Seeking victims of crime in Smyrna

This is an odd one. Instead of seeking a suspected criminal, the Smyrna Police Department is seeking possible victims. The police press release mentioned there could be other victims, and are asking you to step forward if you feel you have been wronged.

A pastor from the 1st Free Methodist Church in Smyrna was caught via video camera attempting to burglarize the home of a church member.

The burglary victim noticed on several occasions that medications were missing from the home. The burglaries occurred while the victim was away from the home so the victim set up a video camera in hopes of catching the suspect.

On July 4, 2011 the video camera did capture the victim's pastor, Rickey Alan Reed (55), at the rear door of the home attempting to manipulate the lock mechanisms and gain entry to the home. After viewing the video, the victim contacted Smyrna Police on July 15, 2011 and filed a police report.

An arrest warrant was issued for Reed and he was notified of the warrant. Reed did report to the Smyrna Police Department on September 18, 2011 and was processed on the warrant. Reed was charged with Aggravated Burglary and he did make bond on his charges.


During the course of this investigation, Smyrna Police have determined that Reed may have burglarized the homes of other church members but many of these members are hesitant to report these burglaries to police. We want to encourage anyone suspecting Reed of burglarizing their home to contact Detective Kevin Krieb of the Smyrna Police Department. Det. Krieb can be contacted at (615) 459-9742, ext. 5148.

We do have a copy of the victim's surveillance video.

When a person in authority, whether it is religious, political, or familial does something rotten, the impact is much greater then a betrayal by a random stranger.