The Bartlett Police Department (BPD) handled the following incidents during April 4-10.
This listing includes the most notable incidents for the reporting period and does not necessarily reflect all police activity.
Editor’s note: All suspects are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and values are estimated for stolen/damaged items. These are brief summaries of detailed BPD reports.
April 4
U.S. 70 (theft)
A woman reported on April 4 that her pocketbook was stolen the previous day. She believed it happened around 9:30 p.m. the previous night at Wendy’s restaurant (7920 U.S. 64) but was not sure.
Fraudulent charges began appearing on her First Tennessee Visa bank card just after she and her husband ate at Wendy’s. She didn’t notice the pocketbook was missing from her purse until her bank’s fraud department contacted her on April 4.
Someone had already made about eight charges throughout Memphis, the bank spokesman said.
The pocketbook was a Coach brand ($50) and contained her Tennessee driver’s license ($8), about $50 in cash and a blank check from a friend that had been signed by the issuer.
Davies Manor Drive (fraud)
Someone tried to defraud a Davies Manor Drive resident who was trying to sell a couch on Craigslist on April 4.
She listed the couch for $250, and a man who gave the name of “Kelvin” called her, asking for her to send money back to him because he overpaid for the couch by accident.
She never sold the couch to the suspect or received any money, she said.
April 5
Greenleaf Cove (auto burglary)
An officer spotted a damaged car parked at Ellendale Park (3800 Greenleaf Cove) around 1:15 a.m. April 5.
The blue 2010 Toyota Camry had a broken front driver’s side window and crash damage to the front passenger side door and mirror. Broken glass was scattered in and around the vehicle and there appeared to be a hole punched into the car’s B post, behind the driver’s side front window, where the window was pried and broken.
The officer also saw damage to the car’s ignitiion switch.
Dispatch contacted the owner, who said the car was parked in her driveway at Whitebridge Cove around 8:30 p.m. before she went to bed.
She did not remember if she locked her car when she returned home around 5 p.m. the previous afternoon. She said she left her keys on the kitchen counter.
The vehicle was released to the owner at 1:50 a.m. April 5.
Altruria Road (auto burglary)
A man reported on April 5 that someone had stolen multiple items from his mid-size SUV.
The 2014 GMC Acadia was parked in his carport, and the burglary happened between 6:30 p.m. April 2 and 8 p.m. April 3, he said.
Items taken included an Apple Mini iPad, a white/gray DJ Phantom 4 model CPDT0003 remote drone, a white remote and a charger.
The man said he found his vehicle unlocked with no sign of forced entry.
April 6
N. Germantown Parkway (thefts from vehicles)
An officer responded to multiple vehicle break-ins around 3 a.m. April 6 at the Hampton Inn & Suites (2935 N. Germantown Parkway).
The officer observed broken windows on a 2015 Chevy Silverado, a 2003 Ford F-150, a 2015 GMC Sierra and a 2011 Dodge Ram 1500.
Items taken included a Sig-Sauer P238, a Kimber .45, a 5.11 tactical bag, a pair of Costa sunglasses and a Panasonic 4K camera.
Video footage showed two black males suspects operating a silver Dodge Caravan.
April 8
North Street (suspicious circumstances)
A man reported seeing an unknown black male entering a woman’s open garage on North Street around 11:20 a.m. on April 8.
The suspect emerged with something red that looked like a leaf blower. He fled east in a a gold vehicle (possibly a Toyota Camry, unknown year and tag information).
The victim said her red Toro electric blower ($100) was missing from the hook in the garage where she keeps it stored.
April 9
Acorn Drive (burglary)
On April 9, a victim reported a burglar who entered the house and stole a .22 LR revolver ($235) and a pair of diamond earrings ($250), both from under the bed. The burglary’s entry point was unknown.
