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Kingsport Police Department
Dale Phipps, Chief of Police
200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660
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NEWS RELEASE
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SUBJECT: |
Burglary Suspect Arrested by Kingsport Police Officers |
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DATE: |
August 4, 2023 |
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CASE #: |
Multiple. |
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GENERAL NARRATIVE |
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On May 10, 2023, Kingsport Police Officers responded to Colonial Heights Coin Laundry in reference to a burglary. Officers discovered forced entry and a damaged ATM inside the business. (Case: 23-009257)
On June 30, 2023, Kingsport Police Officers responded to Discount Tobacco in reference to a burglary. During their investigation, Officers discovered that a suspect had forced entry into the business and taken an estimated $7,250.00 in merchandise and money. (Case: 23-013228)
On August 1, 2023, Kingsport Police Officers took a report of a stolen Toyota Avalon in the area of Bowater Drive (Case: 23-015586).
Through their investigation, Detectives identified Harley Moorefield as a suspect in the stolen car from Bowater Drive. Moorefield was also developed as the suspect in the burglaries at Colonial Heights Coin Laundry and Discount Tobacco, and detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest.
On August 2, 2023, Kingsport Officers located Moorefield exiting the stolen vehicle at Model City Motel. Moorefield ran from officers and was apprehended a short distance from the stolen car. Officers searched a backpack in the passenger seat of the recovered Toyota and located drug paraphernalia and suspected Schedule III drugs (Case: 23-015705).
The charges against Moorefield include two counts of burglary, vandalism, theft over $1,000.00, evading arrest, simple possession, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Moorefield is also a person of interest in other active cases that the Kingsport Police Department is investigating.
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SUSPECT INFORMATION |
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Name |
Harley Moorefield |
Age |
26 |
Gender/Race |
Male/White |
Residency |
Kingsport, TN |
Charge(s) |
Two counts of Burglary; Theft over $1,000; Vandalism; Theft of Motor Vehicle; Evading Arrest |
RELEASED BY |
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Corporal Brandon G. Johnson, Public Information Officer Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit 423-229-9399 (Desk) BrandonJohnson@KingsportTN.gov |
Corporal Brandon Johnson
Professional Standards Unit
Kingsport Police Department
P: 423-229-9339
C: 423-741-7553
brandonJohnson@kingsportttn.gov
200 Shelby Street
Kingsport, TN37660