• Three shoplifters were caught in the Sweetwater Flea Market around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The trio consisted of an uncle and his two nephews. The man is 50 years old, while his two nephews are 13 and 10. According to the police report, the man told the boys what to steal, while he stole several items as well, and altogether they stole about $600 worth of merchandise. The stolen goods were returned to their respective vendors, while the man and his nephews were banned from the flea market. 

• A Sweetwater woman reported her money stolen on Friday at Sweetwater Hospital. Ellen Mae Rowell had checked into Sweetwater Hospital on Monday, June 2. According to the police report, Rowell agreed to have her purse put in a safe at the hospital, but when she went to retrieve her purse, she discovered all of the money was missing from her wallet. She reported the loss to the hospital.

nA bedroom suite was stolen from the Norman Lee building sometime in the past six months. Police were called to the building, located on Industrial Park Road in Sweetwater, Monday morning. Richard Martin called to report the theft, which he said took place sometime between Dec. 25 and June 16. The bedroom suite consisted of a chest of drawers, a sleigh bed, a washstand, and two chairs. All of the pieces were made from oak, and a screw sticking out of the footboard on the bed can identify the suite.