County subdivisions hit hard by thieves

Investigators aren't ready to say that a series of vehicle breakins, and one entry into a home, in Bedford County subdivisions are related.

Vehicles were entered in The Meadows, off Old Tullahoma Highway just outside Shelbyville, and Center Church Road near Flat Creek last week and in Covered Bridge Estates near Bell Buckle on Monday night, according to the Bedford County Sheriff's Department.

"It would just be speculation on our part to say they're all related," Detective Sgt. Brian Farris said. "They are under investigation."

One residence, on Towhee Trail in The Meadows, was entered shortly before 3 a.m. June 30, Det. Scott Jones said. A resident said she heard a noise in the kitchen at approximately 2:55 a.m., then discovered later in the morning a purse left on a table near a door was gone.

No signs of forced entry were found, according to a report by Deputy Ronald Green.

The other burglaries across the county involved items such as purses stolen from mostly unlocked vehicles, Farris and Jones said. A laptop computer belonging to the Bedford County Board of Education was taken from one of the vehicles, according to a BCSD report.

One locked truck on Oriole Circle in The Meadows, was entered when a passenger side window was broken by what Deputy Lindsay Puckett's report described as a "blunt object creating a hole approximately 4 to 5 inches in diameter." The object used to break the window has not been determined, Jones said.

City vehicle breakins

The stereo system was stolen from a car left overnight July 1 in the parking lot of Richard Dugger's law office, North Main Street, Shelbyville police said.

The car's hatchback, window assembly and driver's side window were broken, police said, and DNA samples taken from blood stains.

Police also reported:

* Another stereo system was stolen from a truck at the front parking lot of Heritage Medical Center between 8-10:05 p.m. Sunday.

* An amplifier was taken from a truck at a South Hillcrest Drive home July 1 or 2 after a window was pried. A teenage suspect who drove by the home while police were investigating was questioned.

* A camera valued at $300 was the only valuable item in a purse stolen Sunday from an unlocked car at Goodwill, Lane Parkway. The victim told police she may have left the vehicle's door standing open.

* A Sony Walkman MP3 player was taken from a truck at Walmart, North Main Street, between 5:45-6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

DREMC card used

Duck River Electric Membership Corp.'s credit card was used to purchase a computer for nearly $1,300 from a web site, Shelbyville police were told last week.

The accounting supervisor said Duck River's fraud department said the transactions began June 30 with a 1-cent donation to the Lance Armstrong Fund before the computer purchase. No response was received to an internal e-mail asking if an employee had mistakenly used the card, police said.

The card has been canceled.

Collector car taken

A 1967 Ford Galaxie convertible was stolen from the driveway of an Enden Avenue home last week, police said.

Neighbors told police two men in a truck with "Lewisburg" painted on a door loaded the car, described as black with a white interior, on a trailer.

The owner was unsure which day the car was stolen.

Business entered

A "jump box" was stolen and approximately $10 and documents taken from a filing cabinet Friday or Saturday at Budget Motors, East Depot Street.

Batteries stolen

Two batteries were taken from vehicles last week, though neither were connected to engines.

One was taken from a truck at H.V. Griffin Park between 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday and another from the bed of a truck at Cash Express, Madison Street.

Theft try alleged

A Shelbyville man was charged with criminal trespassing after admitting he was attempting to steal a bicycle from a police officer's home, investigators said.

Walter Robert Hudson, 55, Vine Street, was in the back yard of a nearby Horseshoe Drive home Friday when the off-duty officer arrived. Hudson said he was taking the bicycle and claimed someone else was in the officer's home, police said. Other officers arrived and determined no one was inside.

Hudson posted $250 bond.

Pot found

A marijuana cigarette was found in a vehicle driven by a man charged with fifth offense DUI Sunday, police said.

Jess Thomas Nippers, 46, Mac Street, was stopped for inconsistent driving by officer David Curley. Nippers, who admitted to Curley his license had been taken by the state due to previous DUI convictions, failed DUI tests and a breath sample showed a .212 alcohol level, police said.

Charges of driving on a revoked license, being a habitual motor vehicle offender and simple possession were also filed against Nippers, who posted $22,500 bond.

Copper attacked

An unsuccessful attempt was made to cut copper wire and tubing from the back of an air conditioner at a Church Street home last week, police were told Tuesday.

Jail intake

The following were charged since Friday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts.

