KCSO reports
• At 11:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 9, a complainant came to Knox County Sheriff’s Office West Precinct to report identity theft from a Buckley Road residence. Complainant received a letter in the mail from Advance America on July 21 stating “thank you for your recent loan approval,” the report stated. “Complainant thought this was an advertisement for the business and discarded the letter.
“Complainant went to Advance America in Lenoir City on July 24 and was advised from the business that an online loan was taken out on July 20 using his personal information in the amount of $1,000,” the report further stated. “Complainant was advised by Advance America that he will not be responsible for the loan and filed paperwork with the company. Complainant thought the incident was taken care of and received another letter in the mail on Sept. 6 stating his Advance America account was delinquent and wanted to file a police report.”
• On Sept. 9, a complainant came into KCSO West Precinct to report a forged check from an area business. “Complainant advised he wrote the original check in the amount of $6,500 to his property manager ... dated Sept. 1, 2024,” the report stated. “Complainant dropped the check into the dropbox that was in front of Village Green subdivision along Municipal Center Drive in (Farragut) ... on Aug. 21, 2024.”
Upon checking his online account on Aug. 3, “complainant noticed the check was written out ... in the amount of $46,500,” the report further stated. The bank “advised the complainant the check was also mobile deposited. “Complainant does not know the exact date the check was deposited. Complainant (said) this has happened before, but (the bank) took care of it. ...”
• At 10:21 a.m., a KCSO unit responded to a Midhurst Drive residence in reference to a domestic disturbance/vandalism.
The officer contacted the victim, who resides there with his daughter, and her husband. The victim said he was at work and received a call from his daughter that his son-in-law “had put a few holes in the downstairs bedroom wall and a hole in the bedroom door.”
Victim said he rents his home. “Upon observing the damage there were approximately three holes in the drywall and one hole in the wooden door of his (daughter’s and son-in-law’s) downstairs bedroom,” the report stated.
Officer spoke with the daughter, who said her husband “was upset because she had cheated on him,” the report further stated. Subsequently, the son-in-law “put a few holes in the wall and the door out of anger. The daughter said “nothing physical had occurred; she was not in any fear and (her husband) was not aggressive at all toward her in any way.”
Officer spoke with her husband, “who made the same statement as (his wife) and admitted to causing the property damage. His father-in-law said the damage “was under $500 to fix holes in the wall and door,” the report stated. “... All parties were calm on scene and did not wish to separate.”
• At three times starting at 10:25 p.m. and ending at 10:57 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 5, three complainants called KCSO West Precinct to report similar vandalisms from their Buttermilk Lane home. All three complainant said an unknown suspect carved a swastika into the lid of her mailbox, with an unknown object causing the damage. Estimated value of damage for all three homes was listed at $10 each.
• On Wednesday, Sept. 4, officers arrived at a Justice Valley Street resident to serve a warrant. ... They heard a vehicle running in the garage. The suspect exited the garage and was taken into custody without incident. Suspect stated the vehicle was idling in his garage to “just make sure it was running property,” the report quoted the suspect/arrestee as saying.
