Incident report – tire slashing

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INCIDENT / ARREST REPORT

Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department
711 Jackson Avenue
Oxford, MS 38655

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CASE NUMBER: 006178-19L-2022			Date Reported: 12/19/2022	Time Reported: 7:01 PM
OFFENSE: Malicious Mischief			STATUTE: 97-17-67	_X_ Committed ___ Attempted
OFFENSE:			STATUTE:	___ Committed ___ Attempted
OFFENSE:			STATUTE:	___ Committed ___ Attempted
Location of Offense (Exact address, include Room/Apt. No.) 2301 South Lamar Blvd., Oxford, Mississippi			Date of Offense: 12/19/2022	Time of Offense: 6:00 PM ‒ 7:00 PM
Location of Arrest (Exact address, include Room/Apt. No.) N/A			Date of Arrest: N/A	Time of Arrest: N/A
Reporting Officer: Ofc. Richard Squire	Unit Number: 225	Assisting Officer: N/A		Unit Number: N/A

Persons

PERSON 1
Type: Complainant			Category: Adult		Foul Play Suspected Yes
Name: Veronica Smith			Alias/Street Name/Nickname None		Vic/Offender Relationship Unknown
Race Caucasian	Height 5' 6"		Weight 200 lbs.	Hair Dark blonde		Eyes Hazel	Sex F
Shoes Black	Jacket/Coat Black		Shirt Blue	Pants Black		Skirt/Dress N/A
Age 38	DOB 09/10/1984		Social Security # XXX-XX-XXXX	Scars/Marks/Tattoos None visible
Injury Extent N/A			Injury Description N/A
Address 142 Colonial Road, Oxford, Mississippi				Res Phone 662-432-XXXX Bus Phone 662-236-XXXX
Occupation Physician		Employer/School Yoknapatawpha Gastroenterology Center		Employer Address 1204 Medical Park Drive, Oxford Mississippi

PERSON 2
Type: Witness			Category: Adult		Foul Play Suspected N/A
Name: Margaret Brittingham			Alias/Street Name/Nickname None		Vic/Offender Relationship Unknown
Race Caucasian	Height 5' 8"		Weight 150 lbs.	Hair Brown		Eyes Brown	Sex F
Shoes Blue	Jacket/Coat N/A		Shirt N/A	Pants N/A		Skirt/Dress Blue
Age 41	DOB June 14, 1981		Social Security # XXX-XX-XXXX	Scars/Marks/Tattoos None visible
Injury Extent N/A			Injury Description N/A
Address 602 Saddle Tree Circle, Oxford, Mississippi				Res Phone 662-281-XXXX Bus Phone 662-232-XXXX
Occupation Physician		Employer/School Baptist Memorial Hospital		Employer Address 2301 South Lamar Blvd., Oxford, Mississippi

Reporting Officer's Narrative

REPORTING OFFICER'S NARRATIVE (Brief narrative of the facts surrounding the offense and the arrest.)

At 7:01 p.m., Dispatch received a 911 call regarding malicious mischief in the parking lot of Baptist Memorial Hospital. The caller identified herself as Dr. Veronica Smith.

Unit #225 (Officer Richard Squire) was on patrol nearby and was dispatched to the scene. R/O arrived at the scene at 7:07 p.m.

Upon arrival, R/O was waved down by an adult female in the hospital parking lot. The female identified herself as Dr. Veronica Smith (Person 1) and directed R/O to her vehicle, located in the northwest section of the parking lot. R/O observed a 2021 Acura TLX sedan, dark red in color, with obvious tire damage. Closer inspection revealed apparent sharp force damage to the sidewalls of all four tires. Visual examination of the fenders revealed no fingerprints or handprints and seemed to indicate the surfaces had been wiped down recently.

The parking spaces on either side of the vehicle were vacant, but the complainant indicated they were occupied when she arrived approximately one hour earlier. The complainant said she arrived at the hospital at approximately 6:00 p.m. to check on a patient. She said she did not notice any other persons in the parking lot at that time but said she was focused on getting into the hospital and "not looking for criminals loitering in the parking lot." The complainant said she discovered the damage when she returned to the parking lot.

While the complainant was giving her account, a second adult female approached and inquired about the complainant's well-being. The second female identified herself as Margaret Brittingham (Person 2), a friend of the complainant and a physician at the hospital. Brittingham said she had not seen or heard anything unusual in the past hour.

A tow truck from Billee's Auto Service arrived at the scene at approximately 7:20 p.m. complainant indicated she had called AAA auto service for a tow after contacting 911.

R/O recommended to the complainant that she take photographs of the damage for her insurance company and provided her with the incident number of this report for reference.

The complainant inquired about what additional investigative steps would be taken and expressed strong annoyance that more aggressive action was not being taken immediately. R/O assured the complainant that investigators would do everything they could to find the responsible party and follow up with her at a later date.

R/O departed the scene at 7:35 p.m., while the vehicle was being loaded onto the tow truck, and returned to patrol.

DEFENDANT'S VERSION/REMARKS(What did the defendant say about the offense or his/her whereabouts at the time of offense?)

N/A

REPORTING OFFICER	Richard Squire	DATE REPORTED	12/19/2022
REPORTING OFFICER	//Richard Squire Signature	225 Unit Number	12/19/2022 Date
SUPERVISING OFFICER	//Hamilton Grant Signature	421 Unit Number	12/19/2022 Date