Officer hurt while breaking up party

Brian Smith

A Richmond police officer was injured Sunday after being attacked by two people while attempting to break up a loud party at a residence in the 500 block of Hampton Way.

Officer Josh Petry suffered a sprained foot when partygoers closed a door on his foot and two men began stomping on it, said Sgt. Willard Reardon, Richmond Police Department spokesman.

Other officers responded to the scene and were able to free Petry and took six people into custody in connection with the party.

Jonathan R. Foster, 21, of Lexington, and Sean A. Parr, 19, of Dupree Hall, both were charged with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct. Police also charged a resident of the apartment with disorderly conduct, a Florence man with disorderly conduct, alcohol intoxication and marijuana possession and two other men with alcohol intoxication.

All six men were lodged in the Madison County Detention Center, Reardon said.



Theft arrests

Police arrested two people Thursday in connection with the theft of $1,000 worth of guitars from an apartment in the 200 block of Hallie Irvine Street in late October.

Chris E. Cooper, 29, and Jodie R. Botkins, 28, both of E. Main Street, are charged with receiving stolen property, more than $500, after an investigation uncovered evidence the duo had pawned two of the guitars shortly after the burglary.

Cooper also faces a misdemeanor charge of criminal attempt of second-degree burglary because of evidence at the scene which linked Cooper to the crime, Reardon said.

Officer Keith Daniel obtained arrest warrants for Botkins and Cooper on Tuesday and the pair were arrested Thursday at the intersection of E. Main Street and Hallie Irvine Street, Reardon said.

Both were lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.



Apartment burglary

More than $24,000 in missing items were reported stolen Nov. 18 after the front door of an apartment in the 1000 block of Merrick Drive was forced open.

Reardon said the residents reported the burglary had happened within the past 24 hours.

Reported missing were: three swords; an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency; 50 $2 bills; 110 stamps in a storage case; a .25-caliber Lorcin handgun; a coin collection; a .40-caliber Desert Eagle handgun with scope; a 42-inch Polaroid flat-screen television; a Panasonic camcorder; two Kodak cameras; a .30-06 caliber Savage rifle; a set of Mickey Mantle baseball cards; a 9 mm Glock P-27 pistol; a 9 mm Astra pistol; a Compaq laptop computer; an eMachines desktop computer; a Nintendo DS portable video game console; a black Apple iPod; and a yellow gold, four-carat Marquis cut diamond wedding ring.

The total value of the stolen items was $24,403, Reardon said.



Other crimes

• A man suffered two fractured bones in his cheek after an altercation Saturday outside Hooters on the Eastern Bypass.

Reardon said the man was attacked by another man in a dispute over a woman, and that the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle after the attack.

• A burglary at an apartment in the 300 block of N. Third Street netted approximately $695 in items, Reardon said.

The burglary is believed to have taken place between Nov. 16 and 17, but was reported Saturday, Reardon said. The burglar used a window to enter the apartment and took a DVD player, digital TV converter box, dishes, clothing, shoes, DVDs and three bottles of prescription medication.

• A 9 mm Smith & Wesson pistol was reported stolen Monday from the glove compartment of a vehicle parked outside a home in the 100 block of Overland Drive. The gun was valued at $350.

• A .22-caliber revolver was reported stolen Monday from a home in the 100 block of Bradbury Pointe Drive. The resident told police several people had been at his home for a party the day of the theft, Reardon said.

• The resident of an apartment in the 700 block of N. Third Street reported a break-in at her home Tuesday. A 32-inch Toshiba television, a Sony PlayStation 3 video game console and a Panasonic DVD player, together valued at $1,557, were reported stolen, Reardon said. Police found no signs of forced entry.

• A .22-caliber single shot rifle with scope, three boxes of ammunition, two hunting knives and assorted clothes were reported stolen Saturday from an unlocked pickup truck parked outside a home in the 100 block of Springview Drive.

• A white Apple iPhone 3GS was reported stolen Nov. 18 from a desk near the reception area of a doctor’s office in Medical Building One at Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center. The phone was valued at $667.

• A resident of a Lowery Heights home reported Friday that her home had been broken into and a 42-inch Philips LCD television was stolen. The television was valued at $1,550.

• An apartment in Smith Village was broken into Friday and an eMachines desktop computer and monitor and a Lexmark printer were reported stolen. The items were valued at $1,000.

• A blue leather bag was reported stolen Thursday from an unlocked car parked at the Shell gas station on Merrick Drive. The bag contained personal checks, Harry Potter DVDs and assorted documents and was valued at $206.

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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