Greenville Police Beat
“It was only one burglary” 

A rash of burglaries continue with Greenville Police arresting Brian Peters and Ty Howell. Greenville police also responded to a suspicious person call in the 1000-Block of Central Ave. which resulted in the arrest of Rodney Jett of Springfield for Falsification. Additional Warrant arrests were made on Scott Alan Williams, Dustin B. Clark and Robert Price. 

Warrant Arrests 

On May 11 police responded to a Burglary at the residence of Linda Stebbins and David Mangen, 122 Morrow St. Upon returning home from church, they saw that their grandson’s Nintendo DS game console and numerous games were missing from the coffee table. Also missing was a Wii console and game. There were no signs of forced entry. Mangen said he thought the person responsible might be Stebbins’ son, Brian Peters. The Game Stop, when queried, reported matching items had been traded by an individual using a state I.D. card with the name Brian Peters on it. Charges have been filed and an active Warrant issued for his arrest. On May 14 Greenville Police received calls that Peters was staying at 430 E. Fifth St. He was arrested on the Warrant. As he was taken to the cruiser, Peters reportedly said “I can’t believe you guys put me on the news. It was only one burglary.” 

On May 9, Scott Alan Williams was observed walking on the path behind the Maid-Rite. He was stopped and arrested for a Felony Warrant for Failure to Appear on two Theft charges. Williams was transported to the Darke County Jail. 

On May 10 Dustin B. Clark was observed walking a bicycle on the sidewalk with another male subject. The officer approached Clark and stated “You have a warrant and you’re under arrest.” Clark then got on his bicycle and started to pedal away. The officer gave chase for about 20 feet then employed a Taser. It did not go into the skin, but Clark fell off his bicycle. Clark said “Okay, I give up.” He was handcuffed and searched for weapons. In his possession were a glass pipe and bag, pill bottle with Marijuana in it. The Taser barb was removed from his clothing and he was transported to the Darke County Jail on the warrant with a $2,000 bond. Clark was also charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Resisting Arrest. 

On May 11 Robert Price turned himself in on a warrant. He had an active arrest Warrant out of Darke County for criminal mischief. He was arrested and transported to the Darke County Jail on $750 bond. 

Burglary Reports 

On May 1, Denise Sell, 309 N. Gray Ave., reported a missing laptop HP 300 computer. She advised that she had discovered it missing that morning and noticed a window was slightly open. She was not going to report the incident but was advised that in order to go to the pawn shop she would have to have a police report. A neighbor told Sell that Jacob Howell had said the burglary might have been done by Howell’s brother, Ty. Ty Howell was arrested on May 6 for Aggravated Burglary. 

On May 9 Linda Stebbins, who is looking after the resident of Robin Anthony, 118 Morrow, reported that it appeared someone had entered through a back door and had been through a file cabinet in the living room. The top three drawers were open slightly and appeared to have been riffled through. The second drawer had numerous jewelry boxes, all empty. Anthony was contacted and she advised there were several pieces of jewelry in the file cabinet. Prints and photos were taken. Neighbors indicated they had seen nothing. 

On May 12 police responded to a call from Abbie Walker, 409 Martin St., regarding a burglary. Someone had kicked in her locked front door and stole her cell phone. Nothing else appeared to be taken. 

On May 12 police responded to a call from Tonia Wynn, 426 E. Fifth St., regarding a burglary in which a Playstation 3 was missing. Nothing else appeared to be taken. 

Theft Reports 

On May 14, Richard Holsapple, 635 Harrison Ave., reported two tires stolen off of a trailer in the back of his house. No prints were found on the wheel wells and neighbors reported they hadn’t seen anything. 

On May 13, Eric Miles, 403 Central Ave., contacted police that a Cobalt air compressor had been taken from outside of his residence. 

Shoplifting Reports 

On May 12, police responded to a call from Wal-Mart, 1501 Wagner Ave., regarding the theft of four tablets. The reporting officer was shown a video of the suspects who appeared to be identified as Chadley Michael Best and an unknown female. The suspect was shown placing the tablets under a sweatshirt in his cart with the female acting as “lookout.” The suspect then moved to a different aisle and appeared to remove the security spider wire from the four packages. The suspect then put the items down the front of his shorts, left the cart in the aisle and walked out the front door without paying for the items. Photos were filed with the report. 

On May 11 police responded to a report at Wal-Mart, 1501 Wagner Ave., regarding two shoplifting suspects. Moranda Gail Smith and Adam Donald Sturgill were reportedly observed selecting items of clothing, which  Smith placed in a bag while Sturgill acted as lookout. Wal-Mart loss prevention employees then followed the suspects walk past the point of sale without paying. Once outside the suspects were stopped and escorted back into the loss prevention office. Smith gave permission to check her bag to verify that all items were returned. A syringe with an orange cap was found. When asked what the syringe was for, Smith reportedly said, “I forgot it was in there,” then refused to answer. The suspects were issued citations for theft. Test results on the syringe may lead to possible drug paraphernalia charges. 

Reprint courtesy the Early Bird