Police say 30-year-old Kaylee Ruth Hand walked into the Target store on Charlotte Pike Wednesday and filled a shopping cart full of merchandise worth $1,019. She then pushed the full cart past all points of sale and attempted to exit the store when she was stopped by loss prevention. Officers arrived and took her into custody for felony theft.
Tag: theft of merchandise
Melissa McClain has NY strip, loaf of bread, Clifty farm ham & ribeye in her purse at Kroger
59-year-old Melissa Gay McClain pulled a loaf of swirl bread, a Clifty Farm ham, a NY Strip steak, and a boneless beef ribeye from her purse after she was caught shoplifting on December 10th at a Clarksville Pike Kroger in Nashville. Loss prevention initially observed her taking the items and passing the self-checkout area. She stated she was low on food at home and only had $3 on her food stamp card, so she was forced to steal the food to eat. The loss prevention officer, Latosha Michelle Hall, called Metro Nashville Police, who asked if she wanted to prosecute for the crime. She stated she was a contracted 3rd party employee for Kroger, and she personally wanted to prosecute for the theft, signing a private protection warrant. McClain is free on a $1,000 bond.
Best Buy Booster busted — Tykerria Foxx
18-year-old Tykerria Foxx is charged with theft after police say she walked into the Rivergate Best Buy store, selected two Playstation controllers valued at $150, and fled out the front door. She was able to be identified by police with assistance from loss prevention. Once the warrant was signed on September 29th, she was booked on the warrant on October 3rd.
Colleen Thomas says a “memory issue” caused her to steal from airport store while waiting for flight
Nashville Airport Police say 38-year-old Colleen Joy Thomas, of Virginia, walked into the Arts of the District store inside Concourse A of the Nashville Airport and stuffed her pockets full of electronics, and left the store. In addition to the multiple Apple Airtags, guitar picks, and an Apple device charger she pocketed, she grabbed a Helix power bank and a pair of Apple Airpods Max while the cashier was distracted. The store manager, Jason Messick, confronted her in the concourse and she returned the larger items she had stolen. She stated she has a “short-term memory issue” which often causes her to forget things and suggests that’s why she didn’t pay for the items.
When police arrived they asked if she had anything other than the larger items in her hands, which she “forgot” to pay for, and she stated she didn’t believe so, but had an issue with her memory. She consented to a search of her luggage and backpack, which revealed the other missing items, which brought her total theft to a value of $1,053.06.
Man in Walmart stopped by loss prevention; search yields concealed baby clothes and crack pipes
32-year-old Joshua Polk was charged with theft of merchandise and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia after he and a partner tried to steal baby clothes and toys while holding two crack pipes.
Man jailed for theft again, this time for $10 worth of electronics
29-year-old Kalwin Perrin was charged with theft of merchandise after he was caught leaving Walmart with $10 of electronics he failed to purchase.
Man caught stealing groceries found to have 12 outstanding warrants
33-year-old Charles Gordon was charged with theft and criminal impersonation after he gave officers an incorrect name and date of birth, and was discovered to have twelve outstanding warrants.
Man caught stealing liquor; detained by store owner until police arrive
51-year-old Jerome Jenkins was charged with theft after he was caught attempting to steal liquor by the owner of the establishment.
Man drops jail release papers after concealing wine in jacket during robbery
26-year-old Dallas Wease was charged with theft of merchandise after he was identified by jail release papers that he dropped while stealing two bottles of wine from Cork & Barrel.
Fugitive woman finally found after Walgreens theft
28-year-old Jessica Lefevers was charged with theft of merchandise after leaving a Walgreens with items she had not paid for. She was identified by video surveillance and caught five months later.
Woman caught selling stolen diapers on Facebook; booked on multiple charges
28-year-old Jamesha Grady was charged with criminal trespass, vandalism, two counts of theft, and domestic assault when she bit her girlfriend, smashed her windshield with a cinder block, stole $200 worth of items from Kroger after being banned, and took four boxes of diapers from Dollar General to sell on Facebook.
