18-year-old David Saravia was charged with burglary and possession of burglary tools after being caught at Cricket Wireless attempting to crack a safe. He claimed his boss was paying him to do it.
On March 9th, officers arrived at the Cricket Wireless location on Murfreesboro Pike and found David Saravia outside the store. David stated he was an employee and his boss told him to break into the safe, a story his uncle showed up to corroborate. The uncle added that his nephew told him his boss would compensate him $50 to burgle the safe using his grinder. Upon his arrival, the store manager denied giving David that directive. The officers observed burglary tools on the premises. David was taken to the precinct and questioned by detectives.
When talking to detectives, David stated another manager named Miguel, who was on the phone with his boss Carlos, had given him a series of instructions throughout the day. These orders included wiring an initial $650 from the store’s cash register to FedEx in Mexico to pay for an incoming shipment. Miguel then advised David to go to Walmart and acquire the tools needed to retrieve the rest of the money from the store’s safe to complete the FedEx payment. David stated Miguel gave him the codes to the store alarm but when they did not work, Miguel then instructed him to “rip it out.” David indicated he had maintained contact with Miguel through all of this, following each instruction. The manager confirmed $857 was missing from the store. Damage to the safe and security system was estimated at over $1,000.
David Saravia was arrested and charged with Burglary and Possession of Burglary Tools. He was freed on pre-trial release.
| Saravia, David | 595952 | 342 FAIRLANE DR Nashville, TN 37211 | Poss. Burg. Tools |
| Saravia, David | 595952 | 342 FAIRLANE DR Nashville, TN 37211 | Burg. |
