Latest crime report just released

Capt. Jeff Hughes of the Brentwood Police Department has released the most recent crime report, with crimes investigated through Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Business burglary
* Glass on the south door of the Sonic at 208B Wilson Pike was broken and cash taken on Aug. 11. A suspect has been named.
* A rear door was forced open at a Sunset Road home between Aug. 8 and Aug. 10 when the owners were out of town.
* A front door was forced open at an Old Smyrna Road home on Aug. 12. Computers, jewelry, cameras and other items were taken. A neighbor saw a maroon sedan leave the residence.
Theft from motor vehicle
* Purses and their contents were taken from a car parked at the Brentwood Library on Concord Road after the passenger side windows were broken out on two vehicles.
Vandalism
* A Bridlewood Lane mailbox in River Oaks was damaged on Aug. 9 just after midnight.
* Car windows were broken out of a vehicle parked on Brookview Drive in Liberty Downs in the late night, early morning hours of Aug. 12 and 13. A juvenile has been named as a suspect.
General Theft
* Furniture and other belongs were taken from a self-storage unit on General George Patton Drive on Aug. 1. An acquaintance was named as a suspect.
* Cash, merchandise and Lotto tickets were embezzled from the Mapco Mart on Moore’s Lane. A warrant has been obtained on an employee.
* Credit cards and insurance cards were removed from a wallet at Valentine Interiors on Franklin Road Aug. 5.
* Employees of a mobile auto detailing company are suspected of filling their water tanks at Crouch Engineering at Wilson Pike Circle between May 28 and Aug. 6. Suspects have been named.
* Movie and video games were shoplifted from Costco on Seaboard Lane Aug. 8. A suspect was arrested.
* Toilet paper dispensers were pried open at Crockett Park between Aug. 8 and 9.

BREAKING NEWS: Burglary suspects apprehended

A large police presence at a vacant home behind the Shell Station at the corner of Old Hickory Boulevard and Franklin Road has ended in the apprehension of suspects in a home burglary, Capt. Jeff Hughes of the Brentwood Police Department has just confirmed. The burglary was reported on Wilson Pike.
The investigation is continuing.
At this point it is not know whether or not these suspects are connected to the rash of home burglaries reported in Brentwood and surrounding areas in recent weeks.
Check back to learn more as authorities release more details.

Past BrentWord stories of related interest:
Latest city crime report, posted Friday: http://tinyurl.com/BWcrmreport
Police notice on home burglaries: http://tinyurl.com/BWburglars

Latest BW crime report released

The Brentwood Police Department on Monday released its most recent crime report, for the week ending July 18.
At the top of the list are four residential burglaries between July 8 and July 15 that included thefts of jewelry and other valuables. Three of the properties all had front doors that were forced open. They include burglaries at 509 Dekemont Lane in Belle Rive; 1199 Retreat Lane just off Concord Road in Willowmet and 6034 Murray Lane. No suspects are listed on the report.
In a separate incident, a family member is suspected of gaining entry into a home at 1078 Highland Road in Highland View. Nothing was reported taken.
Two actions involving motor vehicles were reported. A '97 Nissan van reported stolen out of Mississippi was recovered and Cesar Varzques-Morales arrested on I-65 on July 10.
And on July 13, a 1994 Mercury van was reported stolen from the southbound side of I-65 between Old Hickory Boulevard and Concord Road.
Four thefts from motor vehicles were reported last week, including three in Brookfield subdivision in east Brentwood. Between July 10 and 11, at 3108 Kottas Court, a passenger side window was broken out. During that same time period, a laptop computer and printer were taken from an unlocked vehicle at 2516 Shays Lane. On July 11, a window was reported broken out and a Garmin GPS device was reported taken at 2496 Ann Julian Court.
Between July 12 and 14, Tennessee license plate 502VNB was taken from a vehicle at 1749 Mallory Lane.
Vandalism was reported at the Maryland Farms YMCA, the Governor's Club, River Park, the Oak Hall subdivision and in Raintree Forest.
At the Y, a vehicle was keyed between July 6 and 9. A knife or tool was used to carve on the walls of the Winstead Mansion at the Governor's Club, which is owned by the Property Owner's Association, between July 10 and 13. A wall and urinal in the men's restroom at River Park were spray painted on July 15. And on July 16, a bulletin board maintained by the Raintree Forest HOA had its glass door broken.
In Oak Hall, feces was left on the door and in a can on the front porch of a home that also was rolled. In response to a question I asked and posted previously in BrentWord, Captain Jeff Hughes stated at this time there is no evidence that it was a hate crime. It is being treated as a prank.
Nine instances of general theft include four seperate instances of shoplifting, from Best Buy on Galleria Boulevard, Mapco Express on Moores Lane, Home Depot on Moores Lane and Ross Dress for Less on Galleria Boulevard. Gregg Gentry and Carl Gentry were arrested in the Best Buy case and a warrant has been issued for the Home Depot theft of tools. A white male is being sought in the July 10 theft of cigarettes from the Mapco. He was reported driving a green Mercury with a Tennessee tag.
Other thefts include two laptop computers from a Flowerwood Court residence in Mooreland Estates; a ring taken from an unlocked locker at the Brentwood YMCA; a pressure washer taken from a pried-open storage shed on Wilson Pike Circle; jewelry taken from a Shenandoah Drive resident during a move; and laptop computers and clothes taken from a residence at Manassas Court in River Oaks.
Two of the more intriguing crimes reported last week include four 8-foot teakwood umbrellas taken from outside picnic tables at the Tennessee Society of CPAs' Maryland Farms offices at 201 Powell Place, and water. Yes, water taken from FedEx Kinko's in the Brentwood Hill Center shopping center "stolen from over a period of months from rear facet."
If you have information on any of these crimes, please contact the Brentwood Police Department at 371-0160.