* Ajani S. Akil, 42, Burt Street; failure to appear; held, no bond

* Brett Anthony Allison, 45, Warners Bridge Road; domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond

* Kathy June Austin, 53, Galax, Va.; simple possession; released, $1,500 bond

* Shaina Marie Bakke, 23, Estill Springs; driving on revoked/suspended license; released, $500 bond

* Stephanie Marie Bernardo, 24, Sims Road; domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond

* Tina Renea Brannan, 40, Chestnut Drive; possession of schedule II drug; released, $7,500 bond

* Alejandro Carbajal-Montero, 32, West Jackson Street; no driver's license/exhibited on demand; released, $500 bond

* Jason Thomas Couch, 34, Deer Point Road; aggravated burglary; held, $25,000 bond

* Bruce Dewayne Curry, 44, Rich Road; driving on revoked license, habitual motor vehicle offender; released, $13,000 bond

* Trey Alexander Davidson, 18, Green Lane; domestic assault, disorderly conduct; held, $5,000 bond

* Christopher Brian Davis, 24, Murfreesboro; criminal trespassing, theft of property; released, $4,500 bond

* Travis John Davis, 22, Woodbury; theft of property, criminal trespassing; released, $4,500 bond

* Bernabe Domingo, 18, Bridlewood Drive; no driver's license; released, $1,000 bond

* Katherine Elizabeth Fifield, 25, Moody Street; driving on suspended license, seat belt law; released, $250 bond

* Wiley Joe Floyd, 33, Richdale Lane; possession of a weapon (two counts), violation of order of protection; released, $9,000 bond

* Samantha Lynn Freeman, 22, Peachtree Street, Unionville; fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance (seven counts); released, $14,000 bond

* Jorge Lopez Galindo, 26, King Arthur Court; no driver's license/exhibited on demand, domestic assault, evading arrest; held, $8,500 bond

* Marcos Toscano Gallardo, 39, Belmont Avenue; aggravated assault, public intoxication; released, $5,500 bond

* Robie Allen Groves, 30, U.S. 41-A North, Unionville; failure to appear; held, no bond

* Christopher Franklin Haynes, 33, Earhart Circle; possession of a weapon; released, $1,000 bond

* Clarence Allen Hodges, 44, Jamie Court; driving on revoked/suspended license; released, $1,000 bond

* Ginny Rae Holliday, 25, Linden; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond

* Walter Robert Hudson, 55, Vine Street; criminal trespassing; released, $250 bond

* Gary Wayne James, 52, U.S. 41-A North, Unionville; DUI, implied consent; released, $2,000 bond

* Clyde Hale Lancaster III, 26, Rockvale; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond

* Anthony O'Neal Leslie, 34, Sevier Street; DUI, driving on revoked/suspended license, financial responsibility; held, $4,000 bond

* Rose Marie Leslie, 49, Deery Street; public intoxication, possession of drug paraphernalia; released, $1,500 bond n Ernesto Javier Lopez, 33, Dunnaway Street; no driver's license, financial responsibility, speeding, criminal impersonation; released, $5,500 bond

* Steven Thomas Martin, 25, South Cannon Boulevard; DUI, driving on revoked/suspended license, open container, implied consent; held, $3,000 bond

* Susan Nicole Martin, 26, Hickory Hill Church Road; fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance (12 counts); released, $24,000 bond

* Hector Garcia Martinez, 26, Sherwood Court; domestic assault; released, $3,500 bond

* Miguel Angel Jimenez Martinez, 27, Dunnaway Street; violation of probation; held, $2,500 bond

* Cynthia Janaan McCown, 53, Tullahoma; DUI; released, $2,000 bond

* Brandy Trinette McCown, 23, Deery Street; driving on revoked/suspended license; released, $1,000 bond

* Teresa Diane Mears, 38, Myers Street; domestic assault; held, $5,000 bond

* Anthony Jason Merlo, 39, Earnhart Street; violation of probation, driving on suspended license; released, $3,500 bond

* Seth Vaden Neese, 25, Peachtree Street, Unionville; fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance (five counts); released, $10,000 bond

* Jess Thomas Nippers, 46, Mac Street; fifth offense DUI, driving on revoked license, habitual motor vehicle offender, simple possession; released, $22,500 bond

* Stacy Carl Ortel, 42, Chapel Hill; violation of probation; held, no bond

* Tammy Lee Peckham, 33, Murfreesboro; domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond

* Carlie Dawn Powell, 37, Dunnaway Road; domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond

* Gumaro Rodriguez, 26, Rich Lane; driving on suspended license, vehicle light law, child restraint law; released, $1,000 bond

* Deidre Ilene Smith, 52, Cherokee Trail; domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond

* Timothy Allen Stanley, 23, Unionville-Deason Road; violation of parole; held, no bond

* James Edward Thompson, 26, Industrial Parkway; domestic assault, public intoxication; held, $8,250 bond

* Paula Susan Thompson, 35, Mead Drive; held for extradition on unspecified charge

* Jose Angel Torres Morales, 22, Adams Road; no driver's license/exhibited on demand, failure to appear; released, $3,000 bond

* Heather Michelle Trice, 23, Landers Street; theft of property; released, $2,500 bond

* George Walter White, 41, Cartwright Road; habitual motor vehicle offender, driving on revoked/suspended license, evading arrest; released, $23,000 bond

* Leslie Danielle Young, 32, Stokes Cemetery Road; domestic assault; released, $1,000 bond