Sheriff's


Break-in and theft alleged
Eula Webb, 78, of Bridges Chapel Road, told Cocke County Deputy Sheriff Tony Bailey that sometime between 10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, and Wednesday, May 27, at 5 a.m., while she and her family were asleep, someone allegedly entered through a front window, took a TV, and left out the back door. No forced entry was made. The stolen Sanyo 26-inch TV was valued at $380.

Break-in and theft in Cosby
Tyneal Hensley, 33, of Hooper Highway, told Cocke County Deputy Sheriff Tony Bailey that while she and her family were gone camping, from Friday, May 22, to Monday, May 25, someone found a hidden key to her home and took 30 pairs of ladies underwear worth $150 and an I-Pod worth $250. A broken window was valued at $100.

Theft by visitor alleged
Olivia Keller, 27, of Action Street, alleged that on Wednesday, May 27, after an individual she knows came by her residence at 3 a.m. to visit, she found missing a cordless remote PlayStation worth $70 and a "rock band" guitar worth $60, according to a report by Cocke County Deputy Sheriff Tony Bailey.

Vehicle reported stolen
Ricky McGaha, 21, of Ground Hog Road, told Cocke County Deputy Sheriff Randall Hartsell that on Thursday, May 28, around 4:15 a.m., he heard someone knock on his door and leave his property in his 1989 Chevrolet Blazer. McGaha said he had left the doors to his vehicle unlocked.

Theft on Bogard Road
Tessie Poe Wilson, 52, of Bogard Road, told Sgt. Tony Whitten of the Cocke County Sheriff's Department that on Thursday, May 28, when she returned home, she discovered someone had entered through a bedroom window and stolen several items. Those items were a Yamaha music synthesizer and Peavey amplifier worth $1,900, an Emerson DVD/VCR player worth $150, a .22-caliber pistol valued at $250, two cases of jewelry and other items worth $250, a Canon video camera worth $600, a laptop computer worth $1,000, and a Canon digital camera worth $300.

Cell phone allegedly stolen at school
Angel Nicole Jones, 15, of 300 McCamis Hollow Road, in Newport, told Cocke County Deputy Sheriff Randy Cutshaw that on Tuesday, May 26, when she returned to her classroom at Cocke County High School after lunch, she noticed someone had stolen her cell phone from her pocketbook. The black and silver Tilt-AT&T phone was estimated at $400.


Police

John Deere lawn mower stolen, recovered
Jim Lane of Lowe's on Eply Road in Newport, told Patrolman Donald Coakley that on April 10 about 4:50 p.m., an unidentified male allegedly cut the cables around John Deere zero-turn lawn mowers at the store and walked off. About 15 minutes after he left, a male and a female allegedly pushed one of the mowers onto a flat bed truck and drove off. The store has a video of the people taking the mower, which was later recovered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The mower taken and then recovered was estimated at almost $3,000.

Two-car accident on Cosby Highway
On Thursday, May 28, a 2004 Dodge Durango driven by Jefferson N. Ball, 48, of 1300 Golf Course Road, in Newport, allegedly turned onto the Cosby Highway into the outside lane headed north, according to a report by Sgt. Donna Hopkins of the Newport Police Department. At the same time, a 1998 Ford Escort driven by Grayhart C. Goddard, 64, of Rich Mountain Way, in Sevierville, was also traveling north in the inside lane of Cosby Highway. Goddard allegedly merged his vehicle into the outside lane and struck the rear of the Dodge.

Accident near Newport Post Office
Joyce S. Norton, 43, of 248 Rocky Flats, in Cosby, was allegedly traveling southbound on the Cosby Highway in a 2004 Nissan on Thursday, May 28, around 1 p.m. Catrina A. Woods, 42, of 243 Jaybird Road, in Newport was traveling south on the Cosby Highway in a 2002 Honda Accord. When Norton stopped her car to allow a car in front of her to turn into the Newport Post Office, Woods allegedly failed to stop her vehicle in time and hit the Nissan.

Hit-and-run alleged in Lowe's parking lot
O.G. McCoy, of 1256 Pratt Road, in Talbott, told Patrolman Justin Vinson that on Thursday, May 28, he parked his 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck in the parking lot of Lowe's, went inside the store, and when he returned, he noticed damage to the rear bumper and tailgate of his truck.

Hit-and-run on North Street alleged
Timothy L. Strom, 54, of 1030 Flat Top Way, in Del Rio, told Patrolman Donald Coakley that he had stopped his International vehicle on Thursday, May 28, around 10:50 a.m. for the traffic light on North Street at East Main when another vehicle hit Strom's vehicle in the rear. The driver than allegedly drove off, leaving the scene of the accident.

Accident on West Main Street
A 1996 Honda Accord driven by Cindy L. Jenkins, 27, of 3305 Salem Road, in Parrottsville, was on Thursday, May 28, around 4:45 p.m., stopped on West Main Street for traffic and facing east. Jonathan P. Birdwell, 28, of 1200 South Allens Bridge Road, in Greeneville, was traveling east in a 2004 Ford F-250 pickup truck behind Jenkins in her Honda Accord. Birdwell allegedly failed to stop her vehicle and struck the rear side of the Honda Accord.

Two-car accident on Cosby Highway
A 1999 Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by Amy C. Love, 42, of 390 Greasy Cove Road, in Cosby, had allegedly stopped for traffic going south on the Cosby Highway on Thursday, May 28, around 12:45 a.m. Glenna S. Hayworth, 48, of 239 Jasmine Drive, in Newport, said she could not stop the 2000 Cadillac Seville she was driving in time, and hit the rear side of the pickup truck.

Accident in Walmart parking lot
Santos Edubijes SiFontes, 36, of 261 Filbert St., in Newport, said that on Thursday, May 28, around 6:30 p.m., when he was driving in Walmart's parking lot, the steering column of the 1986 Mazda truck he was driving broke and SiFontes lost control of the vehicle. That caused it to strike a stop sign post near the front entrance of Walmart, according to Patrolman Matthew Elliott.

Accident on Cosby Highway near Burke Street
Stuart E. Moore, 42, of Dandridge, was traveling southbound on Cosby Highway in a 2006 Saab Aero on Thursday, May 28, when Phyllis C. Blazer, 57, also of Dandridge, was in the turning lane to turn onto Burke Street in a 2007 Toyota Highlander. Blazer allegedly turned into traffic to cross to Burke Street and struck the Saab in the driver's side.