Adrian MorrisonA joint effort between neighborhood policing and investigations officers led to the arrest of a suspect in a string of burglaries connected to Orchard Knob Elementary School, according to a Chattanooga Police Department news release.
Chattanooga police caught Adrian Morrison, 35, burglarizing Orchard Knob Elementary School Monday night at 11 p.m. After a thorough interview, the suspect was charged in three additional burglaries at the school and four separate counts of theft.
Neighborhood policing officers were already monitoring the area around the school because of previous burglary reports by school officials. Because of the officers proactive approach they were able to catch the Morrison in the act of committing the crime.
Officers observed Morrison tossing a pillowcase over a fence surrounding the school then climbing the fence. As officers approached Morrison, he fled on foot. After a short foot pursuit Morrison was apprehended without incident at the 2000 block of East Fifth Street.
Police recovered the pillowcase dropped by Morrison during the pursuit. Officers found a flat screen television and laptop that was taken from the school in the pillowcase.
Morrison admitted to officers he had taken the television and laptop. Morrison is also connected to burglarizing the school on Feb. 8 and 10 and Feb. 13. Items reported stolen in those burglary calls include laptops and televisions.
Morrison has been charged with four counts of burglary and four counts of theft of property.