police reports
• At 1:34 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 23, a Thompson Road complainant filed a report at Knox County Sheriff’s Office West Precinct, 11429 Parkside Drive. She advised she found the victim’s debit card in the card reader at Ross along Clinton Highway. She advised she asked the cashier at Ross to take it and she would not. Complainant then brought the card to a location where victim could take possession.
• At 8:57 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 21, KCSO units responded to Kohls, 11530 Kingston Pike, for shoplifting. Complainant said suspect left the store after placing a Roku stick in his pocket without paying. Complainant stated when suspect was exiting the building, he attempted to stop him when suspect fled the scene on foot. Complainant said he was unable to recover the stick, which cost $50. Officers were unable to locate suspect. His 1999 Chevrolet S-10 pick-up truck was towed to Cedar Bluff Towing.
• At 4:39 p.m, Saturday, Jan. 20, a KCSO unit responded to a Lost Tree Lane residence in regards to a possible attempted burglary. Victim said she returned home after going grocery shopping at 2 p.m., and when she turned the doorknob to her front door it fell off in her hand. Victim examined her doorknob and found the screws were too small and believes someone has tampered with her door and possibly come into her residence. Victim said she could not find anything missing from her residence at the time of report.
• At 2:17 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 20, a complainant called KCSO Teleserve Unit to report an incident at Kohl’s, 11530 Kingston Pike. Complainant advised two suspects came into Kohl’s, and while one suspect was playing music on the intercom the other suspect took a Columbia coat, which cost $58, and went inside the dressing room and put on the coat. He then walked past all points of sale and left the premises wearing the coat.
• At 1:50 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 20, a KCSO unit observed a blue Honda civic pulling onto Kingston Pike from the Kroger Marketplace shopping center. The vehicle description matched that of a BOLO for a theft that just occurred at Kroger, 189 Brooklawn St. A traffic stop was initiated on the vehicle. When officer approached the vehicle he reported observing stolen items in the back seat of the suspect’s 2016 Honda Civic. After further investigation the arrestee admitted to stealing the listed items from Kroger. Complainant said he observed the arrestee exit the store with a shopping basket full of the listed property. Cost of items stolen was $80.16. Arrestee was transported to Roger Wilson
Detention Facility, and the vehicle was towed to Cedar Bluff Towing.
• At 2:49 p.m., Friday, Jan. 19, a complainant called KCSO West Precinct to report an incident at a Lost Tree Lane residence. She advised an unknown suspect entered her 1999 Chevrolet Lumina without permission and took the listed items. She said the vehicle was ransacked and at the time of report she was unsure if any damage was done. She advised her vehicle was locked and she does not known how entry was made.
