Police arrest woman who reported robbery

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February 26, 2010

By Tim Mandell The Richmond Register Fri Feb 26, 2010, 02:27 PM EST

A Brassfield Road woman who reported an armed robbery was charged Tuesday with falsely reporting an incident after police say an investigation revealed that the robbery did not occur.

At approximately 5:21 p.m. Tuesday, officers were dispatched to Redi Mart, 920 Red House Road, to investigate a reported armed robbery in the parking lot. Upon arrival, officers met with Jessica R. Reece, 20, who reported that she was at the Redi Mart when a female approached her, pointed a firearm at her and demanded money, said Chief Larry Brock of the Richmond Police Department. Reece reported that the female suspect took $125 from her wallet and fled in a white Toyota Camry.

Upon investigation, police determined that no such robbery occurred, Brock said. It was determined that a friend of Reece’s had taken some money from her purse and Reece wanted to get her money back and felt that reporting the incident as a robbery would result in police response and a quicker return of her money, Brock said.

Reece was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.

Stolen property arrest

Ronald R. Penman, 18, of Logan Avenue, was arrested for theft on Tuesday after he was allegedly observed removing items from a parked vehicle in the 1000 block of Merrick Drive.

According to police, at approximately 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday, a resident reported observing two male suspects entering parked vehicles in the area. When Officer Kyle Hurt arrived in the area to investigate, he observed the two male suspects peering in the kitchen window of a nearby apartment. Hurt was able to detain Penman, but the other male suspect fled on foot and could not be located.

One of the vehicle owners was contacted and reported that a bottle of cologne, some loose change, two guitar picks, a backpack and a pair of Jordan basketball shoes were missing from his vehicle. A search of Penman’s person produced the cologne and guitar picks. The backpack was found in the bed of a nearby pickup truck. The shoes could not be located.

Penman was charged with theft by unlawful taking under $500, alcohol intoxication and giving officer false name or address after he initially identified himself as someone else.

Penman was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.

Other crimes

• On Tuesday, it was reported that an ivory-colored Temco 18 foot trailer, with built in ramps, had been stolen during the night from a lot in the 1400 block of East Main Street. A power rake attachment owned by the Denny Sod Company was on the trailer when it was stolen.

Cost of the items is estimated at $12,500.

• Police on Tuesday charged Wendell McFerron, 31, and Mary McFerron, 24, both of Stanford, for theft by unlawful taking over $500, which is a felony, after employees of Belk’s department store reported that they detained the couple for shoplifting approximately $942 worth of merchandise.

They were lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.

• On Tuesday, Brian McIntosh, age 21, Paint Lick Road, Berea, was arrested for second-degree robbery following a shoplifting incident at Walmart.

Employees reported that they tried to detain McIntosh after he attempted to leave the store without paying for approximately $200 worth of merchandise. Brock said McIntosh became resistant and in an attempt to flee the store, he punched one of the employees in the stomach. Walmart employees were able gain control of McIntosh until officers arrived to take him into custody, Brock said.

McIntosh was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.

• On Thursday, a resident of an apartment in the 400 block of Jason Drive reported that his residence had been broken into during the night and a number of items stolen. Entry was gained by breaking a bedroom window. Among items reported stolen was a Vizio 32-inch flat screen television, a Nintendo Wii gaming system with games, an iPod docking station, a Browning A-Bolt .30-06 caliber rifle with a Leupold scope, a Remington model 700 VTR rifle with a green plastic stock, a Leupold scope and a bipod and several personal check books.

Cost of items is estimated at $3,750.

• A resident in the 400 block of N. Keeneland Drive reported on Tuesday that his residence had been broken into and a number of items stolen. Entry was gained by breaking a bedroom window. Items reported stolen were an Xbox 360 gaming system with games, a silver necklace with a four-inch cross with diamonds in it, a stainless steel bracelet, an unknown brand watch, a Pulsar wrist watch with stainless steel band, a jar containing approximately $100 in change and a personal checkbook.

Cost of the items is estimated at $2,091.

• On Thursday, a resident of an apartment in the 200 block of Patsy Drive reported that his residence had been broken into on Wednesday and a number of items stolen. Entry possibly was gained through a bedroom window. Items reported stolen were a Dynex 32-inch flat screen television, a Sony Playstation 3 gaming system with games, a case of Bud Light beer and a blue Nokia cellular telephone.

Cost of the items is estimated at $1,116.

• On Tuesday, a resident of an apartment in the 1100 block of Richmond Green reported that a Kenwood in-dash CD player had been stolen from his vehicle during the night. The vehicle was unlocked at the time of the theft. Estimated cost of the item is $200.

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

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