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Chattanooga police arrest man for string of eight burglaries

Terry Highfield
Terry Highfield
photo Terry Highfield

Chattanooga police have charged a homeless man in a string of eight burglaries that happened in Chattanooga between March and April.

Terry Highfield, 59, faces eight counts of burglary, seven counts of theft and four counts of vandalism.

Police tracked Highfield down by his vehicle, a white Ford Ranger. Highfield was living in a Motel 6 on Lee Highway. Officers searched his room and found several items in his room that linked him to the burglaries, according to police.

He was charged in connection to crimes at these locations:

April 24 – Alternative Visions Hair, 6227 Lee Hwy.