KCSO reports
• At 12:26 p.m., Friday, June 20, a Knox County Sheriff’s Office detective “received an APS referral from a victim; the referral states the victim had a fraudulent/forged check written on her account at Y-12 Federal Credit Union,” the report stated.
At the time of this report “it is unknown if the forged check went through or was returned,” the report further stated.
• At 9:41 a.m., Thursday, June 19, a KCSO officer was flagged down by (victim), who said “she had received a phone call from an unknown number stating that she had been subpoenaed and had active warrants through the Knox County Sheriff’s Office,” the report stated. “The victim then stated that she withdrew $5,000 from her Region’s bank account and exchanged the U.S. currency for Bitcoin at a local store.
“The victim then transferred the Bitcoin to the unknown suspect,” the report further stated. “The victim (said) she spoke to several different individuals, including (one) claiming to be a case manager for the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, a individual … claiming to be a U.S. Marshal agent and a individual … claiming to be a captain with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. The victim was given a case report number.”
• At 6:01 p.m., June 19, a complainant called KCSO Teleserve Unit to report theft of motor vehicle parts from an Outlet Drive business. Complainant said the specified items were stolen by a known suspect. “Complainant reported he was contacted via Instagram by a friend of a friend …, who informed him that (suspect) had stolen the center caps from his truck and (another suspect) currently has them on his vehicle,” the report stated. “The complainant advised that he does not personally know either suspect but recognized his hubcaps in a photo posted on (a suspect’s) social media.”
• At 10:55 a.m., Tuesday, June 17, a complainant called KCSO Teleserve Unit to report a motor vehicle theft of a rental from U-Haul of Farragut, 10833 Kingston Pike. “Complainant stated he noticed the … vehicle had been stolen off the lot on June 1 at approximately (1 p.m.),” the report stated. “Complainant added the keys were either in the vehicle, in the drop box or located up front and left unattended because they do not have them.
“Complainant advised they waited to report it due to thinking it was a possible system error or maybe it was rented and hadn’t been returned yet,” the report further stated. “Complainant was advised vehicle would not be entered into NCIC as stolen until advised by the assigned detective.”
Total value of loss was listed as $15,000.
