The Bartlett Police Report for Feb. 25-March 3, 2019, lists the most notable crimes for that period as reported by the Bartlett Police Department; it does not necessarily reflect all police activity. 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.
Vehicle-related
Germantown Parkway: Officers were on a routine patrol near the Infiniti of Memphis Dealership (3060 North Germantown Parkway) because of recent thefts when they spotted a suspicious vehicle around 3 a.m. Feb. 26. A red Chevrolet Avalanche truck had all its lights off and was backed into a parking spot on the east side of the plaza near the woods line.
As officers approached, they saw two males leaned back in their seats with hoodies pulled tightly around their faces. The suspects began making furtive movements toward their floorboard, and officers ordered them to stop.
The officers saw two pairs of gloves and various items consistent with burglary tools on the floorboard, including screwdrivers, wrenches and multi tools. Officers detained both suspects, got the driver’s consent for a vehicle search, and found a backpack full of wrenches, socket wrenches and screwdrivers on the backseat. A transmission and an impact wrench set were in the bed of the truck.
Both suspects were taken to Bartlett Jail.
Newstone Drive: A man who left his vehicle unlocked overnight reported on Feb. 26 that someone stole multiple items.
Stage Road: A woman at El Patron (5311 Stage Road) reported around 8:55 p.m. Feb. 26 that she found her vehicle’s passenger window broken and the interior had been rummaged through. She said nothing was missing.
Bartlett Boulevard: Someone damaged the front passenger window of a woman’s vehicle on Feb. 28, but she didn’t notice that anything was missing. The responding officer found a large screwdriver on her vehicle’s passenger-side floorboard, and she said it didn’t belong to her.
A second victim said someone broke her vehicle’s rear passenger window and stole two printers.
A third victim said someone had broken his car’s front passenger-side window.
U.S. 64: A Walmart customer (8400 U.S. 64) said someone damaged his vehicle while he was shopping from 10:30 p.m. to around 11:25 p.m. on March 1. Someone had punched the driver’s door lock and damaged the steering column. Total damages are estimated at $1,000. No items were stolen.
Burglaries & thefts
Yates Road: A man reported on Feb. 26 that someone had stolen the trailer from his side yard.
Old Brownsville Road: A man said someone pried open the sliding glass window on the side door of his home, rummaged through multiple boxes and stole a Ryobi miter saw ($199). Reported Feb. 26.
Newstone Drive: A victim reported on Feb. 28 that someone had kicked in his back door and stolen multiple items.
Vandalism
Windway Drive: A victim reported on Feb. 25 that someone had pulled all the copper wire out of the unfinished walls at his house, which is under construction. He estimated the damage to be at least $5,000.
Ackerman Cove: An officer was dispatched to Ackerman cove regarding vandalism at three separate houses at 6:45 a.m. Feb. 26. The officer found three vehicles with flat tires on the left side of each vehicle. The total estimated damage was about $900.
