Vandalism

Jilted lover takes out anger on stop signs (03/16/12)
After a breakup with his girlfriend, a Shelbyville man took out his frustration by spray painting stop signs Wednesday, police said. Daniel Perez Cruz, 25, of Wildcreek Road was found by Maj. Jan Phillips near four four-way stop signs on East Franklin Street behind the Shelbyville post office, where a caller told police a man was spray painting the signs...

Suspect admits breaking church's windows (03/02/12)
A man arrested for allegedly attempting to vandalize a Shelbyville church Thursday admitted to breaking glass on three other occasions, police said. Darrin Amani Thompson was arrested following a foot pursuit which ended on Edgemont Drive, within a block of Edgemont Baptist Church, according to detective Sam Jacobs' report. Thompson was charged with three counts of vandalism and was being held on $1,500 bond Thursday...

Graffiti writer gets probation (01/06/12)
A Unionville man accused of writing threatening graffiti at the Tyson Foods plant in December 2010 received four years probation as part of a plea deal. Zachary Wilson, 24, pleaded guilty to two counts of filing a false report in connection with an incident that was followed by bomb threats at the chicken processing plant and national media attention...

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...

Burglary suspects found during search (04/03/11)
Two persons suspected in a February burglary were arrested outside a Shelbyville motel early Friday while officers were searching the area for someone who tried to force their way into a nearby Elm Street home. Kirk Logan, 34, of Dellrose (Giles County) and Tiffany Elora Proctor, 19, of Hillsboro, Ala. resemble the people seen in video surveillance footage from Coin-O-Matic Laundry, South Cannon Boulevard, Detective Charles Merlo said. They are not charged in the Elm Street incident...

Wartrace gym use to require deposit (03/17/11)
Thanks to vandals, those wanting to use the gym in Wartrace will now have to pay a deposit when they pick up the key. The Wartrace Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted at the Monday night meeting to require a $20 deposit when the gym is being used. Even though the vandalism occurred after a break-in and not while a key holder was present, Mayor Ron Stacy said he felt it was important to know who would be in the gym and when...

CORRECTED: Tyson employee arrested for threatening graffiti (01/18/11)
A man was arrested Monday for vandalism inside Shelbyville's Tyson Foods plant that occurred last month while investigators are looking into a bomb threat that was allegedly made over the weekend. Shelbyville police reported that bomb threats occurred both on Friday and Saturday night, with the threats written in graffiti on a wall inside the plant. Tyson Foods spokesperson Gary Mickelson confirmed to the T-G Monday that they are "working with law enforcement to investigate a bomb threat."...

Tombstone damage chills family's hearts (01/07/11)
The chill from Thursday's cold winter wind didn't compare to the chill that ran up the spines of Kathy Whittaker and Joe Ernest when they discovered their brother's tombstone had been vandalized. "You know, it just makes me sick to think there are people like that," Whittaker said, referring to the person that gouged a portion out of a photo of Richard Edward Ernest Jr., which was inset into the stone, and broke a vase at the foot of the monument...

Police have their hands full with angry suspect (11/23/10)
An intoxicated man accused of attacking others and their property with fists, objects and saliva -- and allegedly looking to randomly attack someome -- didn't calm down even after a Taser was used on him Friday night, police said. Adam Leopaldo Bravo, 22, Earnhart Street, punched a woman in the cheek and broke the windshield of a car with a beer bottle at a West Lane Street home, officer Jose Garza's report said...

Five youths charged in vandalism spree (02/24/10)
Five teenagers who allegedly blazed a trail of vandalism through central Shelbyville since January -- including some who were previously charged -- were arrested Monday, police say. "We hope this puts an end to it for a little while," Detective Sgt. Brian Crews said...

Young vandals 'torment' city (02/17/10)
A group of teenagers characterized by a Shelbyville police detective as "tormenting the city" is suspected in an attack on a Shelbyville church last week. "We suspect it's these juveniles that have been tormenting the city for the past month or so," Detective Sgt. Brian Crews said of a burglary and vandalism at Lighthouse Independent Church of God, Greenwood Avenue. It's the latest in a series of burglaries and vandalism to churches and businesses in central and eastern Shelbyville...

Vandals strike church, day care center (01/20/10)
Vandals have struck a church and day care center in Shelbyville since Friday, and both incidents are strikingly similar to several committed over New Year's weekend. A witness saw smoke billowing from the top of a bus at Gateway Church, Madison Street, Monday afternoon and two boys ran away as he approached, Shelbyville police said...

Church, gym targets in teens' vandalism spree (01/05/10)
Three teenage boys left a trail of theft and vandalism from Elm to Madison streets Friday night and Saturday morning, targeting a church, gym and several businesses, Shelbyville police said. The boys surrendered to police after a parent found unfamiliar items inside a building behind his Deery Street home and began asking questions. Baseballs, bats, a handheld public address system and walkie-talkies were among items recovered by police...

Stores burglarized along Highway 64 (03/29/08)
A thief took the grand tour of rural convenience stores west of Shelbyville overnight Wednesday, getting away with merchandise from two locations. Deputies responded following a alarm about 11:30 p.m. to find glass broken in the drive-through window, through which the market was apparently entered, a report by Cpl. Kent Jacobs said...

Marijuana discovered during traffic stop (03/21/08)
The driver of a car initially stopped due to a defective taillight was charged with possession of marijuana after a vehicle search Wednesday night. Michelle Lynn Andrus, 21, Shelbyville Mills Road, was stopped by Officer David Curley in the parking lot of a Madison Street bar, As a computer check showed her license had been revoked for DUI, Andrus allegedly told a waitress who was checking on the commotion that she would "have to be arrested for DUI."...

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