BY KEN LITTLE
STAFF WRITER
Authorities are investigating more recent burglaries and property thefts in Greene County.
Even the kitchen sink top was stolen between Jan. 14 and 17 from a house in the 200 block of Jack Lane, off Greystone Road.
The crime was reported Friday. The 72-year-old homeowner had recently been a resident of a Greeneville nursing home, Deputy Robbie Morgan said in a report.
Stolen from the interior of the house were a dining room table, wood stove, two upright freezers, a refrigerator, kitchen sink top, two electric cook stoves, a ringer-type washing machine, cookware and an assortment of knives.
Taken from outside the house were two old lawn mower frames, a well pump, a wood cook stove, a horse-drawn disc, a mowing machine from a Cub tractor, a cast iron forge, metal wheels from a farm trailer, a horse-drawn plow, an air compressor and miscellaneous metal tools.
A witness saw two men come to the house and remove property, the report said. A description of the vehicle they drove was given to detectives.
OTHER THEFTS REPORTED
Two water pumps were stolen between Jan. 15 and Saturday from an open tool shed in the 100 block of Silver Lane, sheriff's Deputy David Love said in a report.
One of the water pumps is valued at $750, and the other is worth $100, the report said.
A daytime burglary Friday at an apartment in the 2100 block of Pottertown Road remains under investigation, sheriff's Deputy Robert Livingston said in a report.
About $150 in change was stolen. There was no sign of forced entry, the report said.
Two thefts were reported at area schools over the weekend.
Some time between 11:30 a.m. and noon on Saturday, a blue bank bag containing between $400 and $500 was stolen from under a bench at a concession stand at Nolachuckey Elementary School, Love said in a report.
The cocession stand was operated by the Nolachuckey Booster Club. The bag was located near the school's front door, the report said.
A wallet containing $200 in cash was stolen from a woman's purse Saturday morning while she was attending a basketball game at Mosheim Elementary School, Love said in a report.
The victim was sitting in the bleachers when the theft occurred. Her personal identification and two gift cards valued at $35 were also stolen.
