Kingsport Police Department Press Release |
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Incident Information |
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| Type of Incident | (UPDATED with Additional Information, Photo, and Video Footage)
Detectives Asking For Assistance in Identifying Suspect in Auto Burglary and Two Attempts to Use Stolen Debit Card |
| Date & Time | All Offenses on December 30, 2013
Auto Burglary Between 8:20 AM and 10:30 AM 1st Attempt to Use Card at 10:30 AM 2nd Attempt to Use Card at 11:40 AM |
| Location of Incident | Auto Burglary on Carolina Avenue, Kingsport, TN
1st Attempt to Use Card at Zoomers, 1673 Fort Henry Drive, Kingsport, TN 2nd Attempt to Use Card at Food City, 1205 North Eastman Road, Kingsport, TN |
General Narrative |
| (UPDATE) Detectives have recently learned that this auto burglary and debit card fraud suspect also used the stolen debit card at Burger King, located at 1209 North Eastman Road in Kingsport.
A link to additional surveillance video can be found below: An additional photo taken of the suspect while in Burger King has been added to the gallery above. Anyone who recognizes this individual is asked to contact the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division at 423-229-9429 or Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111. As previously released: Detectives are asking for assistance in identifying a suspect in an auto burglary and two attempts to use a stolen debit card. On December 30, 2013, sometime between 8:20 AM and 10:30 AM, an unknown suspect unlawfully entered an unlocked vehicle parked at a residence on Carolina Avenue in Kingsport. During this auto burglary, the suspect stole a radar detector and a purse. The purse contained, among other things, a debit card. On the same date, at 10:30 AM, the suspect attempted to fraudulently use the stolen debit card at Zoomers, located at 1673 Fort Henry Drive in Kingsport. Also on the same date, at 11:40 AM, the suspect attempted to use the stolen debit card at Food City, located at 1205 North Eastman Road in Kingsport. All three of these locations are within a short walking distance of each other, so the possibility exists that the suspect lives somewhere nearby. The suspect is white, and at the time of these offenses was wearing blue jeans, a red jersey with the number 25 on it, a black jacket with brown sleeves, and a black and white ball cap. Several photographs taken of the suspect from surveillance video footage are included in this release. The actual surveillance footage has been made available on the K.P.D. YouTube Channel and can be viewed via the links below. Anyone who can help detectives identify this individual is requested to contact the K.P.D. Criminal Investigation Division at 423-229-9429 or Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111. The Kingsport Police Department continues to caution citizens to PLEASE lock the doors on their vehicles and PLEASE remove all tempting items of value from plain view. Many crimes such as these can easily be prevented if people will heed this simple advice. Again, remember: LOCK DOORS… REMOVE VALUABLES… PREVENT CRIME! For additional information, please contact: P.I.O. Thomas M. Patton K.P.D. Community Relations & Crime Prevention Unit 423-229-9433 ThomasMPatton |
| Releasing Officer | P.I.O. Thomas M. Patton
K.P.D. Community Relations & Crime Prevention Unit |
