POLICE

 

Property damage reported

 

Dean Black, 402 Beech St., told Patrolman Travis Gorrell on Tuesday that a tractor-trailer attempting to make a delivery at Newport Grammar School caught the cable and phone lines to his home. The truck, which belonged to Estes Express Lines in Greeneville, was driven by Roy R. Brank.

 

More property damage

 

Helen Whitlock Sneed, 49, 1214 Fuller St., told Patrolman William Garber on Christmas Eve that while she was inside Diana's Beauty Salon, 228 E. Broadway, the review mirror on the driver's side of her 2004 Honda Accord was knocked off by an unknown driver.

 

Lost billfold

 

W. E. Cohen, 78, 1120 Autumn Breeze Rd., Newport, reported his lost billfold to Capt. Ronnie Landers on Wednesday. Cohen told Landers that before he could cancel his credit cards, someone had used his Discover card at a local business in the amount of $500.

 

Charges filed

 

Vanessa J. Stewart, 49, 112 Lake View Street, was cited by Patrolman Robby McMahan on Wednesday for violation of the light law and driving on a revoked license. The charges came after Stewart's 1989 Nissan was found abandoned at the intersection of Bailey Street and Hedrick Drive.

 

Parking lot mishaps reported

 

Newport Police Department personnel answered at least three calls to parking lot mishaps recently. On Monday, Sgt. David Smith responded to a call to Wal-Mart parking lot. According to his report, Patrick E. McFalls, 1501 Fancy Way, Newport, was driving his 2002 Ford Explorer through the lot when Linda Marlene Stuart, 47, 201 Circle Road, Newport, attempted to back her 2003 Dodge Caravan from its space and struck his vehicle. On Tuesday, Patrol Officer Amy Elswick answered a call to Ryan's parking lot, where Candy Wilson, 51, 1232 Sandstone Lane, Dandridge, said that while she was inside the restaurant, someone told her that her 2000 Ford F-250. Investigation showed that a 2004 Chevrolet, driven by Becky Chiasson, 25, 1327 Bright Start Rd., was parked next to Wilson's vehicle and struck it as she attempted to pull from the spot. And on Tuesday, Patrolman William Garber answered another call to Wal-Mart parking lot. When he arrived Deborah Kay Daniels, 54, 10 Crossings Lane, Hot Springs, NC, said that while she sat in her 2000 Mazda, Susan Woody Webb, 48, 423 Old Knoxville Hwy., Newport, attempted to remove a shopping cart from a grassy area and struck her van, causing a crack in the rear tail light. Webb told Garber that she did not cause the damage to the light.

 

Charges placed

 

Joshua Rowland, 23, 1004 Cocke Estates, Newport, was charged by Newport Police Dept. Detective Lynn Shults with three counts of forgery and one count of theft of property on Tuesday.

 

SHERIFF

 

Theft reported

 

Jacob George Formberg, 333 Cove Hollow Road, reported the burglary of his home to Constable Mike Shropshire on Christmas Eve. According to Shropshire's report, Formberg returned home to find a door open to his home and several items taken. They included a Craftsman circular saw, an Hitachi saw, an Hitachi belt sander, a hand planer, a cordless Devault hammer, a Dewalt palm sander, guns, a computer, and a bag of assorted tools with a combined estimated value of $3740.

 

Assault on Tuesday

 

Dustin Wayne Rankins, 21, 605 Carmack Road, told Constable Danny Hartsell on Tuesday that while he was working out at a local fitness center he was assault by a male who then drove away in a black car.

 

Brake problems

 

Two teenagers escaped injury Wednesday when their car left Country Path, traveled down an embankment, and struck a garage. The driver, John E. Atkins, 16, 129 Country Path, told Deputy Derrick Webb that the 1989 Mazda had brake problems. His passenger was Isidro Cabrera, 15, Loftus Road, Parrottsville.

 

Overcorrection

 

A one-vehicle accident was reported on Wednesday on Hwy. 73, according to Deputy Randall Hartsell. His report states that a 2000 Ford Explorer, operated by Ethel Diane Messer, 61, 934 Chicken Hollow Road, Newport, left the right side of the road. When Messer overcorrected, the vehicle then flipped several times, hit a ditch, and then came to rest on an embankment. Allied Ambulance personnel checked the driver, who refused further medical treatment at the time.

 

Borrowed vehicle not returned

 

Bobby Stokely, 65, 636 Hwy. 25-E, told Sgt. David Crum on Tuesday that he loaned his 1999 Chevrolet truck to a family member "three or four" months ago and that the vehicle has not been returned.

 

Aggravated burglary

 

Tony Earl James, 58, 121 Greystone Way, Newport, reported the burglary of a residence he is remodeling at 609 Pecan Tree Way, Newport, to Sgt. Eric Rinehart on Tuesday. According to Sgt. Rinehart, missing items include a band saw and a weedeater.

 

Jewelry gone

 

Ashley Shelton, 45, 464 Lower Bogard Road, told Sgt. Ricky Holt on Tuesday that while she was away from her home someone took several items of jewelry from the residence. There was no sign of forced entrance. There is a suspect in the theft.

 

Shooting reported

 

Deputy David Crowder responded to a reported shooting on Tuesday. According to Sgt. Crowder, he went to the residence of Kristy Suzann Miller, 33, 826 Middle Creek Road, Cosby. Upon his arrival, Miller told him that during the night a large noise awakened her and her boyfriend. The next morning, the two discovered the front porch light bulb had been broken and that one or more apparent shotgun blasts had struck the front of the home.

 

Stewart charged

 

Timothy Stewart, 20, 839 Jersey Way, Dandridge, was charged with violation of probation by Detective Bryan Murr on Tuesday.

 

VOP charge

 

Ashley Player, 22, 866 Baysinger Road, Newport, was charged with violation of probation by Deputy Travis Webb on Tuesday.

 

Misses truck but hits tree

 

Edith M. Koger, 68, 1240 Sprouse Road, Newport, told Deputy Timothy N. Snapp on Tuesday that as she drove her 1999 Nissan up a hill on Sprouse Road, she met a back truck and swerved to avoid a collision with it. In doing so, Koger's vehicle collided with a tree. The truck reportedly left the scene of the accident.