Can You Identify This Theft Suspect?
News October 28, 2021
CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS THEFT SUSPECT?
The male pictured is suspected of stealing a female’s purse at Walmart. If you can identify this male, please leave a confidential tip via the Cleveland TN Police Department Facebook page or call Detective Stephen Warner at 423-303-3134.
Man wanted for stealing vases off gravestones
News, Press Release June 8, 2021
Bradley County Sheriff’s Office property crime detectives have issued warrants for the arrest of Christopher Elkins after allegedly stealing property from a local cemetery.
On June 3 of 2021, the BCSO Criminal Investigations Division was contacted by a concerned resident, reporting to have come across four bronze vases that appeared to be from a cemetery, which detectives later confirmed while processing them into evidence.
Investigation led detectives to a local cemetery, where four gravestones were observed to have been missing vases, which appeared to have been forcibly removed. In addition, cemetery staff reported that an air conditioning unit had been stolen from the mausoleum where numerous veterans were laid to final rest.
Thanks to information and evidence provided by involved parties, Christopher Elkins has been identified as the culprit. Warrants have been issued for his arrest on the following charges: four counts of Desecration of a Venerated
Object and one count of Theft Over $1,000.
If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Christopher Elkins, please contact the BCSO Criminal Investigations Division at (423) 728-7336 or leave an anonymous tip at
Suspected catalytic converter thieves arrested
News May 19, 2021
BRADLEY COUNTY, Ga – Law enforcement apprehended two suspected thieves that were walking along Interstate 75 following a catalytic converter theft on Frontage Road.
On May 9 of 2021, Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers stopped Thomas Barnhill and Travis Howard. The pair were walking along I-75 near mile marker 27. Upon stopping the two pedestrians, troopers discovered Barnhill and Howard were carrying cutting tools and a recently cut catalytic converter.
Cleveland Police Department officers and Bradley County Sheriff Office (BCSO) patrol deputies responded to assist the troopers, along with investigators from THP and BCSO. The collaborative investigation discovered that the suspects were coming from a business on Frontage Road where they allegedly cut the catalytic converter from a vehicle. Additionally, the investigators determined that the same suspects had burglarized a building at the same business in April.
Barnhill and Howard were booked into the Bradley County Jail and both charged with Burglary, two counts of Felony Vandalism, and three counts of Theft under $1,000. Barnhill was also charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Two arrested on aggravated burglary charges
News, Press Release July 9, 2020
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. – Tyler Robinson and Rachael Kiser have been taken into custody after burglarizing a Bradley County residence, stealing multiple items including firearms, a crossbow, and an ATV.
On June 11 of 2020, an aggravated burglary was reported in southwestern Bradley County. The suspects stole items both inside and outside of the residence including several firearms, a crossbow, and an ATV. During the initial response to the scene, investigators identified two suspects as Tyler Robinson and Rachel Kiser, who were taken into custody at Central High School on HWY 58 by deputies of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office later that day. During the course of their arrest, the stolen crossbow and at least one of the firearms stolen from the home were located in their possession.
Robinson and Kiser were both arrested on unrelated charges in Hamilton County and arrest warrants were obtained for both suspects. Robinson was transported to the Bradley County Jail where he was served with arrest warrants for aggravated burglary, theft over $2,500, and two counts of auto burglary. Kiser remains in custody on unrelated charges in Hamilton County.
“I am appreciative of the excellent cooperation among the citizens of Bradley County, as well as the teamwork of law enforcement agencies involved in this case,” says Sheriff Lawson. “Once again, people who came to Bradley County to burglarize have been taken into custody within hours of their crime being reported.”
Images courtesy of the BCSO Facebook.