Man arrested a year after he stole $200 in toiletries from CVS
33-year-old Jadon Simon was charged with two counts of theft of merchandise when he nabbed a large amount of toothpaste, toothbrush heads, detergent, diapers, and wipes from a local CVS within three days.
Serial thief caught again trying to steal over $240 in items from Walmart
50-year-old Mark Artis was charged with burglary and theft of merchandise after he was caught trying to steal $243 worth of merchandise from Walmart on Dickerson Pike. According to court records, he has been convicted of theft 8 times since August 2012 and had 2 other charges dismissed.
Traffic stop finds man with domestic assault and theft warrants
22-year-old Tyler Stewart was charged with domestic assault, theft, and unlawful drug paraphernalia when a traffic stop led to police checking his ID and finding warrants, along with needles in his pocket that he admitted were used for heroin.
Nashville man charged with felony theft for taking $2.95 in sausage from Walmart
37-year-old Eric Nelson was charged with his 5th theft of merchandise offense when he was caught trying to leave the Walmart on Dickerson Pike with a $2.95 package of sausage.
Teen charged with theft again after not scanning socks and underwear
19-year-old Toniyja Winters was charged with theft of merchandise and criminal trespass when she and her friend were caught past the point of sale with $182.98 worth of unscanned socks, underwear, t-shirts and a pair of sandals.
Man charged after “realistic BB gun” threat, stealing mom’s phone and lottery tickets
20-year-old Jerock Walker was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of theft of merchandise, and theft of property after family members told police he threatened them and stole his mother’s iPhone. In a separate incident, he was also observed stealing lottery tickets at Mapco on Murfreesboro Pike and cashing them in at Fannin Market in Goodlettsville.
Nashville realtor charged with theft of Keurig from local Walmart
45-year-old Amanda McMahan was charged with theft of merchandise when she took a shopping trip at Walmart and reportedly didn’t bother to scan or pay for a $129 Keurig machine at a self check out kiosk.
Man pulls out pellet gun during shoplifting and says “you’re lucky I didn’t shoot you”
23-year-old Joshua Slate was charged with theft of merchandise and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he attempted to shoplift from Academy Sports and then pointed a pellet gun at staff saying “you’re lucky that I didn’t shoot you.”
Man arrested for stealing energy drinks
30-year-old Mark Nave was charged with theft of merchandise after he stole 2 energy drinks from the Shell Gas Station on West End Avenue.
Employee confesses to stealing $2100 of alcohol from Lipman Brothers warehouse
49-year-old Rubin Miles was charged with theft of merchandise after stealing $2100.00 worth of alcohol from his employer, the Lipman Brothers.
Burlington shoplifter identified by a former classmate who worked there
18-year-old Emandreia Cobb is charged with theft of merchandise under after an old classmate identified her as the suspect caught on camera at the Burlington store on Sawyer Brown Road in Bellevue.
Serial huffer strikes again… this time at Target
23-year-old Angelina Puryear was charged with inhaling or possessing to inhale fumes and theft of merchandise after she was found huffing an air duster in a Target bathroom on Lebanon Pike.
Off-duty deputy bit by shoplifter fleeing with $28 of merchandise
Juan “Johnny” Pena, 35, is charged with shoplifting and assault after he attempted to get past a reserve deputy working security at the Nolensville Road Walmart, and bit him in an attempt to flee.
Teen on 40mg Xanax, 8 shots of Captain Morgan, heists $750 of wine from Opryland Hotel
“I know I shouldn’t have done it, but I shouldn’t be this drunk either, and I am.” – those are the words of 18-year-old Jacob D. Waswick, who also told police “When you take 40 mg of Xanax, & 8 shots of Captain Morgan, and want some wine, you think… well, there’s no camera, I can jump a wall, and get into a cooler, and nobody will know.”
