Deputies with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department answered the 8:40 a.m. call. The resident reported she had noticed a black Labrador Retriever/Rottweiler mix dog near her mailbox that morning, and had walked out to check on it.

She found that someone had chained the dog to her mailbox post, securing the other end other end of the chain with a weight.

The victim told deputies she feared the dog would be struck by a car. She said she attempted to free the dog, but that it began growling at her, so she called for assistance.

Deputies were able to free the dog. At the time reports were filed no suspects had been identified.

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According to reports filed through the Lawrenceburg Police Department, officers were dispatched to 437 First Street shortly after 11:00 p.m. Sunday. The residents reported a man had tried to break into their car, and that he was still on the premises.

Officers arrived to find the suspect, Nicholas Scott Moore, 25, of 435 Second Street, sitting on the porch. They report he appeared to be under the influence of an intoxicant, and that he admitted he had taken several Xanax pills.

The victims told officers they were not acquainted with Moore. Also, Moore stated that he did not know anyone at the residence.

Moore was taken into custody on charges of public intoxication and transported for incarceration at the Lawrence County Detention Center. He is scheduled to appear in Lawrence County General Sessions Court on March 2, 2012.

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The victim, age 42, told deputies her boyfriend had been “high on drugs,” and began accusing her of infidelity. She said that she left to purchase cigarettes, returning a short time later.

When she pulled into the driveway, the victim reports her boyfriend came to the car and began choking her with his hands. She said that he punched her in the face several times, then shoved a Smith and Wesson handgun in her face and threatened to kill her.

The victim told officers she was able to escape the assault and went inside to awaken her stepson. While she was inside, she said her boyfriend drove away in her vehicle.

Officers conducted a search of the suspect’s room. They report finding several items of contraband, including two meth pipes, several unknown types of pills, and a small bag of marijuana. The items were seized into evidence along with some 107 rounds of various types of ammunition.

At the time reports were filed no arrests had yet been made in the case. Officers report the victim’s car was later found abandoned at the Parks Street/Jackson Avenue intersection. It was returned without damage.

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According to a press release issued through the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, deputies, along with officers of the Saint Joseph Police Department, made their way to 180 Shelton Drive on January 26 in an effort to serve a felony arrest warrant on Natalie Nicole Johns.

Deputies found an SUV at the home matching the description of Johns’ vehicle. They report that the occupants appeared to be in the process of purchasing illegal drugs.

The vehicle, occupied by Johns, another female, and a child whom authorities said was not restrained in a child restraint system, backed out and began to leave the area.

Officers conducted a traffic stop. During a subsequent search, they found a red medication bottle that contained 24 Hydrocodone pills.

Officials report that when questioned, both Johns and the passenger admitted they had purchased the pills from Clara Bell Wilson at her Shelton Drive home. They told deputies they had paid $180 for the pills.

Johns was taken into custody on the outstanding warrants. She was booked through the Lawrence County Detention Center on charges of forgery and theft.

Officials report officers returned to Wilson’s home, where she confessed to selling the pills. They report seizing the $180 along with several prescription bottles and other evidence.

Wilson’s 2000 Lincoln LS was also seized. The evidence will be presented to a Lawrence County Grand Jury as authorities seek charges of sale of a schedule III controlled substance, against Wilson.

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A resident of Iron City Road reported the matter to Lawrence County Sheriff’s deputies around noon. The girl told deputies she knew something was not right when she pulled into the driveway and found that the family dog was outside.

She said that she exited her car and looked inside the house. She found a man wearing a long-sleeve, orange shirt and black baseball cap standing in the living room.

The teen reported that she quickly went to her neighbors’ house and told them about the intrusion. They returned to the home with her and checked inside, but report that the man had already fled.

The resident reported no damages were incurred and that nothing appeared to be missing.

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The victim, age 58, told deputies with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department that someone had filed a tax return in her name in 2010 in the amount of $69,000. She told deputies she had not filed a tax return since her retirement in 1999. At that, she said, time her return was filed under a different last name.

The victim reported she had experienced no loss as a result of the crime, however the investigation was turned over to detectives with the department’s Criminal Investigation Division.

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