MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man has been charged with three burglaries at a Frayser elementary school.
Thompson Puckett, 34, is accused of stealing more than $8,000 in property from Westside Elementary.
He was arrested Monday morning after Memphis-Shelby County Schools security responded to an alarm at the school on Dawn Drive and found Puckett leaving through a side door.
According to MPD, Puckett was also seen on surveillance cameras twice on Sunday, but was not caught then.
He was seen taking power tools and other items in a school cart.
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Police said they also found copper pipes near one of the school’s doors that had been pried open.
The news of Puckett’s alleged thefts was alarming, but not too surprising for a man who lives near the school. He didn’t want to be identified, but told WREG the neighborhood he’s lived in for just five years is not safe.
“They stole the weed eater off my porch in broad daylight, so I’m not surprised. So if they’re going to do it in broad daylight, what do you think they’re doing at night,” he said.
We reached out to MSCS about the thefts and were told that “MPD is investigating these incidents and our security team is working closely with MPD to review all operations and implement the necessary precautions to ensure the school is safe”.
Police said school security made three separate trips to secure the building after each entry.
Puckett is due in court Wednesday.
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