theft – Memphis Flyer

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The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) said a law enforcement official said there was insufficient information to report theft in the incident allegedly involving stolen COVID-19 vaccines earlier this month.

Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) officials said Friday morning that a volunteer at the Pipkin Building vaccine site stole syringes filled with the COVID-19 drug. That announcement comes in the wake of broader accusations by the state that the health department is mishandling the vaccine rollout.

The SCHD released this statement about the theft Friday afternoon:

“Our understanding is that in the beginning of February, a site supervisor received information that a volunteer might have engaged in suspicious behavior. Although there were no witnesses to a theft, other staff were suspicious of the volunteer, who is a medical professional.

“The Shelby County Health Department removed the volunteer from the premises and the site supervisor contacted law enforcement regarding the incident. Law enforcement concluded that there was insufficient information to file a report of any theft or unlawful conduct.”

Felix Hall

A career criminal has been sentenced to nearly three decades in prison for stealing a semi-truck and frozen chicken breasts from Wendy’s.

In May 2012, police pulled over 51-year-old Felix Hall at Brooks Road and South Third in a maroon 2005 Freightliner Columbia. The semi had been reported stolen a week earlier.

According to the Shelby County District Attorney General’s office, police found a large pair of bolt cutters, a cut lock, and a cardboard box of frozen chicken breasts from Wendy’s inside the truck’s cab. During trial, it was revealed that the chicken was stolen from a Wendy’s restaurant located at 4320 Elvis Presley.

This week, Hall was sentenced to 15 years in prison for theft over $10,000 as a persistent offender. He received an additional 12 years for burglary of a building as a career offender and 11 months and 29 days for theft under $500. Hall will serve the prison sentences concurrently.