Fire damages home in South Rome
A couple had just begun moving into a quadruplex unit at 415 Wilson Ave. Thursday when a fire erupted in the kitchen.
According to Battalion Chief Gene Proctor:
One of the new tenants said the family had just hooked the stove up and all at once they discovered the kitchen on fire.
Engine companies were able to get a quick knockdown of the flames without anyone getting hurt seriously. One man was still inside the house when the first responders got to the scene. “He actually got disoriented and got into the back of the house,” Proctor said. “Our crews found him in the back and got him outside of the house. There was a little smoke inhalation, but he’s OK.”
The Fire Marshal was called out to determine a specific cause of the fire. Doug Walker, associate editor
Pastor’s speaker taken from church
A youth pastor reported to police Thursday his Bluetooth speaker was taken from the back room of Faith Missionary Baptist Church at 105 Link St.
According to Rome police reports:
The man said he had been working in the back room installing new carpet. He had left the speaker, valued at $ 70, there when he was done for the day.
When he got back to the church Thursday morning, the speaker was missing. The back window was opened and the blinds were knocked down.
Due to previous thefts, the church had cameras installed. In the video, a man is seen walking out of the yard at 416 Superba Ave., heading toward the church. He goes out of view for six minutes, as he goes behind the church, but then appears again and is attempting to hide something as he walks away.
Walnut Avenue home burglarized
A man came home from work Thursday morning to find several items missing and his refrigerator ransacked.
According to Rome police reports:
The man had left for work around 10: 40 p. m. Wednesday. When he got back around 7:20 a.m., he noticed his window air conditioner had been removed — it was later found in some bushes.
A flat-screen TV, valued at $ 300, and a Dell computer monitor and keyboard, valued at $ 100, were taken.
Food and drink were taken from his refrigerator, two suitcases containing clothes, paperwork and his U. S. and Nigerian passports were gone as well.
His power had also been tampered with.
Report: Threats online to probation officer
A Rome man was in jail without bond Thursday night after being accused of threatening his probation officer in a post on his Facebook page.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Joseph Lamar Clark, 39, of 2413 Flannery St., was arrested Thursday and charged with felony terroristic threats and acts.
Report: Shoplifter kicks Rome officer
A Rome man was in jail without bond Thursday night after being accused of kicking a police officer during a shoplifting incident at the West Rome Walmart.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Robert Clayton Campbell, 40, of 1349 Redmond Circle, was arrested around 9: 04 a. m. Thursday.
He had taken food and batteries, valued at $ 40, from the Walmart at 2510 Redmond Circle.
Campbell is charged with felony obstruction of an officer, along with misdemeanor shoplifting and simple battery.