Alert police work by North Precinct Officer Thomas Smith resulted in today’s arrest of the ex-convict suspected of using a van to smash his way into the front of Dollar General Store’s 3852 Dickerson Pike location.
The van crashed into the front glass of the store at 11:30 p.m. A man was seen tossing merchandise into the back of the vehicle before fleeing the area, but not before the van and its license tag were captured by the store’s video surveillance system.
At 3:45 a.m., Officer Smith saw a white van with rear bumper damage traveling on Trinity Lane near Brick Church Pike. He followed the van, which had the same tag number as the one from the burglary, and stopped it on Youngs Lane. The driver, Charles M. Lockridge, III, closely matched the description of the burglar recorded by the surveillance system. Lockridge, an ex-con who has convictions for cocaine distribution, theft, criminal impersonation and escape, was arrested by Officer Smith on charges of burglary and driving on a suspended license. Lockridge, of Ringgold Drive, is now being held in the Metro Jail in lieu of $61,000 bond.
Charles M. Lockridge, III
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