She should have let voice mail pick up

Franklin Police want to identify this woman who picked up and left with an iPhone someone else inadvertently left behind. 

At about 10pm on August 8, a Walmart customer forgot his iPhone at a self-checkout. Moments later, it was picked up by this woman accompanied by the man in the black shirt. 

If you think you know who they are, you can text your tip to Franklin Police. Just send the keyword 615FPD along with your tip to 847411. All tips are 100% anonymous.

Serial armed robber at large in Franklin

Detectives investigating the Saturday morning armed robbery of the Twice Daily Shell station at 229 S. Royal Oaks Boulevard have learned that the same suspect attempted a robbery at another Franklin gas station earlier that same morning. 

An officer doing a business check at the Daily’s at 1500 Columbia Avenue earlyWednesday morning was advised by the clerk that at 4:25am on 08/10/2013, a black male wearing a dust mask and armed with a handgun demanded that he open the safe. When the clerk advised the suspect that he was not able to access the safe, the suspect fled on foot. For reasons unknown, the clerk did not call police following that robbery. 

Investigators obtained these surveillance photos today of the suspect during the Columbia Avenue Shell station robbery. The suspect in both robberies is described as a black male in his mid to late 20s, 6’ with a thin build. He was wearing a dark Little Caesar’s baseball cap, a white t-shirt, and dark pants. If you recognize him or have information about this case, you are urged to call Franklin Police. 

To send an anonymous tip to Franklin Police, text the keyword 615FPD, along with your message to 847411 (Tip411), or call Crime Stoppers at (615) 794-4000 

She'll be going after small-time criminals

Franklin Police Chief David Rahinsky met with Matthew and Kimberly Currier and their 3-year-old daughter, Kailey, this morning at Police Headquarters. Kailey is the proud new owner of a 12V battery-operated mini Franklin Police car. Kailey’s was one of three that the Fraternal Order of Police in Franklin purchased for a fundraiser. 

The car’s generic version available in stores was redesigned by Franklin Police, Brentwood Police, and the Williamson County Sheriff’s Department, in partnership with the Morris Heithcock FOP Lodge. The cars were showcased at the Williamson County Fair, and for a suggested donation fairgoers could enter for a chance to win. The officers’ benevolence fundraiser, designed to help local officers and their families unexpectedly facing illness and other life-altering events, raised $3,000. 

Morris Heithcock FOP President John Maxwell said, “I want to thank everyone for their donations, and the Departments that helped to make this event the success that it was.” Kailey plans on enforcing neighborhood tricycle traffic from the front seat of her new Franklin Police Dodge Charger. 

(Pictured: Chief David Rahinsky, Matthew, Kimberly, & Kailey Currier)

Cash info for ID of vandal

Franklin Police Ask for Help Catching a Vandal 
Recognize him? Your info could be worth cash 

Franklin Police want to identify this man for vandalizing a shopper’s vehicle in the parking lot of Walmart, 3600 Mallory Lane, causing approximately $1,000 in damage. 

Last Thursday afternoon at 12:45, the victim entered the store and when they returned, discovered that someone had “keyed” the driver’s side of their vehicle. A witness informed Walmart employees of a description of the suspect, who is pictured on this surveillance photo as he left the store. 

If you have any information about this crook, or his whereabouts, you could profit by up to $1,000 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 

Charlotte Hometown Pharmacy robbed

The Dickson County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two subjects that burglarized the Hometown Pharmacy in Charlotte, TN Saturday morning July 20, 2013. Surveillance video shows that two subjects busted out the glass in the front door at approximately 5:18 a.m. Saturday morning. The subjects quickly entered the pharmacy carrying two large plastic storage containers. They raked several bottles of prescription medication into the containers and left the building. A late model van is also seen on the video surveillance. Anyone with information about this crime is urged to contact Det. Troy Martin at 615-740-4884 or the Criminal Investigation Division at 615-789-9303.

He had a hammer, and was hammered

Franklin – Saturday morning at 3:00 a.m., officers responded to a disturbance call after witnesses reported seeing an intoxicated man chasing someone with a hammer at The Dwell Apartments, 100 Reliance Drive. Arriving officers located 24-year-old Ben Menefee, still wielding the hammer, and learned that Menefee had intentionally crashed his vehicle into the side of another vehicle, retrieved a hammer from his apartment and returned to the scene where he proceeded to smash out the windows on the victim’s vehicle before chasing him through the parking lot. The victim was not injured during the incident. 

Ben Menefee 
203 3rd Avenue South 
Franklin, TN 37064 

Menefee, who is free on a $21,500 bond, was charged with DUI, Violation of the Implied Consent Law, Aggravated Assault, and Felony Vandalism.

Drive Drunk, Get Nailed 

Car burglar Luna lassoed

Edward Luna

The Gang Unit’s 10 p.m. Saturday stop of a speeding pickup truck on Briley Parkway near Centennial Boulevard led to the apprehension of accused serial car burglar and fugitive Edward L. Luna, who was a passenger in the vehicle. 
          
Luna, 22, was being sought on warrants charging him with breaking into three automobiles, one of them a police car, and is also a suspect in the burglaries of other law enforcement vehicles in the Nashville area early last week.  Luna, who was not carrying any identification last night, was asked his name at the scene of the traffic stop.  His reply to the officer:  “You know me, I’m all over the news.  I’m the one who broke into all the police cars and stole the guns.”  Later, after arriving at the West Precinct, Luna refused to be interviewed by detectives.
          
Found under tires in the back of the pickup truck was a green bag containing two semi-automatic pistols, more than 100 rounds of ammunition and magazines for the guns.  One of the guns was confirmed as being stolen from the SUV of a private citizen in South Nashville on July 21st, resulting in Luna also being charged with felony theft and unlawful gun possession.  Luna is spending his Sunday in the Metro Jail in lieu of $91,000 bond.  He remains under investigation.
          
Also in the pickup truck was 17-year-old Austin Dodd, an escapee from state custody who was believed by detectives to be accompanying Luna.  Dodd was taken to juvenile detention and booked on the escape charge.  Dodd denied involvement in the vehicle burglaries.