Heather Armstrong of Caine Lane said she was next door at her grandmother's when she heard her dogs barking very loudly.
She hurried home to find the front door open.
The house had been ransacked, but she has not found anything missing.
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David Armstrong, also of Caine Lane, said he spotted a black male inside his home near the front door.
The intruder saw him and took off running.
He was described as 5'7" with a heavy build and in his early 20s.
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A man was spotted at the Highway 153 Walmart trying to wheel a buggy out without paying for the items in it.
The man was being led toward the loss prevention department when he suddenly shoved manager Dean Lanternier and ran out the door.
He got into a silver Ford Ranger pickup truck and took off.
He was described as 5'8" with a medium build.
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Josh Patton found the back door had been forced open at the business at 4812 Hixson Pike.
Items taken include a brown leather couch, a brown leather loveseat, a DVR, two Toshiba LDC TVs and $27,795 in security equipment.
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William Campbell of James Avenue came home to find his front door kicked in.
He is missing two Apple laptop computers, a silver Macbook Pro worth $1,400 and another computer worth $1,200.
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Police said they made an arrest in a road rage case.
Steven Wiertal said a gray Nissan cut in front of him near Starbucks on Gunbarrel Road.
He said the vehicle braked, then stopped in the middle of busy Gunbarrel Road. He said the driver reached in the backseat and retrieved what appeared to be a black Glock handgun from a bag.
He said the man pointed the gun up in the sky and waved it toward his vehicle. He said he became very afraid and his wife, Christina, was hysterical.
Police questioned the Nissan driver, Jonathan David Grant, and he at first said there was no gun involved. He then said he had reached for his 40-caliber Taurus handgun, but he denied waving it at anyone or pointing it in the sky.
Grant, 34, was taken to the County Jail and charged with aggravated assault.
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Officials at Belk at Hamilton Place said Phil Jones was seen concealing items on his person.
He was found to have $1,344.99 in merchandise weighing him down.
The items included several watches, jewelry, keychains and eyeglasses.
Jones was charged with theft over $1,000.
He has an extensive record for theft and was on probation at the time on several stealing charges.