Robbery And Burglary

Drugs among items taken in home burglaries (02/07/12)
Home burglaries kept Shelbyville police busy over the weekend. l Prescription drugs, jewelry and a pair of sunglasses were stolen from a South Brittain Street home between 9-10:30 p.m. Friday, police were told. A door was kicked and glass in a second door broken to gain entry...

Victim's tip helps police catch auto burglary suspect (02/02/12)
An observant theft victim helped Shelbyville police catch the man charged with breaking into his car Tuesday night. Mark Eschbach of Railroad Avenue was charged with auto burglary and is suspected in several other auto burglaries in the area around Walmart over the past two weeks, police said...

Court dates set for crime spree suspects (01/27/12)
Three men accused of a nearly year-long crime spree in Bedford County and other communities made their first court appearances on Wednesday. l Joey William Ostrander, 19, of Bragg Circle, Tullahoma, is charged with two counts of criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary, five counts of theft of property under $10,000 and five counts of attempted aggravated burglary. He is being held under $252,000 bond at the Bedford County jail. He will make his next appearance in court on March 15...

Two direct indictments presented to grand jury (01/24/12)
Two people had direct indictments presented to the Bedford County grand jury on Monday. Michael Tyrone Gant appeared before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler on charges of theft under $500, aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, possession of a weapon and possession of a firearm while committing a felony...

Bar owner robbed at knifepoint (01/24/12)
The owner of a Shelbyville bar was robbed of the night's proceeds at knifepoint early Saturday. "Don't do anything stupid. I want your money," the robber told Mary Thomason while holding a large butcher knife to her back as she was closing the Get Away Saloon, Sims Road, officer Gregg Loyd's report said...

Gunman robs pawn shop (01/15/12)
An armed man held up a clerk at Volunteer Financial Services on Elm Street at mid-morning Saturday, Shelbyville police said. The amount of money taken from the pawn shop and check cashing center by the suspect, who police said was carrying a black pistol, was not available by press time...

Four arrested after incidents at home (12/28/11)
Four people were charged after incidents Sunday at a South Cannon Boulevard residence. Micah Jordan Chapman, 21, of another South Cannon Boulevard home, allegedly rammed his vehicle into the victim's front porch, causing "severe damage," then attempted to gain entry by breaking a window with a piece of outdoor furniture before leaving, police said. Car parts found in the victim's yard matched damage to Chapman's vehicle, according to police...

3 charged with area burglaries (12/23/11)
Three men are facing up to a dozen counts of burglary in Bedford County, and are accused of committing more break-ins in neighboring communities. Following an investigation, detectives from Shelbyville, the county and Tullahoma believe the men are responsible for a nearly year-long crime spree in their jurisdictions, as well as in Manchester, Moore, Franklin and Coffee Counties...

Robbery foiled by officers (12/14/11)
A man who thought he was luring an unsuspecting cell phone buyer into a robbery was surprised to be met by two detectives and a drug agent Monday. Christopher Alan Perry, 18, of Oakwood Place was taken into custody in a Madison Street convenience store by detectives Jason Kennedy of the Tullahoma Police Department and Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department. In Perry's hands was a bag containing an eReader and USB cord valued at $20, police said...

Money taken from auto dealer's office (12/14/11)
Money was stolen from an office at Victory Nissan South, U.S. 231 North, overnight Monday, police said The parts manager told police he arrived at 8 a.m. Tuesday to discover a glass door had been broken, a satellite radio was missing and an inside office door had been pried...

Snowman, wreath taken from Shelbyville yard (12/13/11)
Shelbyville police stayed busy investigating burglaries and thefts over the past week, records show. l An illuminated snowman was stolen from the yard and an illuminated wreath from the side of a home on Union Street Thursday night or Friday, police said...

Suspect charged after $10 computer sale (12/01/11)
A Shelbyville man has been charged in connection with three area burglaries. Anthony Dewayne Fletcher, 46, Maplewood Drive, was arrested after a bag of jewelry allegedly stolen from a Shelbyville home was found in his car during a search Monday, according to a report filed by Detective Chad Webster of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department...

'Secret room' found in store (11/29/11)
A "secret room" containing video poker/slot machines was discovered at a Shelbyville store during a burglary investigation Saturday, police said. Officers investigating a burglary alarm at West Lane Market, West Lane Street, at 12:29 a.m. Saturday made the find, officer Tracey Nelson's report said...

