Knoxville Police are investigating a rash of car burglaries in the 4th & Gill neighborhood and nearby neighborhoods over the past several days.
Since July 8th, KPD has received at least 34 reports of car burglaries with a total of 48 cars broken into in that area alone. Of those burglaries, eleven were reported on Armstrong Avenue, five on Kenyon Street, four on either West or East Glenwood Avenue, three on Haynes Place, three on Gratz Street and two on Folsom Avenue.
In almost every one of those cases, the suspect or suspects forced entry into the cars by either breaking a window or prying open a door.
Investigators have yet to identify a suspect and have not determined if the same individual or group of individuals is involved, though investigators suspect that to be the case.
Investigators have obtained photos of a person of interest from the burglaries. Anyone with a possible ID is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.
