Dresden police department
Gleason man arrested for food assistance theft and fraud
On Feb. 8 Investigator Kyle Watkins was contacted by Patrolman Travis regarding a case the Dresden Police Department was investigating. Travis stated that the victim did not give anyone permission to use his food stamp card with his name on it and that it had been stolen and used multiple times in Gleason. The card…
Read MoreDresden woman claims due process rights violated
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Multiple issues and questions have been raised regarding a Dresden resident’s divorce proceedings which she has claimed violated her due process rights. Jo Floyd contacted the WCP claiming that her divorce from Dresden businessowner Tommy Wu, who owns Smart Dollars in Dresden, went sideways. Floyd claimed that she…
Read MoreCrash on Highway 22 resulted in four injuries
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Jan. 19 Interim Chief Bryan Chandler was dispatched to investigate a two-vehicle crash on Highway 22 and Evergreen Street at the intersection. Investigator Ethan Lee assisted. The driver of the first vehicle advised that he was traveling west bound on 22 when the second vehicle pulled out…
Read MoreDresden homeowner takes steps to catch thief
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Dec. 6 at 12:00 a.m., Investigator Ethan Lee with the Dresden Police Department spoke with a Dresden homeowner who said that he had been having numerous problems with someone breaking and entering over the last month. The homeowner stated that he decided to place a device inside…
Read MoreCity of Dresden Recovery Commemoration Event
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Dresden residents gathered in a packed McWherter Civic Center for a commemoration event of the one-year anniversary of the tornado that destroyed much of Dresden on Dec. 10, 2021. Former Dresden Mayor Jeff Washburn and Weakley County mayor Jake Bynum estimated a turnout of around 125 people attended,…
Read MoreDresden man charged with two counts of simple assault
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Dec. 7 around 2:30 p.m., Investigator Ethan Lee of Dresden Police Department was patrolling D&C Subdivision when he rode upon a verbal altercation happening in the middle of the road between Brock Arnold, Sherry Vickers and Dale Holt. When Lee arrived, he witnessed Arnold threatening Holt in…
Read MoreHickman man caught passed out in aggravated burglary in Dresden
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 3 at 4:57 p.m., K9 Officer Thomas Travis with the Dresden Police Department, received a call in reference to a break-in. The victims of the burglary found 38-year-old James Lannom from Hickman passed out in a chair in their residence and they called the police. When…
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