-looking Hyundai Elantra that had a black strap across the trunk and a white towel covering the license plate. Complainant was advised to call back if serial numbers were located. Estimate loss is $780.
• On June 3 at around 4:13 p.m., a Countless Lane complainant advised KCSO that on May 29, an unknown suspect took an Apple iPhone. The complainant stated he was working at Cotton Eyed Joe, 11220 Outlet Drive, Farragut and placed his phone down at the end of the night and left without it. The complainant advised he used the “Find My iPhone” and it was at 3624 Maynardville Pike, Knoxville, at 5 p.m., May 30. Estimated loss is $920.
• On June 6 at around 12:43 p.m., a Grigsby Chapel Road complainant advised KCSO that between 10 p.m., June 2, and 12:43 p.m., June 6, an unknown suspect gained entry to her unlocked vehicle, a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and stole her wallet and its contents. She advised no damage was done to the vehicle. Estimated loss was $226.
• On June 6 at around 8:31 a.m., a Pony Express Drive complainant advised KCSO that between 6:40 and 6:45 a.m., June 6, an unknown suspect gained entry into her vehicle, a 2012 Chevrolet Impala, and took her Brahmin purse, valued at $500, and its contents including $450 in cash. She advised the vehicle was unlocked and parked in her driveway. There were no serial numbers at the time of report. Complainant was advised to call back with serial number. Estimated loss was $1,400.
• On June 6 at around 8:48 a.m., a Butterfield Lane complainant advised KCSO that between noon, June 4, and 8:48 p.m., June 6, an unknown suspect had stolen her locked vehicle, a brown 2013 Hyundai Elantra, from Wild Wing Café. She advised she had left it June 4 overnight, but when she returned June 5 it had been stolen. Complainant stated she has both sets of keys in her possession. Estimated loss is $18,000.
• On June 4 at around 12:33 p.m., KCSO patrol division recovered some of a Prince George Parish Drive victim’s listed property from a vehicle after it crashed into a house off Grovedale Drive. During the investigation, it was revealed that the recovered items had been stolen from inside the victim’s vehicle that was parked inside of her attached garage. The garage door had been accidentally left open overnight. All of the recovered items, $125 of an estimated $695 loss, were returned to the victim on June 7.
• On June 7 at around 4:07 p.m., a Wheeler Road complainant stated between noon and 12:10 p.m., June 7, an unknown suspect took her cell phone from her bag. She advised she was at McFee Park when this occurred. Estimated loss $800.
• On June 7 at around 4:20 p.m., a Virtue Road complainant stated to KCSO the listed suspect, a 45-to-50-year-old white male, has been harassing her by phone calls and through Facebook. She advised her husband picked up some scrap metal from the suspect’s business and now the suspect is saying the complainant’s husband is going to jail for taking it. According to the complainant the suspect gave the scrap metal away. She stated the suspect would not quit contacting her even after she has asked him to stop. She advised he continues to call and make statements on Facebook.
• On June 8 at around 4:37 p.m., a Easthire Lane complainant advised KCSO that between 10:30 a.m. and 4:37 p.m., she accidentally left her wallet, with her driver’s license and credit cards, at the checkout lane inside the Kroger Marketplace in Farragut. The victim advised she received a notification at 3:45 p.m. stating that her Citi Credit Card, which was inside the stolen wallet, had been ran at a Walmart. The complainant advised the suspect did make a charge of $304.24 at Walmart at 1:44 p.m.