Dangling keys lead to vehicle burglary (08/31/11)
A key chain accidentally left in an apartment door was too much of a temptation for a thief Monday on Purdy Court. The resident told Shelbyville police he heard a noise at his door about 1 a.m., looked out and saw no one. Later in the day he realized the keys were missing, checked his car at noon and discovered three compact discs and $487 were missing, police said...

Robbery suspect found quickly as bystanders help (08/30/11)
One of two suspects in the early morning robbery of a Shelbyville convenience store Saturday was quickly captured with the help of bystanders. Maurice Cyril Smith, 22, of Fairfield Pike was arrested in a residential area behind the Kangaroo store on South Cannon Boulevard within moments, police said. He was charged with aggravated robbery and is being held on $25,000 bond...

Pickle pays in prison for robbery of market (08/18/11)
A Shelbyville man will spend over 11 years in federal prison for last year's armed robbery of Wedge Market on Belmont Avenue. Justin Pickle, 25, of Central Avenue, was sentenced to 135 months imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Harry S. Mattice, Jr. on robbery charges and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence...

No escape route for burglary suspect (08/16/11)
No matter which way he went, the suspect in a burglary at a Unionville market Friday night -- who told investigators he entered the store due to "peer pressure" -- couldn't escape deputies. Charles Michael Reed, 42, was standing by the counter near the smashed front door of Community Cash Market, U.S. 41A North, when Deputy Cam Ferrell arrived...

Two charged after try to burglarize truck (08/11/11)
Two men, one who said he had been smoking incense, were arrested early Wednesday following an alleged attempt to take items from a truck at a Colonial Avenue home. Richard Andrew Varner, whose name and address were not immediately available, was held by three residents of the home until officers arrived. Varner, who police said appeared "very high," told officers he had been smoking 7H, which is a form of herbal incense. He was charged with auto burglary...

Game systems stolen from home (08/07/11)
A Playstation, XBox 360, Nintendo Wii and games for each were stolen from an Industrial Parkway home during the day Thursday, Shelbyville police said. Officers were given a suspect's name. The following were charged since Wednesday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts,...

Burglary suspect charged (07/27/11)
A Tullahoma man is facing charges for two break-ins allegedly committed at a Shelbyville school, as well as several burglaries in his own city. Antonio D. White, 23, is allegedly responsible for two burglaries at Eakin Elementary School in early June, Detective Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

Blanchard loses appeal of robbery conviction (07/20/11)
A man convicted of the 2009 knifepoint robbery of a Shelbyville convenience store recently lost his appeal on a number of merits. Richard Lowell "Rick" Blanchard II, 47, was sentenced last year to 11 years in prison for aggravated robbery for the holdup of the Kangaroo store at the Madison Street-Deery Street intersection in the early morning hours of March 8, 2009...

Owner tries to catch stolen motorcycle (07/12/11)
The owner of a home burglarized Friday afternoon on Highway 82 East in Bell Buckle followed for several miles a suspect who sped away on a stolen motorcycle, the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said. An Xbox, 60 games, a motorcycle helmet and jacket and a dehumidifier were also taken from the home, according to reports by Deputy Garcia Jordan and Bell Buckle Police Chief Tommy Wiley...

Man, teens accused in burglary (07/10/11)
An 18-year-old Shelbyville man and two teenagers were charged with breaking into an East Depot Street business early Thursday, police said. Jonathan Wayne Reed, Locust Street, is charged with burglary, auto burglary, theft of property and two counts of contributing to the deliquency of a minor...

Pickle pleads guilty to holding up store (05/13/11)
A Shelbyville man could be facing a long stint in prison after pleading guilty to two charges related to the armed robbery of a local convenience store. Justin Pickle, 24, of Central Avenue pleaded guilty Wednesday in Chattanooga to robbery charges and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence for the robbery of Wedge Market on Belmont Avenue on Sept. 2, 2010...

Alleged store robber plans to admit guilt (05/03/11)
A Shelbyville man accused of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint last year is scheduled to change his plea in federal court next week. Documents filed in federal court Monday indicate that Justin Pickle, 24, of Central Avenue, intends to change his plea to guilty on May 11...

