Just before 1:30 AM this morning, Erik Helffenstein, 45, was shot and killed as he chased two individuals that were burglarizing his vehicle outside his home.
Bellevue car burglar turned murderer: new details
Month: October 2018
Michael Cook, 42, in custody after stealing a car with a 10-year-old girl inside
#ARRESTED: Michael Wayne Cook, 42, is now in custody after stealing a car with a 10-year-old girl in it.
Canadian man had drugs mailed to Nashville Hotel, before his visit #Busted
When you’re flying into Nashville for a few days, how do you bring your recreational drugs with you? Ship them in the mail ahead of your visit? That’s what this Canadian did this week for his trip to Nashville.
Off-duty THP Lieutenant accused of having female stripped & cavity searched against her will at Titan’s Game
In a lawsuit filed last week in Davidson County Circuit Court, a woman says she was stripped searched and forcibly double-cavity searched against her will at the direction of an off-duty THP officer, while working at Tennessee Titan’s game.
16-Year-Old Charged in 5 South Nashville carjackings Since September 30th
#ANTIOCH: Gerado Perez, a 16-year-old runaway from state custody, was was arrested overnight as part of a carjacking investigation. He admits to being involved in robbing multiple carjackings over the past month.
MNPD Sergeant who stole $109,910 during searches sentenced to prison, vehicle forfeiture, & restitution
For MNPD Sergeant James Dunaway, 43, of Old Hickory, was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 2, 2018, and charged with theft from an entity that receives federal program funds and money laundering. He pleaded guilty to the charges on July 10, 2018, and was sentenced today, for stealing more than $100,000 during the execution of search warrants. He will serve two years in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. James Dunaway is the husband of Frances Dunaway, a Metro teacher who was recently…
Metro Police officers & firefighters took secret photos of & shamed transgender citizen
8 sworn police officers, 2 firefighters, 1 dispatcher, & 1 Metro teacher. That’s how many government employees took part in the public shaming of a transgender citizen of Nashville. Metro confirms investigations are now in progress in multiple departments, including MNPD’s Office of Professional Accountability.
Judge Issues Order of Protection against MNPD Officer; It’s suddenly withdrawn, shredded, MNPD refuses records requests
A judge granted an emergency ex-parte order of protection against an MNPD Officer for 2 citizens that presented a complaint. He signed the order. The officer was decommissioned, OPA got involved & the complainant suddenly withdrew the complaint, OPA cleared the officer, returning her to duty, the Officer sued the citizen for $5K, profited a lot more than she would have made working, and the MNPD is still refusing to honor any records requests about the incident.
5,217 Xanax bars, hallucinogenic mushrooms, 2 lb marijuana, hashish & guns seized; 3 teens & 49-year-old arrested
Elysian Fields Raid: 2 pounds of marijuana, 5,217 Xanax bars, 1.5 ounces of hallucinogenic mushrooms, 3.4 ounces of hashish, two handguns, and a rifle.
Larico Nelson admits to shooting Kevin Stewart near IHOP, claims self-defense
The suspected gunman in Friday morning’s fatal shooting of Kevin Stewart near the Antioch IHOP has met with South Precinct detectives, surrendered his pistol, and reports that he shot Stewart in self-defense as Stewart was raising a gun toward him. The 23-year-old admitted shooter, Larico Nelson, who was legally in possession of a pistol, and two 22-year-old friends who were with him, gave full statements before leaving the South Precinct. Their accounts of the events Friday morning will be shared with the District Attorney’s Office. Nelson reported that Stewart, 32,…