The Bartlett Police Department (BPD) handled the following incidents during the week of Sept. 7-13.
These are the most notable cases of the week and do not necessarily represent all BPD activities for the time period.
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.
Sept. 9
Deerfield (theft of mail)
A woman reported on Sept. 9 that someone had stolen her Regions Bank debit/credit card from her mailbox on either Sept. 5 or Sept. 8.
Someone also used the card at an unknown location in Frayser three times in the amounts of $300, $300, and $200 on Sept. 9. A representative of the bank advised the victim that someone had activated the card using her Social Security number. The bank rep also said Regions would not refund any of the money taken fraudulently from her account until prosecution begins.
The victim said the exact location where the card was used would be known on Sept. 10.
She said that she does wish to prosecute.
Sept. 11
Shadowlawn Road (counterfeiting)
A complainant at the Bartlett 9th Grade Academy (4734 Shadowlawn Road) reported on Sept. 11 that she received a counterfeit $20 bill from a parent that day as part of a payment for a student’s laptop insurance.
She further stated that when she contacted him about the counterfeit bill and the payment, the parent said he didn’t know the bill was counterfeit and he received it from Bank of America. He did agree to pay the school the remainder of what he owed for the insurance policy.
Upon comparison to real $20 bills, the counterfeit was noticeably smaller and on different paper with slightly different coloring and did not have a security strip.
The counterfeit bill was also marked with a pen which indicated it was counterfeit. The bill was entered into evidence and a property receipt completed.
Sept. 13
Patricia Ellen Drive (auto burglary)
A woman reported on Sept. 13 that someone had stolen her handgun from her vehicle’s glove compartment.
The theft occurred between 6 p.m. Aug. 26 and 5:30 p.m. Sept. 11. The handgun was a blued 3.3” springfield Armory XDS 9mm semi-automatic handgun.
Sunny Meadow Road (theft from motor vehicle)
A man reported on Sept. 13 that someone had stolen his handgun from his unlocked Chevy while it was parked in his driveway.
The weapon was a Kahr .40 caliber handgun ($800) that was in a holster attached beneath the steering wheel. The handgun was loaded with 8eight rounds, but one round was left on the driveway.
The owner said the theft must have occurred between 2 p.m. Sept. 12 and 7:55 a.m. Sept. 13.
At 9:42 a.m., another handgun theft came in from a location on High Plains Road. This second victim told the responding officer that someone stole two handguns from his unlocked Honda’s glove compartment.
The weapons included a .38 Special Smith & Wesson snub-nosed revolver with a blue frame and a wood handle ($400). It was loaded with five rounds.
The other firearm was a .25 caliber automatic handgun ($150) with a blue frame and a wood handle, and it was loaded with six in the magazine.
This theft happened between midnight Sept. 12 and 9:30 a.m. Sept. 13.
