Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Crime Report
Vandalism
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputies investigated a vandalism incident at 80 Pleasant Valley Road, Ethridge around 10:00 a.m. on March 16. Sometime overnight, resident Gregory Neal Simpson reported, someone egged his 2004 Chevrolet Blazer causing some $500 in damage to the paint.
Trespassing/vandalism/aggravated burglary
John R. Ranger, Jr., summoned sheriff’s deputies to his 128 Idaho Road, Leoma home on March 18. He told deputies he had purchased the property but had not visited it since the first week of February. He returned to find holes in the sheetrock in several rooms. Two sleeping bags and a cooler with ice and beer inside where found inside the home along with several empty beer cans. One neighbor reported seeing a green Toyota four wheel drive truck parked behind the house around three weeks before. Another neighbor indicated he had noticed a white Dodge Durango pull into the driveway, but was unable to obtain a license plate number. Damage to the sheetrock was estimated to total $500.
Vandalism
Deputies were dispatched to 1429 Turnpike, Summertown, on March 18, where resident William Edward Dunn, 74, reported someone had cut holes in the plastic cover of his greenhouse, resulting in $2,000 in damage. The cuts were made all over, and all around, the greenhouse.
Aggravated burglar/theft/vandalism
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a burglary call to 113 Price Jenkins Road on March 19. Resident Albert Keener reported someone had pried open the back door of his home, stealing pocket knives, collectible coins, cash and a jar of pennies. Also, he reported that he had some eggs in the yard next to some outbuildings. The used them to egg his house. Losses were said to total approximately $432.
Theft
On March 19 deputies with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department were sent to 1004 West Gaines Street where resident Homer Lee Bradley reported the theft of scrap metal. Some 1,500 pounds of scrap metal was missing from behind his building. He told deputies some items had been taken earlier in the week, prompting him to stay onsite most nights. The theft, he reported, occurred the previous night when he had returned to his home. Chain link fence poles were stolen along with a french post, rims, tubing and a drag. Deputies found a piece of mail lying where the items had been stored along with some beer. Also, three hubcaps were taken into evidence that Bradley said did not belong to him.
Pet shooting
Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to 77 Fullers Chapel Road on March 19. The resident reported he had left his home around 10:00 a.m., returning around 12:30 p.m. to find his dog had been shot in the left shoulder.
Aggravated burglary/theft
Florence resident Larry Joel Hayes summoned sheriff’s deputies to his 1209 Hayes Road, West Point property on March 19. He reported someone had removed a window frame on the rear of his cabin in order to burglarize it. A security shutter was also pushed in with a fence post, and an inside kitchen door was kicked open so that the culprit could gain access to another section of the home. Stolen were an air conditioner and a DVD player. Guns stored at the cabin were left untouched. Outside, Hayes reported the culprit kicked open a door to a shed where a four-way lug wrench, a large combination wrench and a set of tools was missing. Total loss was around $510.
Theft/vandalism
Rhonda Dee Wilcoxson Morse reported to sheriff’s deputies March 21 that she had taken her daughter to school and returned to discovery vandalism and theft. She said that her mailbox was dented and that someone had cut her trampoline. IN addition, she reported some Craftsman tools were missing form an outbuilding. Loss was around $410.
Vandalism
Sheriff’s deputies investigated a vandalism incident that was reported at 1496 Baker Lane on March 21. Francisco Javier Roscon reported he was walking from the kitchen to the living room when he hard a loud noise. He said it appeared someone had shot a hole through he living room window. Roscon said he looked out and saw a small, red, extended cab truck heading down the roadway. Although he attempted to pursue the truck, he told deputies he was unable to catch up to it. Deputies report the projectile penetrated only one layer of the double layer glass window. They found no bullet, etc., inside the window, nor did they find any shell casings in the roadway.
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