MOULTRIE, Ga. — A thief who approached a motorist and asked for money took advantage of the situation by grabbing the driver’s wallet and running from the scene.

William Smith, 80, told police that he was driving through a parking lot at 11:39 a.m. in the 200 block of Sixth Street Southeast when an unknown female approached and asked for money, telling him she needed food.

Smith told the woman he had no money, but upon seeing his wallet in the car she grabbed it and ran toward First Avenue Southeast. He told police the thief had black hair and tattoos on her legs.

The value of the wallet and contents totaled $36, police said.

In other thefts

Moultrie Police

• Brenda Sue Williams, 71, reported Monday the theft of a Cricket cell phone from a business in the 1000 block of Fifth Avenue Southeast where she inadvertently left it.

Sheriff’s Office

• Shawn Brown, 100 block Robin Lane, reported Monday the theft of a Kawasaki four-wheeler valued at $1,600.

• Shanequa Randolph, first block McDonald Court Southeast, reported Tuesday the theft of an Insignia flat screen television valued at $50.

• Faye Richardson, 6000 block Highway 111, Hartsfield,  reported Tuesday the theft of scrap metal valued at $75.

• Kenneth Snipes, 600 block Rondo Gay Road, reported Monday the theft of a tool box and tools valued at $400 and a cutting torch of unknown value.

Burglary

Sheriff’s Office

• Julio Jimenez, 1800 block First Avenue Southeast, reported Tuesday the theft of property valued at $2,381 from the residence of Jose Domingus in the 100 block of Terry Baker Road, Norman Park.

The stolen property included $140, two Samsung Galaxy S cell phones, one each Samsung Galaxy 6, Galaxy 7 and Galaxy 8 phones, Huawei cell phone, book bag  and two Hugo Boss bottles of cologne.

Moultrie Police

• Moultrie-Colquitt County Recreation Authority, 1020 Fourth St. S.W., reported Tuesday the theft of items from the concession stand with a total value of $36.

Entering auto

Sheriff’s Office

• Samuel Ellis Smith, 600 block Whitfield Road, reported Monday the theft of a Remington rifle and a Para Ordnance pistol with a total value of $1,150.

Moultrie Police

• Emily Lindsey, 200 block Eighth Street Southeast, reported Monday the theft of property valued at $75 from a 1997 Nissan truck.

Arrests

Moultrie Police

• Kervin Joquin Vicks, 36, 724-B Fifth St. N.W., was charged Tuesday with driving while license suspended or revoked.

• Kenyatta Lashiba Jackson, 38, 145 Carlton Road, Doerun, and Jacquelyne C. Walton, 22, 705 10th Ave. N.W., were each charged Monday with theft by shoplifting.

They are accused of shoplifting merchandise valued at $83 at Roses, 215 Sixth St. S.E.

• Ricky Shawn Conley, 39, 2493 U.S. Hwy. 82 E., Brookfield, Ga., was charged Monday with driving while license suspended or revoked and defective equipment.

• Christopher Martez Williams, 26, 401 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, was charged with possession of marijuana.

• Latravean Scott, 19, 304 Honey Bear Road, Norman Park, was charged Sunday with window tint law violation, violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act and driving with suspended or revoked license.

Sheriff’s Office

• Austin Gene Fender, 24, 2612 Seventh St. S.E., was charged Sunday with false imprisonment, obstruction of a police officer and battery.

• James Richter, 28, 1316 South Blvd., was charged Saturday with violation of family violence order and contempt of court.

• Albert Lee Tuff Jr., 45, 1023 Second St. S.E., was charged Sept. 20 with burglary and possession of cocaine.

• Charles Presley, 50, 3311 U.S. Hwy. 19 N., Meigs, was charged Monday with theft by shoplifting.

• Jessica Perkins, 24, 6167 Hwy. 111, was charged Tuesday with being a party to the crime of burglary.

• Marlyn Jermaine Spradley, 37, 857 Sardis Church Road, was charged Tuesday with criminal trespass.

• Jessie James Partain, 35, 1085 Funston-Sigsbee Road, was charged Tuesday with driving while license withdrawn and defective equipment.

Berlin Police

• Brandon Jesse Castleberry, 34, 2435 Jacquelyne Circle, was charged with driving under the influence, open container in vehicle, failure to change address on driver’s license, driving on wrong side of the road, two counts failure to drive within single lane and three counts speeding.

Probation violation

Moultrie Police

• Stephen Charles Idell, 60, 404 Seventh Ave. N.W.

Other investigations

Sheriff’s Office

• Hubert Dixon, 2000 block Kendalwood Church Road, reported Monday that someone has been cutting a fence on his property and fishing in his ponds.

Moultrie Police

• Lynn Rogers, 58, reported Tuesday that someone cut the locks at her storage unit in the 1300 block of First Street Northeast.