Police accuse maintenance man of renting apartments, keeping money

Brian Smith

Police arrested an apartment maintenance man for renting apartments and keeping the money for himself after the property owner alerted police to the theft.

Bobby G. Hoskins, 44, of McDaniel Avenue, was arrested Monday after police allege he rented out several units in an apartment complex on McDaniel Avenue and kept the security deposits and rent for himself.

According to Richmond Police Department spokesman Sgt. Willard Reardon, Hoskins was employed by the property owner as a maintenance man.

Reardon said the property owner reported the theft in early June, and Hoskins is alleged to have collected more than $2,000 before being caught.

He was charged with theft by failure to make required disposition and arrested at his residence. He was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.

Receiving stolen property

A Martin Drive man was arrested and charged with felony receiving stolen property after police allege he stole several items from his girlfriend as they were being evicted from an apartment on Wayne Drive.

Keith A. Cates, 37, is accused of stealing a Kenmore washer and dryer set, a Sanyo television and a DVD/VCR from the apartment he and his ex-girlfriend were being evicted from in June.

The woman filed a police report after the items were stolen, and police later determined that Cates sold the washer and dryer to Tommy’s Appliances without permission, Reardon said.

Cates surrendered to police on Monday and also was charged with fourth-degree assault and terroristic threatening in relation to a prior domestic incident, Reardon said.

The other items have not been recovered.

Turpin Drive assault

A man reported Saturday that he was assaulted and robbed outside a Turpin Drive apartment.

The man told police he was lured outside the apartment, where four men attacked him and struck him with a metal pipe, Reardon said.

The suspects allegedly stole his wallet during the assault, Reardon said, but the wallet was later recovered with only $272 in cash missing.

The man suffered minor injuries, Reardon said.

Traffic stop finds drugs

James C. Johnson, 22, was arrested on N. Poplar Street on Sunday following a traffic stop in which police found a variety of drugs and paraphernalia.

Johnson, of Red House Road, was charged with first- and second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, trafficking in marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Reardon said officers found 7.8 ounces of marijuana, 22 OxyContin tablets, 10 Lortab pills, a Percocet pill, a scale and other paraphernalia during a search of Johnson’s car.

He was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center following his arrest.

Other crimes

• A Virginia man was arrested July 17 in his motel room at the La Quinta Inn after reports of possible marijuana use.

Police contacted the man after arriving and he confirmed he was using marijuana. A search uncovered two bags of the drug weighing 3.4 ounces and several items of paraphernalia.

He was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, Reardon said.

• A McKee man was arrested Friday for third-degree possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after police found 64 Xanax pills and a straw in his car following a traffic stop on Interstate 75.

• Police arrested a McKee woman July 17 for second-degree possession of a controlled substance, third-degree terroristic threatening, alcohol intoxication and disorderly conduct following an altercation outside the Blue Moon Tavern.

The woman was outside the bar screaming and using profanity when police arrived, and a search uncovered a Lortab pill, a Xanax pill, a clonazepam pill and six neurontin pills.

• An E. Irvine Street man was arrested Monday night for taking items from the Goodwill donation box outside the charity on the Eastern Bypass.

An officer observed the man removing several small items from the box before driving away. The man was later stopped and the items recovered.

Reardon said the man had already been warned about taking items from Goodwill.

• An undisclosed amount of cash was reported stolen following a July 16 break-in at the Kentucky River Foothills office on Spangler Drive. A rear window was broken out and the office was ransacked, Reardon said.

• A resident of an apartment in the 100 block of Janwell Court reported Sunday that a Pioneer CD player had been stolen from his unlocked truck overnight. The item was valued at $600.

• A Manhattan Club employee reported her LG Dare cell phone was stolen Saturday while she was working at the club. The phone was valued at $250.

• A Timothy Way resident reported $350 in items were stolen Saturday from his truck while it was parked in the 300 block. Reported missing were an Apple iPod Nano, an XM satellite radio, a case of Miller Lite beer and a half-case of Coors beer.

• A resident in the 900 block of Fieldstone Way reported Sunday that a gray Apple iPod Nano and an unknown brand GPS unit had been stolen from his parked vehicle overnight. There were no signs of forced entry, Reardon said. The items were valued at $500.

• A temporary resident of the Quality Quarters Inn on N. Killarney Lane reported Sunday that a red purse had been stolen from her parked and unlocked vehicle overnight. The purse contained $80 in cash, a digital camera, two credit cards and personal identification. The total loss was estimated at $430.

• The owner of Replay, 301 E. Main St., reported Tuesday that a Sony PlayStation video game console valued at $300 had been stolen from the business during the afternoon. Several customers were in the store at the time of the theft, he told police.

• A resident of an apartment in the 500 block of Ellis Court reported Monday that a Pioneer CD player valued at $150 had been stolen from his parked vehicle overnight. There were no signs of forced entry, Reardon said.

• A Woods Trail apartment resident reported Saturday that two bicycles had been stolen from the deck of her apartment after the lock had been cut.

The bikes were a blue and silver Schwinn and a red and black Mongoose XR 750, and were valued at $162.

• A woman reported her purse was stolen from her unlocked car while she left it unattended at McDonald’s on the Eastern Bypass.

The woman left her car unattended while she walked a short distance away, Reardon said, and when she returned, the purse, which contained a Canon Powershot digital camera, cash and personal identification, had been stolen. The items were valued at $620.

• An Acer Aspire One laptop computer, a set of Logitech speakers and two bottles of prescription medicine were reported stolen Saturday from a home in the 400 block of E. Main Street. The items were valued at $415.

• An apartment resident in the 500 block of Mount Rushmore Drive reported July 17 that approximately $1,000 in jewelry was stolen from her residence over the past week. The items were described as a yellow gold cross pendant with rubies and diamonds on a thin gold chain and a set of yellow gold stud earrings with rubies and diamonds.

• A GPS unit valued at $200 was reported stolen July 17 from a car parked outside an apartment in the 200 block of McDaniel Avenue. Police found no signs of forced entry.

• Police responded to a possible burglary July 16 at Threads and Beyond on St. George Street. Officers found the glass had been broken out of the front door, but nothing was found missing.

Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to call the Richmond Police Department at 623-1162 or 623-8911.

Brian Smith may be reached at bsmith@richmondregister. com or at 624-6694.

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