Two men were arrested Dec. 11 for kidnapping after a man reported they forced him to drive them to a residence in Spurlin Mobile Home Park and to Merrick Shell, Richmond police reported.
John W. Medley, 33, and Keith McKinney, 29, both of E. Main Street, were arrested after allegedly approaching a man on N. Estill Avenue, striking him in the head and forcing him to drive them around, Richmond Police Department Sgt. Willard Reardon said in a news release.
The victim said he complied for fear of being assaulted again, according to the report.
Medley also was charged with terroristic threatening. Both men are lodged in the Madison County Detention Center on $15,000 cash bonds.
Rash of shoplifting arrests
Richmond businesses reported multiple shoplifting attempts last week as Richmond police charged five people between Thursday and Saturday.
On Dec. 11, police charged 19-year-old Matthew D. Reece of Cartier Drive with theft by unlawful taking of less than $300 after Walmart employees detained him for allegedly taking $25 in merchandise.
Walmart employees detained two more people over the weekend for allegedly taking merchandise as well. On Dec. 12, Derrick McKinney, 23, of Kirksville Road was charged with theft by unlawful taking of less than $300 for allegedly taking $21 in merchandise. Police charged 32-year-old Lynda Tudor of Barnes Mill Road on Dec. 13 for allegedly taking $39 in merchandise from the store.
Employees at Kohl’s detained a woman Dec. 12 for allegedly taking $95 in merchandise. Police charged Lauren Gregory, 19, of Keystone Drive with theft by unlawful taking of less than $300.
A Berea woman was charged Dec. 13 with theft by unlawful taking of less than $300 after employees of a Richmond Mall store caught her allegedly taking $257 in merchandise. Sherry Bratten, 28, of Harrison King Lane in Berea was charged following employees of Shoe Sensation detaining her for allegedly attempting to take the merchandise.
Thefts from vehicles, homes
• A Richmond man was arrested Dec. 12 and charged with breaking into a vehicle on N. Second Street, police said. James Brown, 20, of Edwards Avenue, was arrested and charged with theft by unlawful taking of more than $300 after police say he broke out the passenger window of a car and took a Beretta 9mm handgun, a briefcase, a backpack, a duffel bag containing assorted tools, a Sony recorder, $250 in cash and two checkbooks.
Witnesses reported seeing a man fitting Brown’s description in the vehicle.
Brown is free on a $2,500 unsecured bond. Police have recovered all the items except the gun, the checkbooks and the cash.
• More than $2,800 in items were stolen Dec. 13 from a Shamrock Lane apartment, Richmond police said, including a laptop computer and a video game console.
Police said residents of the apartment, in the 200 block of Shamrock Lane, reported that an XBox 360 console with 15 games, an Apple Macbook laptop, an iPod music player, a book bag and $200 in cash were missing.
There was no sign of forced entry, police said. The investigation is continuing.
• A shopper at the Goodwill store reported her purse was stolen Dec. 12 from her shopping cart. The purse contained $25 in cash, a credit card and the victim’s personal identification, police said.
• A Moberly Avenue resident reported Dec. 12 the theft of a Kodak digital camera estimated to be worth $199. Police said the victim suspected visitors to her home may have taken the camera. The investigation is ongoing.
• A storage unit at American Hall Storage on N. Keeneland Drive was broken in to Dec. 13, police said, and the victim believes a computer and some baseball cards were taken. The lock had been cut from the unit, police said, and a complete inventory of the contents is underway. The items were valued at approximately $330.
• A vehicle was broken in to Dec. 14 on the 100 block of Woods Trail, and more than $1,150 in items were taken. Police said the victim reported a Toshiba laptop computer, a Palm Treo cellular phone and a backpack containing college textbooks were stolen sometime between midnight and 9 a.m.
There were no signs of forced entry, and police say the victim believes the thieves used a key hidden outside the vehicle to take the items.
• A Norwood Drive resident reported Dec. 15 that $341 in cash and a $300 check were stolen from an apartment in the 400 block. Police are unsure how the burglar entered the apartment.
• A Maple Hill Drive apartment resident reported Dec. 10 that two former roommates pawned a Panasonic television and a Hewlett-Packard laptop computer without his permission. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about any of these crimes is asked to call the Richmond Police Department at 623-8911 or 623-1162.
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