Following are the incidents the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) handled in Arlington during the first half of May. See Part 2 of the May crime report in our June 11 edition.
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.
May 3
Bonsai Bend (intimidation/domestic violence)
A money argument and threats of violence convinced a woman on the 12500 block of Bonsai Bend to call the SCSO early on May 3.
The woman said she and her live-in boyfriend were arguing about $500 she loaned him more than a month ago. When she threatened to call law enforcement, he said he would “bust her head open before she would be able to get to the phone,” she said.
Technically, the couple were not supposed to be in contact because he was on probation for a prior domestic violence case with her, she explained, but she has let him stay at her home for the past month.
The boyfriend did not hit her, and he was gone by the time officers arrived. She said she wanted the incident documented because of the numerous domestic violence incidents between them.
Berry Patch Lane (felony vandalism)
Someone egged a pickup on the 5600 block of Berry Patch Lane between 9:30 p.m. May 2 and 6 p.m. May 3.
The victim said someone threw several raw eggs at his GM Sierra pickup while it was parked on the street in front of his home. The eggs discolored the paint. No photos were taken because the discoloration could not be captured.
The victim had no suspect information.
May 6
Bitter Bush Lane (non-residential burglary)
A resident on the 11600 block of Bitter Bush Lane left his garage open briefly on May 6, giving a thief just enough time to swipe lawn equipment.
The victim said he was working in his yard that afternoon when he left the garage open while he went to the back of his residence.
When he returned, he saw an unknown suspect carry something to an older model black pickup, make a U-turn and leave. The victim wasn’t able to get his license plate number.
He then checked his garage and discovered that his Worx All-in-One blower and Weed Eater weed trimmer were missing. He could not provide model or serial numbers.
May 7
Bragg Road (theft from building)
A man reported on May 7 that tools were missing from a work site (12580 Bragg Road) where a business, Tennessee Tiny Homes, is relocating.
He noted that a specific subcontractor worked at that location for the first time on May 5, and numerous tools were missing from the building on May 6. The location is not visible from the street.
The complainant also described another incident with the same subcontractor: The suspect took a two-hour lunch on May 5, saying he had to return to his Tipton County residence. But the complainant saw his vehicle parked in front of a home on the 12800 block of Macon Road and spotted him in the garage.
When the complainant later checked with those residents, they said someone stole their weed trimmer that day.
Calvin Creek (non-residential burglary)
A neighbor’s security video captured a theft on the 12200 block of Calvin Creek on May 6.
The victim reported the next day that the video showed two male suspects entering his garage and taking a Honda lawnmower at 12:31 p.m. while the garage was open and no one was home. The suspects left in a blue Ford Expedition Sport Trac with chrome side skirts.
The victim did not have any serial number information for the mower.
May 8
Longleaf Oak Trail (residential burglary)
A resident on the 12200 block of Longleaf Oak Trailer reported May 8 that someone stole his Echo weed trimmer ($240) from the garage while he was out of town, April 28-May 4.
He discovered the theft around 7:30 a.m. May 5. He said his wife was home during that period and the garage door may have been open. No one saw a suspect enter the garage, and he could not name possible suspects.
The victim did not have any supporting documents for the equipment.
Ram Hill Circle (theft of other trailer)
A man reported on May 7 that his trailer ($1,500) was missing from his driveway on the 11100 block of Ram Hill Circle. It was stolen sometime between 7 p.m. May 7 and 8 a.m. May 8. He said no one heard or saw the theft.
May 9
Shaws Ridge Trail (simple assault/domestic violence)
Officers responded at 7 p.m. May 9 to a neighbor’s complaint about a married couple’s fight at their home on the 4900 block of Shaws Ridge Trail.
The neighbor who complained refused to speak with officers when they arrived on scene.
The husband said the couple argued about personal matters, and then he wanted to use her vehicle to take their two-year-old son to the grocery store.
She became extremely irate about him taking the boy, he said, and he didn’t think it was a good idea to leave the child alone at home with her.
He said she got combative when he tried again to get possession of their son, and he had to restrain her but they never exchanged blows.
The wife said it was a verbal argument and a brief tussle over possession of their child. She also said her husband choked her, but officers did not observe any marks or bruises on her neck.
She had a slight redness on her chest, but officers could not determine if it was from physical contact with her husband or from the pressure of holding her son tightly to her.
She said he also twisted her arm behind her back, but she didn’t sustain any injuries, marks or bruises.
The responding officer couldn’t determine who was the primary aggressor and did not make an arrest. The husband left the home for the rest of the evening to prevent further clashes.
May 12
Welbourne Cove (non-residential burglary)
A resident on the 5000 block of Welbourne Cove reported May 12 that someone had stolen his weed trimmers.
He last saw his Ryobi and Troy weed trimmers in his garage around 7:45 p.m. May 6 and said he didn’t see or hear any suspects.
A witness said she saw a blue pickup pull in front of the victim’s home around 1 p.m. May 6. The driver was a white female, and two white males exited and took the weed trimmers from the garage.
She said she thought they were doing yard work until they left. She was not able to capture the truck’s make, model or vehicle identification number (VIN).
May 13
U.S. 64 (embezzlement)
The owner of Serenity Hardscapes (11034 U.S. 64) alleged May 13 that a former employee had been embezzling from his company.
He said the employee worked for him for two years as service manager. The owner provided names of witnesses who said the suspect had been servicing their pool and occasionally quoted a discounted rate if they paid cash.
The owner also found an unexplained billing debt with one of his suppliers for more than $100,000.
While still employed with the company, the suspect also lost use of a company vehicle because of excessive gasoline use.
The company’s other truck only filled up once weekly, but the debt for the company’s two vehicles was for about 500 gallons monthly.
May 15
Millwind Drive (credit card/ATM fraud)
A complainant representing Precision Door Service reported on May 15 that he fired an employee in November 2014, but she still used the information from her former company credit/debit card to pay her personal AT&T cellphone bill ($466) on Feb. 5. She lost authorization to use the card when she was fired.
AT&T provided the IP address that was used during the transaction, and it matched the one the suspect used when she was employed by the company, the complainant said.
The credit/debit card provider, Magna Bank, has been notified of the theft but the card has not been cancelled.
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