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Crimestoppers 10/12/09

Crimestoppers 10/12/09
Posted: 10/12/2009

CRIMESTOPPERS
Local police are investigating several thefts and other incidents over the past several days and are asking for the public's help in solving the crimes.
Someone entered an unlocked vehicle in the 4900 block of Bell Avenue between midnight and 9:30 a.m. Oct. 7 and stole about $700 worth of property. Items taken include a GPS, cell phone and digital camera.
About 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8, three white males in their late teens damaged a window on Baker Drive with a BB gun.
About 8:30 a.m. Oct. 10 at the Dollar General store on Mt. Tabor Court, a victim had left her purse unattended on a shelf for less than a minute when someone stole her billfold, which contained credit cards and a driver's license.
On Oct. 9, between 3 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., thieves forced open a window on Zelkova Drive to gain entry into a car. They took speakers and an amplifier, all valued at about $800.
On Oct. 8 or 9, in the 900 block of Thornhill Drive, someone stole $600 worth of items from a car. Taken were a Garmin GPS, an iPod Nano and a DVD player.


Feature 1

Paying it forward

Christy Meredith only longs for Pop-Tarts, and maybe a few cans of Vienna sausages, and perhaps some Rice Krispie Treats. Only she needs lots of them, and she needs them now. Meredith is coordinator of the Shelby County Backpack Project Inc., which feeds hundreds of children every weekend who would probably otherwise go hungry.

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A Slice of Life

My unintentional trips to Waddy

It is way too easy to miss exit 35 as you're headed east on I-64 at night. Everyone I've asked has at least one time missed the exit and thus has had to drive to Waddy to turn around. Why is that?

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Feature 2

Creamer named to KHSAA Hall of Fame

Tom Creamer may have bounced around some as a high school basketball coach, but the pinnacle of his career came when he lighted in Shelby County and took the 1978 Rockets to the top. When it was time to settle down somewhere a little more permanent, he again looked toward Shelby County; it has been his home since 1992.

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Feature 3

Dedicated to the horses

At age 16, Ricky Mendoza spent four days in the Rio Grande crossing into the United States from Mexico. At times, the water was up to his chin. But he made it across and vowed he would never return.

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Feature 4

From the 'back barn' to the show ring

It has been a long time and a lot of good horses since Mike Spencer started grooming in the "back barn" for legendary saddlebred trainers Charles and Helen Crabtree. Barely a teenager, Spencer went to work as a groom for the Crabtrees. He was assigned to work in the barn in the back of the property.

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