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• At 11:05 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, a complainant contacted Knox County Sheriff’s Office Teleserve Unit to report an incident at Great Value Cleaning Service, 8845 Kingston Pike. Complainant advised the suspect cashed his check Tuesday, Jan. 15, for $932.40, after taking it from his previous address and forging the complainant’s signature on it. Complainant advised the suspect was a friend of his, and he let him stay at the residence, which also is his place of business. The complainant advised the check is for his business, adding he waited to file a report because he was too busy.
• At 7:47 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, KCSO received a shoplifting call at Kohl’s department store, 11530 Kingston Pike. Loss Prevention officials said suspect was taking items and placing them in her pockets, adding she was deemed to be a trespasser on March 28, 2018. Officers noticed on camera suspect place a phone charger in her pocket. Officers confronted suspect and escorted her to the Loss Prevention office. Officers found jewelry and a phone charger in her left pants pocket. Retail cost of the items concealed was $33.99. Officers had permission to search suspect’s vehicle. Officers found multiple items with receipts that also appear to be stolen, along with two glass pipes that have a white substance on them. Officers placed suspect in custody and transported her to the Knox County Detention Facility.
• At 5:38 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4, a Roseland Lane complainant called KCSO Teleserve Unit to report an incident at The Goddard School, 125 Loudoun Road. Complainant said an Audi can be seen via video footage pulling up next to the victim’s unlocked 2017 Ford Explorer in the school’s parking lot. She advised in the video you can see the doors on the Audi open next to her vehicle and two unknown suspects open the doors on her vehicle and take items, including a $250 Apple iPhone, with a total estimated value listed at $288. Complainant said in the video there is not a clear view of the suspects, because they hid behind their vehicle doors. She advised no damages were made.
• At 1:53 p.m., Feb. 4, a complainant called KCSO North Precinct to report an incident at a Barnsley Road construction site. Complainant said between 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31, and 8 a.m., Friday, Feb. 1, person(s) unknown stole a bucket for a Catepiller Skid Steer, with a value listed at $1,568, and 48-inch forks for the Skid Steed, with an value listed at $825.
• At 12:54 p.m., Feb. 4, a Sundance Road complainant contacted KCSO Teleserve Unit to report an incident at a Kingston Pike address. Complainant advised he last saw the license plate on his recreational vehicle at 4:30 p.m., Jan. 31, at a body shop. Complainant advised the body shop called him at 10:30 a.m., Feb. 4, and told him his license plate was gone. Value of plate was listed at $65.
• At 3:06 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 2, a Champions Point complainant called KCSO to report an incident at their residence. Complainant advised the license plate on her husband’s 2003 Infiniti G35 was last seen on the vehicle at 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1, before they went back outside around 2:30 p.m., and saw it was stolen. Value of plate was listed at $65. Complainant advised they are unsure of a suspect.
• At 9:44 p.m., Feb. 1, a KCSO unit responded to Kohl’s department store, 11530 Kingston Pike (Kohl’s department store) in reference to an attempted theft. Upon arrival, officer made contact with Loss Prevention official, who said an unknown white male suspect entered the store with another unknown male, walked around for a few minutes, then removed his coat and put on a Columbia jacket and hung his back on the rack of clothing. While the second male was paying for his items with a credit card, the suspect tore the tags off the Columbia jacket and walked out of the store. Loss Prevention official stopped the suspect outside the store and the suspect took the jacket, with a retail value listed at $150, off and gave it back to him. Second unknown male got in a silver Honda Pilot and began to drive away. Once this happened, the suspect took off running for the vehicle. Loss Prevention official has video footage of the theft and photos of the vehicle and license plate. According to Loss Prevention official, this was the second such incident involving the same suspect and vehicle.
