Police
investigate rash of burglaries, shooting
By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer
Holly Springs police are investigating
almost $83,000 worth of stolen goods taken in six different incidents
last week. They also made an arrest in a shooting.
More than half of the burglaries involved
auto break-ins, while the biggest single theft was an 18-wheeler.
The incident report for the week ending
November 6 included:
- Four auto burglaries and one burglary of a residence
on Nov. 2.
- An auto burglary in the 100 block of Heritage
Drive – The victim reported that a stainless steel Smith and
Wesson .357 valued at $450 was taken from the vehicle.
- An auto burglary in the 100 block of Brooks Road
– The victim said several cameras and equipment valued at
$40,500 were taken from the vehicle.
- An auto burglary in the 100 block of Brooks Road
– The victim said a TiVo valued at $200, two briefcases containing
personal documents, a DVD/VHS recorder valued at $400, a Kodak camera
with charges and SD cards valued at $500 were taken.
- An auto burglary in the 100 block of Brooks Road
– A cell phone valued at $200 was taken from the vehicle.
- A house burglary in the 500 block of Robindale –
The victim said approximately $600 worth of clothing was taken from
the residence.
- Nov. 3. An auto burglary at Park and Maury Streets
– The vehicle sustained damage to the window and dash and a speaker
was taken.
- Nov. 4. A grand larceny in the 100 block of E.
Gholson Avenue – The victim’s purse was taken along with
several credit cards and vehicle keys.
- Nov. 5. A house burglary in the 100 block of
Rust Avenue – No items were reportedly taken during the incident.
- Nov. 6. An auto theft in the 600 block of Highway
7 South – A white, 1997 Freightliner tractor/trailer rig valued
at $40,000 was taken from the location. The owner of the vehicle said
the rig had “MLG” on it and “834” on the left
side of the hood. It also contained a GPS tracking device.
In a separate incident, a Holly Springs
man has been charged with aggravated assault following a shooting November
3 on College Avenue near Chesterman Street, according to Detective Elijah
Wilson with the police department.
The victim, Eddie Brown, was in stable
condition Monday at the Memphis Med, he said.
Wilson said Brown and the suspect, Jereco
Mitchell, 19, were riding in a van with a female juvenile just prior to
the incident.
Brown and the juvenile allegedly got into
an altercation and Brown stopped the van.
“Allegedly, Brown struck this
juvenile female after stopping the van,” Wilson said. “Jereco
Mitchell allegedly pulled a weapon - a small caliber gun - and Eddie and
Jereco were fighting over the weapon and it went off. According to the
doctor it was a single bullet to the head.
“The men drove the van to Alliance
HealthCare System where Brown was tested and it was determined a bullet
was lodged in his face. He was in critical condition and was airlifted
to the Med.”
Anyone having any information regarding
any of these incidents is urged to contact the Holly Springs Police Department
at 662-252-2122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-729-2169. Crime Stoppers wants
your information, not you name.
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