Brook Lynn Black (Source: Knox County Sheriff's Office)-
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KNOXVILLE (WATE) - A Knoxville woman was arrested Monday on charges she stole toilet parts from local businesses to sell for scrap metal.
Brook
Lynn Black, 30, was taken into custody during a traffic stop, along with another man.
Police pulled their car over and interviewed the pair about thefts of toiletry parts
from area fast food restaurants.
Black allegedly targeted businesses in West Knox County, West Knoxville, the Merchants Road area and a business of Broadway.
Knoxville police charged
her with three counts of felony theft.
The Knox County Sheriff's Office has also charged her with felony theft.
According to police, Black
stole parts from toilets and urinals and was trying to scrap the brass out of
the parts.
