Abingdon Police Department- Weekly Blotter 2/2/15-2/8/15

Abingdon Police Department

Police Blotter

The Abingdon Police Department responded to 74 incidents within 2/2/2015-2/8/2015.

Incident /Event Type

Computer Fraud

400 Block of West Main Street- On February 3rd at 4:00 PM, a victim reported his bank account accessed after fraudulent anti-virus scam.

Shoplifting

400 Block of Cummings Street- On February 5th at 8:31 AM, two subjects were detained in the store for shoplifting. The two returned the item to the shelf. After running wanted checks on both subjects, it was found that Amanda Lee Bossert had several outstanding warrants out of Smyth County. She was arrested and transported the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail. She was released on a 10,000 unsecured bond.

Intoxicated in Public

400 Block of Cummings Street- On February 5th at 1:30 PM, Terry Dean Combs, 43, of Honaker, was arrested for public intoxication. He was placed under arrest and transported to the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail.

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property

500 Block of Humes Street- On February 8^th at 8:32 AM, two residences of the area reported damage to items outside their homes.

Simple Assault

500 Block of Lowry Drive- On February 8^th at 8:46 PM, the victim, a 23 year old Abingdon man, reported that during the course of the dispute one of the parties involved had struck him with a ceramic soap dish. Amanda Jo Escobedo, 35, of Abingdon, was identified as the primary aggressor. Escobedo was arrested and transported to the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail. She was charged with Domestic Assault and is being held on a $1500 secured bond.

The report contains selected crimes and incidents that occur within the Town of Abingdon during a specific time period. The information is organized by date.  Addresses shown indicate blocks and not specific locations.


Note: Information contained in the Weekly Blotter is generally based on initial reports made to the police department. Follow-up investigations may reveal different or additional information. This report is not a comprehensive list of every police event in the Town of Abingdon in the stated time frame.