Put an end to spending spree, get a grand for one of your own

Do You Know These Thieves? 
Your Information Could Be Worth Cash 

Franklin, TN – Detectives are asking for assistance identifying two women seen using a stolen credit card. The card was taken on 11/02/2012 from the victim’s purse at Panera Bread, 2000 Mallory Lane. The thieves then used the card at multiple locations in the Cool Springs area totaling nearly $17,000. 

If you recognize either of the women from these recently obtained surveillance photos, your information could net you up to $1,000 in cash by calling Williamson County Crime Stoppers at  (615) 794-4000. 


To send an anonymous tip to Franklin Police, text the keyword 615FPD, along with your message to 847411 (Tip411), or call Franklin Police at  (615) 794-2513 

Dickson theft suspect at large

Please contact Detective Diane Moore at Dickson Police Department if you can identify this white male subject. He is wanted in questioning about a theft. 

Detective Moore  615-441-9563 or  615-446-8041.

Peg this crook, put bucks in your buggy

Franklin Police want to identify this felon. 

On 10/29/2012 at 7:40 pm, the suspect used a Walmart shopping cart to roll a touch-screen laptop computer out of the store. He made his quiet getaway through the store’s Garden Shop where the driver of a dark colored SUV was waiting. The laptop was valued at $850. 

If you know who the suspect is or have information about this case, call Crime Stoppers at (615) 794-4000. Information leading to an arrest could be worth up to $1,000. 

To send an anonymous tip to Franklin Police, text the keyword 615FPD, along with your message to 847411 (Tip411), or call Franklin Police at (615) 794-2513.

Crooks go to church, but not on Sunday

Franklin Police want to identify two felons who stole a credit card from a church preschool classroom, and then racked up thousands. The two visited the People’s Church on 10/26/2012, posing as parents interested in enrolling their toddler in the program. 

While left momentarily unattended, they stole a credit card from the purse of a teacher, right out of her classroom. In the hours immediately following, the duo fraudulently charged more than $2,000 on the stolen credit card, purchasing a variety of merchandise from stores in Franklin and Spring Hill. A child did not actually accompany the suspects during their crime. 

If you know these crooks, or have information regarding the case, cash in – call Crime Stoppers: (615) 794-4000. 

Put Them In Jail, Earn Up To $1,000!

To send an anonymous tip to Franklin Police, text the keyword 615FPD, along with your message to 847411 (Tip411), or call Franklin Police at (615) 794-2513.

Police Respond to Armed Robbery at Cool Springs Bank

At 5:51 last Friday evening, officers were summoned to the SunTrust Bank at 731 Cool Springs Boulevard for an armed robbery in progress. Tellers reported that a tall, slender white male entered the bank wearing a black nylon-type jacket with a hood, olive green pants, black shoes, and a Halloween mask that obscured his face. The suspect, armed with handgun, left after tellers complied with his demands for cash and remains at large. No one was injured during the robbery. 

Detective are asking that anyone with information regarding this case, or believes they may have witnessed something unusual in the area during their evening commute to call Franklin Police at (615) 794-2513 or FBI-Nashville at (615) 232-7500. 

To send an anonymous tip to Franklin Police, text the keyword 615FPD, along with your message to 847411 (Tip411), or call Franklin Police at (615) 794-2513.

East Nashville residents battle high crime perception

(From WSMV-TV):  East Nashville has become a popular destination for home buyers and renters in Music City.

Artisan restaurants, remodeled homes and new developments line many of the main streets, but some potential renters and homebuyers still say worries about crime is holding them back from moving across the river.

"We felt like crime was the only thing holding us back from being the best place in Nashville to live," said resident Bob Acuff.

East Nashville has changed a lot since Acuff first moved there in the 1990s.

Acuff, known around town as the neighborhood crime guy, is an east Nashville pioneer, because he is one of the first residents to move in when many parts of the area truly weren't safe.

Now, armed with a police scanner, Acuff listens for robberies, shootings and other incidents and hosts a weekly meeting with Metro police during which residents share anything fishy they have seen or heard.

He has been doing it since the year 2000 and has grown quite a following.

"I have a Twitter account that we started just to do armed robberies," Acuff said.

Police say the neighborhood initiative has paid off, as crime in east Nashville has fallen 35 percent since the year 2004, and home break-ins in 2012 have dropped by more than 300 incidents since just last year.

Real estate agents say that while potential homebuyers have a lot of interest in the area, some are still showing concern.

East Nashville dentist Dr. Thom Hadley said if he thought the area was dangerous, he would not have moved his family and practice, Eastside Smiles, there.

He thinks the key to change is getting more businesses and people to move east.

"Right now, we have a serious lack of professional services. We desperately need a pediatrician. There are so many children," Hadley said.

Acuff, the crime watchdog, agrees. Since residents took the neighborhood into their hands nearly a decade ago, Acuff said he is having a hard time keeping up his Twitter feed.

"The armed robberies have dropped to such an extent, I'm thinking about putting other things on there now," he said.

Nashville real estate agents suggest if anyone interested in moving who is worried about crime should check out a local crime map by visiting http://www.crimemapping.com/map.aspx?aid=f76eb358-fccd-4d97-905e-84b269d54586.

Rape, Home Invasion Suspect Confesses To Crimes

Emmonie Branch

(From NewsChannel 5) One of three men accused in two violent home invasions and rapes in Sumner County took the stand in court today and confessed to the crime.

In June 2012 three men were arrested after police said they were responsible for two sexual assaults during home invasion. Goodlettsville Police Department arrested 22-year-old Mitchell Anthony Beverly Jr., 18-year-old Emonnie D. Branch Jr. and 20-year-old Dwayne D. Fleming.

The first home invasion happened on June 12 around 11 p.m. in the Castalian Springs area. The second invasion occurred on June 14 around the same time at a home on Jill Street in Gallatin. In both cases, two men entered homes during the night, raped the female victims, robbed the homes, and fled the scene.

Branch took the stand on Wednesday and confessed to raping both women. He said he decided to confess for moral reasons.

All three men were being held in the Sumner county jail.