DEMO iPHONE WORTH OVER $1,200 STOLEN FROM CROSSVILLE WALMART
On January 2, 2026, Crossville Police Officer Larry Qualls responded to a theft report at the local Walmart, where and asset protection employee reported that a blonde-haired woman wearing a purplish long-sleeve shirt and black pants had stolen a demo orange iPhone 17 Pro Max valued at $1,249 by breaking a security bracket on the display (causing $100 in damage) around 9:56 a.m.
Surveillance video captured her removing the phone, continuing to shop, paying for groceries, concealing the phone, and exiting the store around 10:43 a.m. She then left in a dark-colored Ford Explorer with two older women, heading toward Matherly Drive and Old Jamestown Road.
Using a partial plate read from the vehicle description and prior Flock camera data—verified by matching bumper damage and clear coat peeling—Officer Qualls identified the vehicle as registered to Alexandria Burchfield from Crossville.
With assistance from a county deputy who confirmed the vehicle’s presence at the residence, officers made contact there. Burchfield admitted to being at Walmart with a blonde companion. After being read her Miranda rights, Surcuilas admitted to taking the phone, retrieved it from her waistband, and provided her ID.
She was arrested for shoplifting (theft over $1,000) and vandalism, despite claiming the bracket was already broken, and transported to the Justice Center for booking on those charges.
