The money will need to be laundered

(From Lebanon Daily News) A 43-year-old Tennessee woman is accused of trying to steal $5,000, but that's not the interesting part of the story; police say Christie Black hid the cash in her rectum. Black's boyfriend told police he set the cash and some medication out as a trap last week because he suspected she'd been stealing. According to police, the woman became sick and threw up some of the pills, which were partially dissolved, and was bleeding severely. She was taken to the hospital, where the $5,000 was discovered and removed. 

Crook in her place, cash in your pocket

Franklin Police want to identify the suspect in this release who stole a flat screen television from Walmart last week. At 1:45 am on 03/05/2013, she left the store pushing a cart with a 39” Vizio television, valued at $389, right out the doors. The suspect was driving an older model Chevrolet Impala. If you recognize the suspect or have information about this case, turn that info into cash with a call to Crime Stoppers, (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.

Wanted in Dickson

The Dickson Police Department needs your assistance. Please view the photos above. If you can identify these subjects please call Det. Chad Fussell at 615-441-9577 or the Dickson Police Department at 615-446-8041. These subjects are wanted for questioning in a theft from The Shoe Company in Dickson, TN.

Franklin Police recover $20 grand in stolen goods

Franklin Police Flex Officers have recovered upwards of $20,000 in merchandise shoplifted from the CoolSprings Galleria since Black Friday. Working closely with security, undercover officers have made 55 arrests as the operation dubbed “Not in Our Mall,” remains in full force. 

Last night officers arrested 31-year-old Lindsey Locke (shown here) of Murfreesboro and recovered nearly $3,000 in stolen merchandise from her car. Undercover officers recognized Locke as the same woman who got away with more than $700 in stolen perfume and designer handbags Saturday. That theft wasn’t discovered until after Locke had gotten away with the stolen goods and clerks found empty boxes she left behind. After reviewing the video, security and police recognized Locke when she returned to the scene of the crime last night. Officers also arrested Rodney Hutson, who was with her last night. Hutson was wanted by Metro Police on unrelated charges. 

Lacey S. Locke 
Date of Birth: 05/30/1981 
1606 Eagles St. 
Murfreesboro, TN 37130 

Locke, charged with Felony Theft, remains in custody on a $3,500 bond. She is also wanted by Sumner County authorities on unrelated charges. Locke is due in Williamson County Court 01/03/2013 at 2:00 pm. 

Uniformed and undercover officers will continue with operation “Not in Our Mall” throughout the remainder of the holiday shopping season. 

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.

Getting their Christmas shop(lift)ing in early

Franklin Police are asking for the public’s help to identify two women who stole nearly $700 in merchandise Saturday morning from the Mallory Lane Walmart. The suspects rolled shopping carts filled with unpaid merchandise out the door, loaded it into their white Ford Expedition, and then drove away. If you have information about these suspects, their vehicle, or this case, that information could be worth up to $1,000 in cash. Call Crime Stoppers  (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.

Please contact Dickson Police

Dickson Police are requesting your help in identifying the subject in this photo. This subject is wanted for questioning in a recent theft from Tractor Supply in Dickson, TN. If you know this suspect or have information about him please contact Sgt. James Lyell at  615-441-9582 reference case # 20121206148

Crime wave in Dickson

DICKSON Community:

Detective Moore needs your help in identifying this white male in reference to a theft at Lowe’s in Dickson on October 29. 

If you can identify this man please contact Detective Diane Moore at  615-446-8041 or  615-441-9563. 

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Attention Dickson

DICKSON Community: 

Any information regarding this subject please contact Det. Diane Moore at  615-446-8041 or  615-441-9563

Detective Moore with the Dickson Police Department needs assistance identifying the white male, wearing a hat and pushing a cart in reference to the theft of a computer at Wal-Mart in Dickson on November 27. The man and a female accomplice were riding in a white GMC Envoy, unknown license plate number. Thank you for your help in this matter.

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.

A kick in the pants

Franklin, TN – At 1:15 last Monday afternoon, this man stole seven pairs of Nike shoes valued at $525.00 from the Off Broadway Shoes at 545 Cool Springs Boulevard. He can be seen here, concealing the shoes inside of his pants before leaving the store. The thief was seen leaving in a hunter green 1990’s model Jeep Grand Cherokee with tinted windows and black rims. If you know who he is, you could receive up to $1,000 cash with a call to 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 

Know this guy?

Dickson community: If you recognize this man, please call Det. Don Arnold @ 441-9535. He is wanted for questioning in a theft.

Taking Walmart price rollback too far

At 7:15 last Friday night, the man pictured above switched price tags on a two different boxes of Lego toy sets he wanted to buy with the tags on lower priced sets. The switch saved him $234, which is far less than his bond will be if you help police put a name to his face. Recently obtained surveillance video shows the man and the older model red truck in which he was seen leaving. If you know who he is, you could receive up to $1,000 cash with a call to Williamson County Crime Stoppers at 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 

PC thief at large -- he won't byte

THE MAN IN THIS PHOTO TOOK TWO LAPTOP COMPUTERS FROM THE WAL-MART SUPER CENTER IN DICKSON, TN. HE THEN DROVE AWAY IN THE RED CAR IN THE PHOTO. HE IS WANTED FOR QUESTIONING ON THIS THEFT. IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY THIS PERSON PLEASE CALL DICKSON POLICE AT 615-446-5403 OR DET. CHAD FUSSELL AT 615-441-9577.

A victimless crime?

(From WKRN):  A Summer County Emergency Medical Services worker was fired for stealing money from the home of a dead person.

Portland police arrested and charged Ashley Choate (pictured here), 28, of Bethpage, Monday with theft of property under $500.  She was booked into the Sumner County jail on a $1,500 bond.

The charges stem from an investigation that began while Portland officers and other first responders were processing the scene of an apparent natural death on Highway 259.

According to police, during the course of the investigation, officers discovered some cash in a vehicle parked in the garage but didn't immediately take it.

When officers went back to retrieve the money, count it and turn it over to the family, the money was no longer there.

Through further investigation, detectives discovered that Choate, a Sumner County EMS for four years, was the only known person in the garage unsupervised.

Detectives interviewed Choate and she subsequently confessed to taking the money, stating it was approximately $100.

She told police she tore up the money and threw it out the window of her car on her way home from work.

Some pieces of the money were discovered at the location Choate pointed out, police said.

Choate, who is also the chief of the Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department in Bethpage, has been terminated from her position with Sumner County EMS.

"I know that it will come out that I am the chief of a volunteer fire department and I can guarantee to everyone, nothing came out of that fire department and I don't want my actions to reflect on my fire department," she said.  

Choate called her actions a "temporary lack of judgment" and apologized.

She told Nashville's News 2 Tuesday, "Everybody makes mistakes and I know that it will come out that I am the chief of a volunteer fire department and I can guarantee to everyone, nothing came out of that fire department and I don't want my actions to reflect on my fire department."

Choate declined to answer any further questions citing the ongoing investigation.

She has reportedly resigned from her position at the volunteer fire department. 

Sumner County EMS director Keith Douglas referred to Choate's alleged conduct as "inappropriate and not expected of a Sumner EMS employee." 

Choate is scheduled to appear in court September 12.