Confronted Burglary Suspect Scuffles With Witness

Crossville Police were called to 80 Miller Avenue around 5:45 Tuesday morning after a witness got into a fight with a burglary suspect.  The caller said when he arrived at the business, the male was exiting the back door, which was found open. The suspect and the caller got into a physical scuffle that lasted about two minutes before the suspect stopped fighting and fled on foot.  The witness then called police.  A Detective found marks on the door and frame of a building on Livingston Road used for storage by JFC Kitchen and Bathroom Gallery.  Damage was estimated at $200.  The burglary suspect is described as a white male, about 6 feet tall, with dark hair and a black jacket.  The suspect had not been identified at the time of the report.