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Police Blotter: Robbery On Shawnee Trail

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

A man told police he was robbed at gunpoint on Shawnee Trail.

The victim said two black males approached him from behind and asked to use his cellphone.

He said he handed it over, then one of them pulled a silver .45-caliber revolver and demanded his wallet.

The pair then left with the cellphone and wallet, which contained $65 and a credit card.

He said they were about 18 years old and about 5'8" and 160 pounds.

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Joyce Russell of Wheeler Street said she walked to Sandy's Liquors. When she got back to her house there were six black males standing in front.

She said one in the group called her "you white b----" and punched her in the face at least twice. He pushed her to the ground and kicked her in the chest and stomach. Then they left without saying anything else.

Police said Ms. Russell had a tooth knocked out and her nose and upper lip were swollen. She had intense pain in her chest. She was taken to the Memorial Hospital emergency room.

She said she did not know anyone in the group and believes she was targeted because she is white.

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Louvella Thompson-Rouke said she parked near First Tennessee Bank on Hixson Pike and returned to find her car broken into.

There was extensive damage to the door that had been pried open. Her purse was taken. It contained $30, three credit cards, 10 checks and her driver's license.

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Robert Barron said his 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe was broken into while he was fishing at TVA's Lake Junior.

Missing was his wallet, which contained $60, two credit cards and his driver's license.

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Donald Long IV left the Chattanooga Billiards Club on Jordan Drive to find glass scattered by his vehicle.

He is missing a $400 phone.

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Police investigated a break-in at Nation Glass and Mirror on Perimeter Drive.

A glass door was broken out. Items missing included $20 in change, two computer monitors and two TVs. The office was ransacked and a desk was turned over.

A man at a neighboring business heard an alarm sound, then saw a dark-colored, older-model vehicle leave at a high rate of speed.

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Police checked out a dispute between neighbors on Lake Resort Drive.

John Kennedy said the upstairs neighbors, the Brosters, would push bird seed down through the cracks in the floor and also stomp on the floor and called he and his wife names. He said he erected a screen to catch the birdseed.

The Brosters said they had put away the bird feeder.

They said the Kennedys "complain about everything."

The Brosters said they would make no further remarks to the Kennedys.


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