Higgins Arrested For Stealing Copper And Heat Pumps
posted January 14, 2008
 
 
An arrest has been made in the investigation of stolen heat pumps and copper in the Soddy-Daisy and Hamilton County areas. Scottie Lamar Higgins of 1425 Thrasher Pike in Hixson is in custody in the Hamilton County Jail.
 
In the first part of December, the Soddy-Daisy Police Department and Hamilton County Sheriff's Office received reports of theft of heat pumps from churches in the North Soddy -aisy and Hamilton County areas. Soddy-Daisy also received a report of stolen copper from the new Soddy Elementary School.
 
It was estimated that approximately $19,000 worth of heat pumps and copper were taken during these thefts and burglaries.
 
It was found that the heat pumps had been stripped of the copper for resale.
 
Det. Charlie Kilgore with the Soddy-Daisy Police Department and Det. Monte Manka with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office made the arrest.
 
Det. Kilgore charged Higgins with two counts of theft of property over $1,000, one count of theft over $5,000 and one count of burglary. Det. Manka charged Higgins with one count of theft over $1,000.
 
Officials said the Soddy-Daisy Police Department and the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office worked jointly in solving the thefts from the area churches and the burglary and theft of copper from Soddy Elementary School.

 
 
Press Release from Soddy-Daisy Police Department
August 31, 05
 
On Tuesday August 30, @ 9:48 PM, Soddy-Daisy Police Department responded to a hold up alarm at the Kangaroo Convenience Store located at 11280 Dayton pike.  Officers arrived on the scene within 3-4 minutes and was advised by the clerk that two white males entered the store and one went to the beer cooler area of the store and picked up a carton of beer and the other one jumped the counter and ordered the clerk to open the register and took cash from the drawer.  The suspects left the store on foot with cash and the carton of beer and ran behind the store into a wooded area.
 
Officers checked the area but could not locate anyone and suspected that the subjects may have been on foot and may still be in the area.  Several Soddy-Daisy Officers saturated the area in attempt to locate suspects and two Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department K-9 officer responded but no suspects were located.
 
Officers went to a residence at 469 Clift Road and based on information gathered during the investigation, arrested Aaron J. Holland age 28 of Lot #29, 469 Clift Road Soddy-Daisy.  A short time later, another suspect, Michael S. Huckabee age 28 was arrested at his residence at 7709 Hansley Drive in Chattanooga. Both were booked and transported to Hamilton County Jail on Robbery charges.
 
Soddy-Daisy Detective Mike Sneed is conducting the investigation.   Detective Monty Manka and Deputies from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department assisted in the investigation and apprehension of the suspects.