Matthew Carlton
Police said a stealthy burglary stole a TV and an XBox game system from a bedroom while two young boys slept in the room.
Chauree Graham of Poplar Street said she got up during the night to feed her newborn and noticed that the door to the bedroom of her other two sons was almost closed. She said that was unusual.
She looked in the room and saw the window blinds hanging down and mangled. She also noticed that the Insignia TV and XBox were missing.
She got the boys up and moved them into the living room, then called police.
One of the boys told her he had opened the window a small amount to get some air.
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The owner of the Rite of Passage tattoo shop at 58 N. Market St. said her shop was deluged by water from above.
Melanie Boyle said it happened right after an argument with Eli Hughes, the tenant above her. She said Hughes sent her a text message saying "she would be sorry."
She said a large amount of water came down from her light fixture. Police saw a large puddle of water and water covering much of the shop floor.
Ms. Boyle said there was water on the Pepsi machine and it was no longer working.
A maintenance man went to the apartment above and did not find any water running.
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On N. Bishop Drive, Jeffrey Schaffer said he argued with a black male he knew only as "Mike" over a payment to "Mike" for drugs.
He said "Mike" shortened the discussion by pulling a pistol from his pocket and pointing it at him. He then departed.
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The manager of a store in the 2200 block of Gunbarrel Road said an employee, Robert Milligan, waited on a friend.
The manager said the clerk rang up a couple of children's items, but not the Nike shoes and belt. The loss to the store was $49.98.
Police viewed a video of the transaction and charged Milligan with theft under $500.
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Eddie Wynn Stevens said while jogging along Grandview Avenue in the pre-dawn facing traffic a car drove down the road and veered toward him as if to hit him.
He said the same thing had happened with the same vehicle two or three times before in the last couple of weeks.
Mr. Stevens said he wears reflective clothing and is lit up "like a Christmas tree." He said it was too dark to tell what kind of car it was.
He said he wanted to file the report "in the event something tragic actually does happen."
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At Belk at Northgate Mall, store personnel saw a white female put jewelry in her purse, then go in the restroom.
Officials said the woman, Mary Rogers, removed security sensors from the jewelry worth $1,001 and tried to leave without paying.
They said she was banned from the store before.
Ms. Rogers was charged with theft over $1,000 and criminal trespass.
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Curtis Provens of Curtis Street told police his house was shot up.
He said he was sleeping when he heard gunfire. He went into the living room and saw bullets had gone through two windows, with one striking a picture on the wall. There were multiple gunshots in the walls.
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Police said Carlos Moore reported that his $900 Apple IPhone was stolen from his vehicle while parked at the Olive Garden restaurant.
He said he spotted his phone at Game Stop on Highway 153. An employee there said it had been sold for $218 by Matthew Carlton, who was wearing an Olive Garden uniform.
Carlton was charged with theft.
Mary Rogers