In case you missed previous posts concerning recent crimes, see:
http://brentword.blogspot.com/2009/07/update-from-bpd-on-burglaries.html
http://brentword.blogspot.com/2009/07/ransacked-home-stuns-brentwood-family.html
http://brentword.blogspot.com/2009/07/vandalism-in-oak-hall-subdivision.html

Crime report: Handgun taken from vehicle

Here are the latest crime reports, as shared by Capt. Jeff Hughes of the Brentwood Police Department:

• A glass was broken in a rear door of Bank of America, 1800 Mallory Lane, sometime between June 18 and 19. Jerry Esaw was arrested.
• A residential burglary was reported at a home on Split Log Road sometime between May 24 and June 14. Cash was taken from an unlocked basement.
• On June 18, two attempted thefts were reported in Maryland Farms: Vehicles at businesses located at 111 Westwood Place and 110 Winners Circle both had attempts made to force locks open. Nothing was reported as taken and there are no suspects.
• A Glock handgun was taken from a car on Delmere Creek Lane between June 22 and June 23.
• Vandalism was reported on June 18 at the Sportsman's Lodge when a paint was scratched on a vehicle.
• And at Enterprise Rent-A-Car near 9660 Boswell Court, a passenger side window was broken out.

Crime report for last week

The following general thefts were reported in Brentwood the week ending June 2, from information released by Capt. Jeff Hughes with the Brentwood Police Department:

• A 16-foot trailer was taken from 210 Wilson Pike Circle sometime over the weekend of May 8. No suspects are reported.
• Jewelry was taken from a bedside table drawer at a residence at 912 Elmington Ct., date unavailable. Workers in the house are suspected.
• Memory Sticks were shoplifted from Best Buy, 1600 Galleria Boulevard, on May 27. Wenhao Lui was arrested.
• An employee is suspected of embezzling cash from Party City, 1630 Galleria Boulevard, on May 28.
• Pet supplies were shoplifted from PetSmart, 8105 Moores Lane, on May 29. Elizabeth Beam was arrested.
• A wallet was taken from the Harris Teeter pharmacy counter, 210 Franklin Road, on May 29. A suspect has been identified on surveillance video.
• A laptop computer and an iPod were taken from a bedroom at 1606 Crockett Hills Blvd. on June 2. Future movers are suspected.

For tips on preventing being burglarized, see http://brentword.blogspot.com/2009/05/few-crimes-to-report-this-week.html

Few crimes to report this week

Brentwood Police Department's Cpt. Jeff Hughes just sent the weekly crime wrapup. There's good news and bad.
First the good: It's been a quiet week in ol' Brentwood. The bad? Many of the crimes reported might have been prevented.

• On May 18, a wallet and its contents were reported stole from an unlocked locker at the Maryland Farms YMCA.
• Also on May 18, a woman's purse and wallet were stolen from her locked car at Civitan Park off Concord after someone broke out the passenger side window.
• On May 17, a pressure washer was reportedly stolen from a home on Post Oak Circle in McGavock Farms.

Among the crime prevention tips you'll find on the city's website are these:

• Most car burglars act on impulse. Keep your belongings with you or out of sight. Car floorboards, dashboards, and seats ARE NOT good places to leave items such as purses and wallets; laptop computer bags, briefcases, and backpacks; shopping bags and cell phones and MP3 players. According to Hughes and Officer Mark Wood, GPS devices have become one of the hottest targets. Remember: If you cannot take your items with you, hide them out of sight in your trunk or other concealable area.
• Leaving your keys anywhere in your vehicle is an invitation to a car burglar. Keep in mind that if you think you have a great hiding place for a spare key, a thief has probably thought of that hiding place as well.
• And remember that most car burglaries in Brentwood occur at people's homes. The police urge everyone to "Lock your car doors. Keep your valuables in the trunk or inside the house. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR KEYS IN THE IGNITION even when your car is in the garage or your driveway. Lock your garage walk-in door and keep the garage bay door shut."

For more tips, visit www.brentwood-tn.org/index.aspx?page=479. If you see a crime being committed or need to report a non-emergency crime, please call the Brentwood Police Department at 371-0160. For emergencies, call 911.

Let's hope there's nothing to report from next week's crime log!