KCSO reports
• At 6:16 p.m., Friday, July 25, a complainant called KCSO Teleserve Unit to report theft from Costco, 10745 Kingston Pike. Complainant reported she was shopping “when she realized her phone was stolen by an unknown suspect. Complainant called back at 7:45 p.m. to report the phone was located in her shopping cart,” the report stated. “Complainant believes the suspect returned it after her son sent messages to the phone in an attempt to get it back.”
• At 10:37 a.m., Wednesday, July 23, a complainant came to the KCSO Public Records window to report theft from Farragut Post Office, 11409 Municipal Center Drive. Complainant said she mailed a check payment from the parking lot mailbox on June 28. Complainant said she “was notified by the business they never received the payment,” the report stated. “The complainant contacted the bank, received a copy of the check and discovered the payee name was changed to the … suspect. The complainant (said) the check was mobile-deposited into a JP Morgan Chase bank account. The complainant informed the bank of the situation and they requested a police report for their claim. The complainant stated she has not been refunded at time of report.”
• On July 23, a KCSO detective spoke to a victim who said “he met the suspect … on Facebook and she told him she was attempting to get out of an abusive relationship,” the report stated. “The victim (said) he began sending the suspect money totaling $150,000. The suspect told the victim she was located in France and that she had money tied up in a court case and would pay the victim back after the case was resolved. The case was also refereed to Adult Protective Services. …”
• At 12:48 p.m., Monday, July 21, a KCSO detective received an APS referral for the victim. “The report states the victim’s nephew/suspect holds power of attorney for the victim,” the report states. “It is alleged the suspect may be misusing the victim’s government and retirement funds. Since January 2024, there have been 55 ATM withdrawals totaling $17,623 and 26 Venmo transactions totaling $9,159, all reportedly made” using the debit card in question.
“Additionally, the account has been overdrawn at least 44 times,” the report further stated.
