1000 Bass Pro Dr.: Police were dispatched to the Bass Pro Shops on Thursday afternoon in regard to a burglary of an auto. According to a police report, an officer spoke with a man who said that his 2006 Ford F150 had been burglarized while he was parked in the west lot of the store. The report states the man was in the store for about 30 minutes and when he returned to his truck the driver’s side door appeared to have been “punched.” The victim reported that a .38-caliber revolver was taken from the truck cab,
While police were there they responded to a second call of a car having been burglarized. According to a separate report, this vehicle, also a Ford pickup truck, was on the west side of the outdoor retail store. Again, the report states that the door had been “punched” by a mechanical device which removes the entire locking mechanism from the door. The victim reported that thieves made off with a Hummingbird depth finder valued at $1,100 and a bag containing miscellaneous fishing supplies and a GPS device. The report states that an employee of Bass Pro discovered a receipt near the vehicle from a nearby market that was dated the same day. The receipt may have been dropped by the suspect, the report states.
_ 6107 Ringgold Rd.: On Saturday evening police responded to Textile Printing Company in regard to an auto burglary. According to a police report, the complainant told the officer that he was getting off work and walking to his Honda and saw that the driver’s side window had been broken. The man told police that he pulled a brick from the car but didn’t think anything was taken from the car.
A second car at the business was also burglarized on the same evening. According to a separate report, an officer spoke with a man who said the rear window in his Dodge had been broken. The victim told police that it did not appear that anything had been taken from the vehicle. The report states that the victim said his wallet and a firearm were still inside the Dodge. He was advised to contact police if he discovered anything had been taken. The report states that management from the business was on scene and officials would attempt to access video surveillance of the incident to aid in an investigation.
