The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) handled the following incidents in Arlington during the first half of November. For the rest of November’s incidents, see the Dec. 24 issue.
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 SCSO reports.
Nov. 2
Marley Street (identity theft)
A woman noticed Nov. 2 that someone had made four unauthorized charges to her Wells Fargo bank account totaling almost $60. The victim, a resident on the 6000 block of Marley Street, said all were charged online from an unknown location.
Charges included $22, $2 and $3 to wish.com and $31.94 to Brock Beauty.
U.S. 70 (misdemeanor shoplifting)
An employee at Kroger (11635 U.S. 70) reported stopping a customer who ran out of the store with a basket full of food, paper goods, cleaning materials, dog food, beer and more around 5:30 p.m. Nov. 2. The suspect couldn’t produce a receipt for the 17 items in her cart and fled toward U.S. 70 when questioned.
The Kroger employee described her as a black female wearing a black shirt and black pants. Another office located someone matching that description at U.S. 70 at Greenlee. The Kroger contact and video footage also identified the detainee as the suspect.
Airline Road (intimidation)
A mother reported on Nov. 2 that her son was scared to come to class at Arlington High School (5475 Airline Road) after an earlier altercation in the band room.
She said another male student (the suspect) argued with her son and several males chased him around 11 p.m. Oct. 30 in the band room. A witness said the victim seemed scared but she never saw the suspect arguing or chasing him.
The mother said the incident was about the son playing with a female student and slapping her in the face on Oct. 28.
The assistant principal said he will take action when he completes his investigation. He also interviewed the victim, who told him he isn’t scared to come to school.
Nov. 3
Wolf Pack Drive (intimidation)
A male teen reported on Nov. 3 he’d been getting offensive comments and threats from a stranger on his Instagram account for the two previous days. After the first volley of insults the next message included picture of a GPS tag of his home with the comment “You’re next.” A follow-up message included cursing, a warning that the suspect had a shotgun, and advice for the victim not to go to school the next day.
The victim said he attends Macon Road Baptist School and doesn’t know his harasser from school or work. The suspect’s Instagram profile is that of a Hispanic male in his late teens to early 20s with black hair, brown eyes and a heavy build.
The victim and another family member reported fearing for their lives.
Armistead Street (simple assault/domestic violence)
Beginning around 6 a.m. Nov. 3, an argument turned to violence between a man and his live-in girlfriend on the 5900 block of Armistead Street. He said the argument started because he had spoken to his ex-wife about their 17-year-old daughter. The girlfriend began destroying his children’s pictures and glassware in the living room, and he stood between her and the remaining photos on one wall.
The girlfriend said he then pushed her to the ground and grasped her neck. Officers didn’t see any neck bruises, and she admitted she didn’t have trouble breathing and didn’t lose consciousness. An officer took photos of her neck and the surrounding area for the report. Both parties refused medical treatment.
The boyfriend said she has bipolar disorder, takes medication and visits a psychiatrist for treatment.
Because their stories conflicted and there was no evidence who was the primary aggressor, neither was arrested.
The girlfriend said she and her two daughters would be packing and leaving the home permanently by the end of the day. She also said her boyfriend had taken her driver’s license and military dependent ID, but the officer saw the man put her identification into her purse, which was in the boyfriend’s car. The officer also noted that when the boyfriend exited the car, the girlfriend locked it remotely with the only available key.
Memphis Arlington Road (felony vandalism)
Parks director Kevin Carter reported finding a soccer field vandalized around 8 a.m. Nov. 3 at the Arlington Sports Complex (11307 Memphis Arlington Road). The natural turf of Field #1 was destroyed/ damaged by vehicle tire tracks as if someone had driven around in circles.
He said the field was undamaged as of 8:30 p.m. Nov. 2. He estimated the repair costs at $750, including manpower and materials.
Nov. 5
U.S. 70 (counterfeiting/forgery)
A Subway employee was fooled by a fake $100 bill and gave a suspect a sandwich and change, his employer reported on Nov. 5.
The boss found the counterfeit bill when reviewing the previous night’s deposit. He researched and located surveillance video of the suspect, a black male with dreadlocks, wearing a white T-shirt and dark jean shorts. His employees also said the suspect has a dollar sign tattooed on the right side of his face.
Nov. 7
Black Sheep Drive (theft from motor vehicle)
Someone stole a man’s revolver ($450) from his pickup’s center console. The vehicle, a gray Chevrolet 1500, hasn’t been used since around Oct. 15 and has been parked in front of his house on the 11100 block of Black Sheep Drive.
He used the truck around 1:45 a.m. Nov. 7 and noticed the gun was missing. He said he believes the driver’s side door was cracked but still shut earlier that night, and the doors were locked.
The gun is a .380-caliber black Smith & Wesson revolver, model 642. Other items in the truck, including ammo and a radio, were not stolen.
No useful fingerprints could be lifted from the crime scene, and the victim could not immediately provide the gun’s serial number.
Nov. 8
Strong Heart Trail (simple assault/domestic violence)
Officers responded just before 1 a.m. Nov. 8 to a woman’s 911 call that she was being held against her will. She greeted officers at the front door of the home on the 12300 block of Strong Heart Trail and said her husband was upstairs in the guest room with their two children.
He said his wife had drunk a lot of alcohol, became upset and said she wanted to return to Alabama with the two children. The argument escalated until she slapped the left side of his face, he said.
He played a recording of the altercation on his cell phone. The view was blocked, but the recording captured the man telling his children that “Mommy doesn’t love Daddy anymore.” Immediately after that, there is a slapping sound and then the man saying, “Daddy doesn’t hit like Mommy does.”
He had no visible marks on his face, but his wife admitted slapping him. Officers arrested her, charged her with domestic violence and drove her to Jail East. While one officer was completing a report on the case, she said she “just wanted to go to bed.” About going to jail, she remarked, “So I should have lied about hitting him.”
Nov. 10
U.S. 70 (embezzlement)
The district manager for the local AutoZone (11701 U.S. 70) said an employee stole a fuel pump on Nov. 10. A witness reported seeing the suspect take a fuel pump ($234.99) out the back door that morning and put it inside his Cadillac Escalade.
When confronted, he admitted to the theft and returned the fuel pump. The district manager said the company does want to press charges.
Watkins Glen Circle East (burglary/construction)
An open garage door let someone steal more than $3,200 in materials from a construction site on the 5300 block of Watkins Glen Circle East.
The construction manager said workers left the site around 5 p.m. Nov. 9 and returned around 9 a.m. Nov. 10. Building materials are stored in a garage bay across the street, and it was left open overnight.
Stolen items included nine six-foot metal rails ($1,069.20) and 11 10-foot metal rails ($2,178). The construction manager said a suspect could have entered through the construction site entrance.
The site is at Arlington Apartments in Hall Creek, and the rails were fencing for the apartment’s patio areas.
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