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09-27-2006 News Arrest
made in burglary, break-in investigated
Arrest made in burglary, break-in investigated
Patrolman Logan Carpenter checks items as he prepares a report concerning the recent burglary at Livingston First United Methodist Church. A Livingston man has been taken into custody following a burglary at Livingston First United Methodist Church on Roberts Street. At approximately 3:10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, Livingston Patrolman Logan Carpenter arrested Timmy Allen Cope, of Goodpasture Street, and charged him with the burglary. According to reports, Cope was walking in the area when Patrolman Carpenter stopped him. Items stolen in the burglary were allegedly discovered on Cope. Cope was charged with burglary and theft of property from the sanctuary area of the church and the burglary and theft of property and items from the church's Life Center. Cope was also charged with an additional count of theft of property from a Speck Funeral Home vehicle earlier this month, in which scuba equipment belonging to Stuart Parsons was reported taken and has been allegedly recovered in Cope's residence along with a digital camera. Cope was lodged in Overton County Jail on a $7,000 bond. Shortly after the Cope arrest, Livingston Police answered a silent alarm at Super Discount Drugs on West Main Street at 3:55 a.m. The front door of the business had been smashed. A quantity of Vicodan pills, Viagara pills, and Clonepan pills were reported taken. The pills were packaged in large pharmaceutical bottles. Persons with tips concerning the burglary, or any other crimes, are urged to contact Livingston Police through Post Office Box 236.
The front door of Super Discount Drugs was shattered early Wednesday, Sept. 20. Drugs were reported missing.
Red Cross to be at hospital this Thursday The American Red Cross will have representatives at Livingston Regional Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 28 for a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Donors may register to win tickets to a Tennessee Titans football game. For faster registration donors are asked to bring their Red Cross donor card. Identification is required. To be eligible to donate, a person must be at least 17 years-old, weigh at least 110 pounds, and not have given whole blood for the past 56 days or double red cell in the last 112 days.
Fentress man dies in logging incident here A Fentress County man died Monday, Sept. 26 at a local logging operation. According to reports, Lonnie Smith, 56, was in the process of unloading logs at Tennessee Mills, located just off of Old County House Road in Livingston, when a log, or logs, came off a truck, striking him. He apparently died at the scene. Smith was taken to Livingston Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Jennings Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements, which were incomplete at press time.
Weather alert test planned for Saturday The Livingston Public Safety Department will be testing the severe weather notification system at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Anyone who has signed up for the weather alert system who does not receive it at the announced time should call (931) 823-2853. The system is scheduled to begin operation Sunday, Oct. 1.
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