19-year-old Jada Lucas was booked this week on a citation from Oct 2022 after stealing from The Spirit Halloween store at Opry Mills Mall. Police spoke with the store manager Rebekah Westerlund who said she saw Lucas take two costumes from their packaging and hide them in her handbag. Lucas then left the store without paying. When the store manager confronted Lucas about the items, she removed them from her bag.
Tag: Theft
Elijah Foster flees from police after stealing a Dodge Challenger
18-year-old Elijah Foster was jailed this week for fleeing from the police after stealing an orange Dodge Challenger. The owner of the vehicle was able to track it and informed police of its whereabouts. When police located the vehicle, Foster exited the driver’s seat and fled on foot into a tree line. K9 officers arrived and placed Foster into custody. The stolen vehicle was valued at $26,000.
Rube Lopez charged with $5,789 theft from JCPenney store with help of her mother
Police say 18-year-old JC Penney employee Rube Lopez was caught on camera stealing $5,789 in merchandise during the last month at the Rivergate Mall location. Lopez would scan items at her register and then void them, still placing them in the shopping bag. Her mother, who had selected the items, would then exit the store with the bags of unpaid merchandise. Lopez wrote a statement to the store’s loss prevention manager, Steve Gray, admitting to the thefts and stating she was willing to pay for the items taken.
No payment, no problem. Trio ran their own wire to NES pole — Christie Murphy, Leon Welch, & Jessica Whitaker
While responding to a downed power-line call on March 25, Nashville Fire observed a homemade/illegal wire connecting a Fernwood Drive home to the power pole and electric grid. NES arrived and confirmed it was an illegal line and was bypassing the meter on the home, which was previously disconnected. 48-year-old Christie Murphy, Leon Welch, & 39-year-old Jessica Whitaker were all living in the home and were taken into custody and charged with theft of services.
Karess Thomas stole a brake job from Budget Brakes
27-year-old Karess Thomas was jailed on March 25th on an outstanding warrant for pretending she paid for her brake repair at Budget Brakes but actually left without paying for the service. Eddie Bounsana was the employee at Budget Brakes on Nolensville Pike that took care of Thomas. While the manager was pulling her car out of the garage, Eddie attempted to collect payment for her brake repair, totaling $528.67. Thomas told him that she had already paid the manager. Subsequently, the manager returned her car keys before Eddie could confirm the payment, and Thomas fled the scene in her car. Eddie provided the police with Thomas’ contact information, and the police confirmed it with her apartment rental office, and a warrant was issued for her arrest.
April Steele charged with felony burglary of $277 worth of merchandise from Walmart
36-year-old April Steele was jailed on Sunday morning on an outstanding warrant from March 1st after stealing from a Walmart on Nolensville Pike. A loss prevention employee witnessed Steele put makeup, food, jewelry, and clothes into a black bag in her cart. She was stopped by the witness and detained. Steele signed a trespassing agreement in 2021 and was in violation as she knew she was banned from that Walmart, making this a felony burglary charge. The total amount of Merchandise was $276.68.
Devin James: You can’t keep a rental car forever
26-year-old Devin James was jailed on March 20th for carelessly driving a stolen vehicle. Officers conducted a traffic stop at the Intersection of Harding Place and Linbar Drive. When police ran the license plate, it showed the car was listed as stolen. James explained that he had rented the vehicle at the airport and hadn’t been able to return it despite several phone calls from the rental company asking for the vehicle back, so they had reported it stolen. The estimated value of the vehicle is $24,000. James was taken into custody and transported to booking.
Valet charged in theft of Escalade from Element Hotel — Jamecyn Bowen
Police say 19-year-old Jamecyn Bowen was working as a valet at the Element Hotel in Nashville on February 17 when he parked the 2022 Cadillac Escalade of a guest at 8:05 p.m. Just over two hours later, an unknown person walked directly to the Escalade and drove it to the gate of the garage, where Bowen used his key card to swipe at the gate allowing the Escalade to exit. Bowen never returned to work after that night, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was booked on that warrant this week, which charged him with facilitation of theft of property. The vehicle was valued at $80,000.
Christopher Price identified as man who went on rampage with fishing poles and box cutters
Police say 31-year-old Christopher Price had a busy Saturday just south of downtown Nashville as he struck a Greyhound bus station security guard and multiple patrons with fishing poles and then stole merchandise from Nashville Wine & Spirits. His afternoon wasn’t complete, as when police caught up with him, he was attempting to steal merchandise from a convenience store and pulled two box cutters on employees who confronted him. They disarmed him, and he was taken into custody.
Target Employee Mohamed Shehadah charged in thefts from cash drawer
18-year-old Mohamed Shehadah was charged with theft for crimes committed starting on Jan 1st at Target. Shehadah was employed as a cashier at Target on Charlotte Pike and was caught on camera removing $849 from his cash drawer and placing it into his pocket. Police say he was caught again on Jan 14th, stealing $471, and on Feb 11th, taking $400, totaling $17,20.