Repair shop broken into

The front glass door to an auto repair shop on North Fifth Avenue was broken and used as an entry point for a burglary which resulted in $3,750 in items being stolen.

According to Rome police reports:

An employee called police Friday morning upon noticing the damage to the front door and walking into the ransacked office. He said he locked the shop up around 9 p.m. Thursday.

A flat-screen TV, a laptop, a vehicle scanner, a Bluetooth, a tool box, a drill, a TV receiver and a socket set were stolen from the shop. Also, the employee estimated the cost of repairing the door at $300.

Police find meth, pills in car

Three people were taken into custody Friday afternoon when police searched the vehicle they were in and found meth and clonazepam pills, reports stated.

Amanda Faye Smith, 35, who is listed as homeless; Dustin Wayne Womack, 28, of 210 Avenue C, Lindale; and Charlotte Irene House, 30, of 5 E. 19th St. were arrested around 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Rite Aid at 2005 Maple St.

They are all charged with felony possession of meth and possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance. Smith was additionally charged with misdemeanor possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.

All Womack and House remained in jail Saturday pending $5,700 bonds. Smith was released from jail on a $5,700 bond.