TBI Asks for Assistance from the Public

ON JUNE 30, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15 A.M. WHILE ON PATROL IN SMITH COUNTY AT THE BUFFALO VALLEY REST AREA ON I-40, TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL (THP) TROOPERS WERE INVESTIGATING A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE PARKED AT THE REST AREA. A TROOPER APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED A MALE AND FEMALE SLEEPING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE TROOPER CONFIRMED BY A V.I.N. CHECK THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOLEN.

THE TROOPER INSTRUCTED THE OCCUPANTS OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DETAINED THEM WITH HANDCUFFS BEHIND THEIR BACKS. THE FEMALE OCCUPANT WAS IDENTIFIED AS KAREN VALLIE, 42 YEARS OF AGE, FROM MONTANA. THE...