Vandals strike church, day care center

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.

Gauze from a first aid kit on the bus was used to ignite the fire, Officer Justin Smith said.

"The bus was ransacked, several windows were shattered and vulgar and gang related graffiti and other nonsensical writings were located on the roof of the bus, on numerous seats and on several windows," according to Smith.

The boys were described as a "chubby white male and a thin Hispanic male," and both appeared to be in their early teens, Smith said.

One of the boys rode a black bicycle with a blue rear fender and the other a razor-style scooter, Smith was told.

This is the second church bus damaged by vandals this month. Similar damage was done to a bus at First Christian Church, Madison Street, which is approximately two miles west of Gateway Church.

* A "huge mess" was left at Building Blocks of A B & D, Alton Avenue, overnight Saturday, a report by Officer Mitchell Warren said.

A fire extinguisher was sprayed throughout the building, as one was at Central Memorial Gym in the same general area of Shelbyville on the morning of Jan. 2, and toys and other items were scattered throughout the facility, Warren said.

Canned foods, first aid kits, a DVD player and boom box were stolen, police said.

A wooden fence in the back yard and window in a door were broken to gain entry to the property and building, the report said.

Burglaries

Two men entered a Tillett's Trailer Park home Friday and left with a computer and necklace, police said.

A witness told police the men knocked on the front door for several minutes before entering. The men left several minutes carrying a black bag which was later determined to be holding the Toshiba laptop computer and the necklace, police were told.

The residents told police both items had been in a bedroom.

* Another Toshiba laptop computer, valued at approximately $2,500, was stolen from a car at an Eagle Boulevard home in late December, police were told Friday.

* A wallet containing $440 was stolen from a Deery Street home about 3 p.m. Feb. 13, police were told Friday.

* A Rossi 2-inch barrel .357 Magnum revolver was stolen from a Unionville-Deason Road home between Jan. 11-15, a report filed by Cpl. Kent Jacobs of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said.

A Daisy Red Ryder bb gun was stolen from the home earlier, the owner said.

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.

* Athalia Verona Baskin, 33, Franklin, Ky.; check law; released, $500 bond

* Charles Benson, 34, Cottonwood Drive; violation of parole, DUI, implied consent, violation of bond condition; held, no bond

* Anthony Ray Blackwell, 36, Madison Street; domestic assault; released, $5,000 bond

* Derrick Allen Brock, 24, Stevens Lane; driving on revoked/suspended license; released, $1,000 bond

* Tommy Brent Brown, 48, Murfreesboro; criminal conspiracy, tampering with or fabricating evidence; released, $10,000 bond

* Leonard Boon Casteel, 35, Petersburg; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond

* Omar Cazares, 18, U.S. 231 North; no driver's license/exhibited on demand, speeding; released, $1,000 bond

* Alicia Marie Chapman, 20, Murfreesboro; driving on revoked/suspended license, speeding; released, $1,000 bond

* Justin Kyle Floied, 21, Adams Drive; DUI; released, $1,000 bond

* Javier Reyes Garcia, 49, Maplewood Drive; DUI, driving on revoked/suspended license; held, $6,000 bond

* James Lawson Garrett, 61, Earnhart Street; possession of schedule II drug (two counts); held, $60,000 bond

* Larry Varon Hampton, 37, Saddlewood Drive; violation of probation; held, $2,500 bond

* Traci Shannon James, 36, Cascade Lane; DUI; released, $3,000 bond

* Larry Thomas Johnson, 51, Church Street; simple possession, possession of schedule II drug (two counts); held, $21,000 bond

* Gary Lee Kelso Jr., 28, Unionville-Deason Road; domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond

* Richard Junior Kirkendoll, 29, Railroad Avenue; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond

* Doris Ann Knox, 51, Burt Street; possession of schedule II drug, possession of drug paraphernalia; released, $6,500 bond

* Bryan Aubrey Leverette, 27, Fairground Heights; DUI, implied consent; released, $1,000 bond

* Gustavo Garcia Marquez, 29, Benford Road; violation of probation, bondsman surrender (failure to appear); held, $12,000 bond

* Lillian Charlene McCormick, 41, West Lane Street; possession of schedule IV drug, possession of schedule III drug (two counts); held, $15,000 bond

* Daniel Lee Mooneyhan, 23, Cathey Road; domestic assault; released, $10,000 bond

* Christopher Parrino, 23, Hopkins Bridge Road; domestic assault; released, $5,000 bond

* Jason Leon Pemberton, 29, Cliffside Avenue; DUI, implied consent, financial responsibility; released, $1,00 bond

* Angel Perez Pozos, 26, Old Unionville Road; aggravated burglary, theft of property; held, $10,000 bond

* Jeffrey Blake Pruitt, 24, Lane Parkway; DUI, financial responsibility; released, $2,000 bond

* Raymundo Farias Ruiz, 26, Lewisburg; DUI, no driver's license/exhibited on demand; released, $2,000 bond

* Michael Paul Rutland, 34, Watertown; solicitation of a minor; held, $20,000 bond

* Lori Lynn Rutter, 37, Old Unionville Road; contempt of court; held, no bond

* Danny Joe Skidmore, 49, U.S. 231 North; domestic assault; held, $5,000 bond

* Ruben Virgil Stewart, 30, Landers Street; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond