Driver of wrecked truck says he was high on meth

The driver of a tractor-trailer, which was found unoccupied in a ditch on Harts Chapel Road on Saturday afternoon, was under the influence of methamphetamines at the time of the crash, Shelbyville police said.

Billy R. Plummer, of Elkins, Ky., told Accident Investigator Matt Griffy he had been taking meth for three to four months.

Plummer showed up at Heritage Medical Center's emergency room "incoherent," without identification and saying he had been in an accident, HMC personnel told police.

Police charged Plummer with first offense DUI.

Thefts

* Lortabs and a money order were stolen June 6 from a safe at Shelbyville's homeless shelter, police were told.

Dr. Carl Bailey, an advocate for the homeless who oversees the shelter, told police Friday the medication belongs to a resident and the money order to a former resident.

* A guitar, three guns and jewelry were stolen from a Rippy Ridge home Friday, the Bedford County Sheriff's Department reports.

The home was entered between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. through the back door, the report indicates.

The guitar is a Peavey with a sunburst finish and the guns are a black Beretta 9 mm handgun, a Remington .22-caliber rifle with wood stock and a Remington .410-gauge single shot shotgun with damage to the forestock, the owner said.

Also taken were a Remington pocket knife and a 10-karat gold ring with 2-carat diamond cluster, the BCSD was told.

A foot impression from a size 9 or 10 shoe, which the homeowner feels belonged to an intruder, was discovered in a bed of loose landscaping rocks, according to the report.

* A mountain bike was taken from the yard of a Lipscomb Street home over the weekend, a Shelbyville police report indicates.

The bike is red with white and silver markings, police said.

* Mail has been stolen for several straight days from a mailbox at a Tremont Drive residence, police were told.

The resident told police the post office had confirmed mail was delivered.

Neighbors said they had seen children around mailboxes on the street at delivery time, police said.

Scam watch

A Shelbyville woman almost became the victim of a scam, police say.

The victim told police she had been contacted by someone identifying herself as "Denise Hunter, with Financial Services" and claiming she could save money by re-financing the cards.

Because the offer sounded legitimate, the victim said, she gave the caller all information on three credit cards plus her Social Security number.

The victim told police she later found the call was not legitimate and cancelled all the cards.

As of the time of the report, the victim said she had not lost any money and was unaware of any use of the Social Security number.

A 1-888 number the victim was told to call is being used nationwide in attempts to steal credit card numbers, according to complaints received at the website 800notes.com.

Jail intake

The following were arrested since Friday 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.

* Berry Chase Bennett, 23, Coop Road; failure to appear; released, $500 bond

* William Robert Bukar, 27, Tullahoma; bondsman surrender; released, $3,000 bond

* Steven Douglas Burian, 21, Frank Martin Road; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond

* James Allan Delffs, 18, Highway 64 East; DUI; released, $2,500 bond

* Susan Marie Leverette, 54, South Maple Street; theft of property; released, $250 bond

* Nathan Shane Lynch, 24, Warners Bridge Road; domestic assault; released, $1,000 bond

* Caitlin Joy Mai, 19, North Main Street; public intoxication, drinking age law, bondsman surrender; released, $5,000 bond

* Jonathan Ray Miller, 24, Substation Road, Unionville; DUI; released, $3,000 bond

* Shelby Lynn Pease, 19, Highway 64 West; public intoxication, drinking age law; held, $250 bond

* Arthur Don Perkins, 37, Castle Street; domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond

* Michael Dewayne Price, 30, Shelbyville Mills Road; unspecified charge; released, no bond

* Rhonda Michelle Sandoval, 39, Pepper Hill Road; theft of property; released, $2,500 bond

* Wendy Lynn Sons, 40, Bethany Lane; domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond

* John Elbert Stanley Jr., 25, Unionville-Deason Road; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond

* Tamela Marie Thomas, 29, Deery Street; driving on revoked/suspended license; released, $250 bond

* Jonathan Lyndon Wiser, 29, Card Road; assault; released, $1,500 bond