TV, phones taken from home (04/19/11)
A television set and three cell phones were stolen from a Barksdale Lane home between 8 p.m. Friday and Sunday, police said. The lock on a bathroom window was pried with a screwdriver, according to the report. The following were arrested since Wednesday by the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts...

Burglary suspects caught (04/15/11)
Three suspects were taken into custody Thursday and charged with a number of daylight home burglaries in two counties that occurred earlier this week. Arrested were: n Jonathan Tre Thomas, Sunset Street, Unionville. n Ceara Hunter, 19, Smyrna. n Lazourus Deauntee Grissom, Winlon Drive, Murfreesboro...

Voice recorder stolen from Shelbyville barn (04/08/11)
A voice recorder was taken from a drawer inside a barn on Union Street during the day Wednesday, police said. Also reported to police: n An indash MP3 player was taken from a car on Myers Street overnight Tuesday. n Jewelry, including belly button and tongue rings, was taken from a Fairground Heights home between last Thursday and Monday, police said...

Two home burglaries reported in Shelbyville (04/05/11)
Two home burglaries were reported in Shelbyville over the weekend, according to Shelbyville Police Department reports. n A purse containing money was stolen from a Riverview Drive home between 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. A side door, which had been locked, was open when the resident returned, police were told. The resident said a similar incident occurred a week earlier with dogs let out but nothing taken...

Feds will enter case vs. Pickle (03/16/11)
A Shelbyville man accused of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint last year may face "substantial" time in prison following a federal indictment issued in the case. Justin Pickle, 24, of Central Avenue is now the subject of a three-count indictment stemming from his alleged robbery of Wedge Market, Belmont Avenue, on Sept. 2...

Suspect charged in home burglary (02/03/11)
One arrest has been made in connection with a rural break-in last month, while authorities are also searching for a second man involved. Hillard Lewis Little, 46, of West Washington Street, Fayetteville, has been charged with aggravated burglary. He is currently free on $2,500 bond and is due to appear in General Sessions court on Feb. 22...

'I'm ashamed,' burglar admits at sentencing (01/07/11)
Three Tullahoma men entered guilty pleas Thursday to breaking into a shop building and stealing around $20,000 worth of items. Appearing before Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell with their attorneys, Richard David Allen, 22, Justin Trey Burnette, 23, and Matthew Robert Olejniczak, 23, all admitted to committing a series of break-ins at a shop building on U.S. 41A South that resulted in over $20,000 worth of property being taken...

Shelbyville man accused in Tullahoma holdup (01/04/11)
A Shelbyville man is being held in Coffee County on over $100,000 bond after he allegedly robbed a Tullahoma convenience store on New Year's Day. Johnny Charles Cates, 29, of Highway 130 West has been charged with aggravated robbery and is being held under $102,500 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court on Feb. 10...

Vehicles entered at apartment complexes (12/19/10)
Vehicles were entered at two Anthony Lane apartment complexes overnight Wednesday, Shelbyville police said. Two locked vehicles were entered at Davis Estates Apartments. A radar detector, GPS, ring and cash were stolen from the glove box of one vehicle and the compact disc player was taken from the dashboard and CDs from the interior of another car, according to police...

Home burglar leaves behind pry tool (12/14/10)
A chisel used to pry a door was left behind when a Shelbyville Mills Road home was entered Friday, police said. The resident, who had been gone between 4:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., returned to discover $600 and deeds to his home were missing from a safe. The chisel was left on the kitchen table, police said...

Telltale trail leads police to suspect (12/07/10)
Footprints and a trail of evidence led Shelbyville police to a home burglary suspect early Saturday. Charles Eugene Frambo, 42, King Arthur Trailer Court, is charged with taking items including dumbbells, a TV set, Playstation 3 and Playstation games and two microwave ovens from a neighbor's trailer. The trailer was entered between 2:15 p.m. Friday and 1:30 a.m. Saturday, officer Jerry Draine's report said...

Lewisburg bank struck by robber (11/21/10)
First Farmers Bank in Lewisburg was robbed of an undetermined amount of money at about noon on Friday, city police said. A white man in his mid-to-late 20s wearing a ball cap, no mask and a camouflage jacket "implied" that he had a weapon, but did not show it if he had one, Police Chief Chuck Forbis said...

