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• At 5:03 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 19, Knox County Sheriff’s Officers responded to the Walmart, 10900 Parkside Drive, on report of a theft. The witness, a loss prevention member, said he observed the eventual arrestee conceal merchandise and pass the last point of sale, exiting the store. Upon arrival, officers located the suspect walking through the parking lot with the merchandise still on his person. Upon contact — when officers identified themselves both verbally and with badges visible, plus a department-issued vest with “Sheriff” enscribed in bright yellow — they attempted to take suspect into custody. Suspect resisted officers by attempting to pull away, reaching for his pocket, where a pocket knife was clearly visible. An officer delivered a knee strike to the arrestee and placed him on the ground. Arrestee was taken into custody and transported to Knox County Detention Facility. The arrestee was found to be in possession of $192.29 in stolen merchandise from Walmart.
• A Rockwell Farm Lane complainant called KCSO at 2:28 p.m., Dec. 19, to report a theft. Complainant advised her credit card numbers were stolen online Friday, Dec. 14, and ordered two Uber rides that went through onto her checking account Monday, Dec. 17, for $67. Complainant advised she is unsure of how her numbers were stolen or who would have stolen them.
• At 10:55 a.m., Dec. 19, a Farragut Hills Boulevard complainant contacted KCSO to report an incident at his residence. Complainant advised someone saw the door of his 2013 Volvo S60 opened and reported it to him. Complainant advised his vehicle was rummaged through and a $400 pair of Enchroma sunglasses for color blindness was taken from inside and receipts were thrown around. Complainant advised his cars doors were left unlocked prior to the incident.
• At 9:57 a.m., Dec. 19, a Susack Road complainant called KCSO West Precinct to report an incident at AT&T store, 11555 Parkside Drive. He advised the suspect entered the store and made a payment on an account, which is how he was able to obtain an address and phone number. He advised the name on the account is Ashley Turner. He stated the suspect then concealed the headphones on his person and left the store without paying for it. Retail value was listed at $399.
• At 8:51 a.m., Dec. 19, a Ferret Road complainant came to KCSO West Precinct to report an incident at his residence. Complainant advised an unknown suspect took a package out of his mailbox with an estimated value listed at $30. He advised several of his neighbors had the same thing happen to them.
• At 1:13 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 18, a Sonya Drive complainant called KCSO to report an incident at his residence. Complainant reported at 1:25 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16, her Sprint account was hacked, and at 1:40 p.m., Sunday, the account number was changed to another person’s name. Complainant also reported on Dec. 16 that her credit card number was stolen, although no money was taken out. Complainant reported she is unsure of a suspect.
• At 5:29 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16, a Crippled Mule Point complainant called KCSO Teleserve Unit to report an incident that occurred at his residence. Complainant said an unknown suspect stole jewelry with an estimated value listed at $16,400 from her residence. That included a $7,000 2-carat yellow-gold diamond ring and $5,000 five-piece yellow-gold earrings. She advised she has had friend living with her recently, and her friend has had people at her residence without permission. Complainant also said she has video surveillance of a possible suspect that her friend brought into the residence, but she is unable to provide a description. Complainant advised she last saw her jewelry around 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 13.
• At 3:25 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15, KCSO units were called to Men’s Belk, 11417 Parkside Drive, by a Loss Prevention official. Loss Prevention official said the suspect/eventual arrestee had concealed a Polo sweatshirt, with a retail price listed at $125, in his backpack and exited the store without paying. An officer approached the suspect/arrestee in the parking lot and located a security sensor tag on his person during a terry pat-down. Polo sweatshirt was located in the backpack carried by the suspect/arrestee with price tags still attached. Suspect/arrestee was unable to produce a receipt for the sweatshirt and was taken into custody without incident. Recovered property was returned to Belk Loss Prevention.