Burglary suspects captured (11/19/10)
An investigation into a frightening home invasion last Friday morning has led investigators to the discovery of over $100,000 worth of stolen items and four arrests for a series of burglaries in both Bedford and Rutherford counties, as well as outside Tennessee...

Several thefts reported in city (11/04/10)
Several thefts and burglaries have been reported to Shelbyville police since Monday. n A wedding band and medication were stolen from a West Lane Street between Friday of last week and Monday. n WIC vouchers were taken from a car left beside Gowen Drive between Wednesday and Tuesday after it ran out of gas...

2nd suspect in office burglaries arrested (11/02/10)
A suspect in several Shelbyville burglaries turned himself in at police headquarters over the weekend. James Edward Church, 22, who has been described as from Shelbyville by officers and who is listed with a Nashville address in the Bedford County Jail intake, was brought to the station, Detective Sgt. Brian Crews said...

1 charged, another sought in office burglaries (10/29/10)
One of two suspects in multiple burglaries in northern Shelbyville is in custody and police are hunting the other man they say is identifiable on surveillance video. Joshua James Leverette, 19, Elm Street, has been charged with entering the offices of the Head Start Center, Tillman Street; Park Trail Apartments, Green Lane; and two vehicles at the apartment complex early Wednesday...

Man robbed on Templeton Street (10/24/10)
A Shelbyville man reported he was robbed of $60 Thursday by a man wielding a box cutter while walking along Templeton Street. The victim told officer Josh Leverette of the Shelbyville Police Department the man, who he knows as "Gucci" or "Goochie," approached as if he was going to hug him then stuck the box cutter to his side, cut his shirt, took his wallet from his pants, removed the money and ran...

Homeless man charged with entering building (10/12/10)
A peep through a window landed a Shelbyville man in jail on burglary charges early Sunday night, police said. Terry Lynn Kuntz, 45, who was described by police as "homeless," is charged with burglary, vandalism and public intoxication. He is being held on $22,500 bond...

Pickle faces hearing in store robbery (10/01/10)
A preliminary hearing has been set for a man accused of robbing a Shelbyville convenience store at gunpoint. Justin Pickle, 24, of Central Avenue will appear before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich on Oct. 29 for a hearing to see if there is cause to bind him over to the November session of the Bedford County grand jury...

Appeal denied for robber of 3 children (09/28/10)
A man who robbed three children at gunpoint last January has lost his appeal for a shorter sentence. Wilson Palacio had appealed his sentence of 25 years, saying that Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler erred in ordering him to serve consecutive sentences...

Stolen checks passed in try for drug money (09/26/10)
Multiple charges have been filed against a Shelbyville man who told police he broke into an insurance office seeking money for drugs early Thursday. Loyd Kent Curtis Jr., 25, Landers Street, has been charged with burglary, aggravated burglary, possession of drug paraphernalia, forgery and theft of property...

Daytime robbery hits home (06/25/10)
A Peachtree Lane resident was robbed at gunpoint in her home late Tuesday morning by a companion of a woman she considered a friend, the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said Thursday. The victim's friend, a woman, arrived at 11 a.m. accompanied by a man who sat outside in the car for awhile, Deputy Garcia Jordan said. The friend went to the car and was followed on her return by the man, who pushed his way inside as the victim attempted to lock the door, Jordan said...

Masked men rob, tie clerk (05/18/10)
Masked men bound and robbed a clerk at a Shelbyville convenience store early Monday, leaving him injured inside an office, police said. The robbery occurred about 2 a.m. at the Kangaroo store at Madison Street and South Hillcrest Drive, Det. Lt. Pat Mathis said...

Pizza delivery driver robbed by gang members (05/11/10)
Three persons have been arrested in what investigators term a "gang-related" robbery of a pizza delivery driver near Shelbyville late Friday. They are considered suspects in an invasion early Saturday at a Shelbyville home, officers said. Emory Emanuel Hobby, 20, of Purdy Court and Justin Dewayne Gentry, 18, of Germantown Road were charged with aggravated robbery in connection with the pizza delivery incident, Det. ...

Call goes bad as robbers take cab driver's phone (04/18/10)
A cab driver was attacked and his cell phone stolen on Candy Lane in Shelbyville late Thursday night, police said. The driver told officer Jerry Draine he was struck by several men as he knocked on the door at a trailer where he'd been told to pick up a fare...

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