61-year-old Thomas White was involved in an illegal gambling operation on Gifford Place in Joelton, TN on July 10th. Once officers executed their search warrant and came into contact with White, he admitted to his involvement in the gambling scheme. Officers cited him for the violation that day. White was then booked booked on the citation of gambling promotion on August 5th.
18-year-old Ion Rapita was identified as one of the six individuals who helped steal from the Cane Ridge Parkway Coach Outlet at 12:46 p.m. on July 22nd. The police report stated that four males, Ion Lache, Rapita, Ionut Ispilante, Ciprian Mirea, and two unidentified females, entered the establishment and spread out. At the same time, Mirea and Ispilante spoke with employees to distract them, which was when the others gathered $6,000 worth of merchandise. After this, they exited the front door and entered two Toyota vans with Virginia plates. A felony alert was placed on one of the vehicles, which was later stopped in Smyrna, TN, on July 25th. During the stop, Smyrna PD identified Lache, Rapita, Ispilante, and Mirea. Video surveillance from the Coach Outlet confirmed the four males as the persons in question. A warrant was issued for Rapita’s arrest on August 1st. Rapita was taken into custody for theft on August 2nd.
24-year-old Samuel Mustapha matched the description of the previous shoplifter from July 16th at the Murfreesboro Pike Walgreens. On July 17th, officers were near The Wash Tub Coin Laundry when they observed Mustapha at the location and detained him for the occurrence. Under Miranda, he admitted to stealing from Walgreens and the East Thompson Lane Dollar General Market, stating, “I needed the money.” Officers obtained footage from both establishments showing him exiting the store without paying for under $500 worth of items. Mustapha was later then taken into custody for theft. Mustapha was previously arrested for shoplifting at Mapco.
32-year-old Elijah Miller threatened his instructor, Rhonda Evans, in their classroom at Fortis Institute on June 3rd. Officers were advised that Miller attempted to enter the class but did not have the required materials. Ms. Evans then turned Miller away, which upset him. Miller started threatening to shoot Ms. Evans and Ms. Gulley before threatening to shoot up the whole school. Later that day, there were several shots fired at the school. Following this, another teacher, Brittany Landrey, felt it may have been Miller, so she called him to ask. Miller told Landrey, “It was not me this time, but it will be next time,” placing the teachers in fear for their lives. A warrant was issued for his arrest on June 11th. Miller was taken into custody for threatening mass violence in school on June 14
36-year-old Jordan Coile keyed Mariah Davis’ Volkswagen Jetta at her residence around 7:25 p.m. on January 10th. Davis said Coile got into a black Chevrolet Equinox and left the scene after keying her car. When Davis took her Jetta for an estimate at Daniel’s Paint and Body, she was quoted $2,646.18 to repair the damage. Then, Davis went to the South Precinct and identified Coile in a photo lineup. A warrant was issued for Coile’s arrest on January 22nd. Coile was later taken into custody for felony vandalism on June 2nd.
A Davidson County Grand Jury indicted 25-year-old Dequanya Sade McCord for theft, forgery, and forfeiture on December 7th. The indictment alleges that McCord, from the 6th day of July 2021 through the 4th day of October 2021, in Davidson County, Tennessee, and before finding this indictment, knowingly did obtain or exercise control over certain property, and falsified invoices to wit: $250,000, or more, the property of Family Leisure, without the effective consent of Family Leisure, with intent to deprive Family Leisure of the property. McCord did acquire an interest in, or receive, certain personal property, to wit: $260,050.44. McCord was taken into custody on May 5th, 2024.
18-year-old Kevin Luna was one of several people attempting to take one of the wheels off Breanna Contreras’s Infinity Q50 at her Bridgeway Circle unit on May 6th. Contreras’s boyfriend, Jesus Chavez, observed them and two vehicles, one a red sedan and one a black Infinity Q50. Chavez woke Contrera, and she went outside to start filming the occurrence. Chavez called the police while she recorded them, during which Luna noticed her and began pointing his handgun at her. She stated she heard him saying something to her but was afraid to get any closer due to him having a gun. She added that she had not returned inside until Luna started pointing a laser at her. After several minutes, the red sedan drove away while Luna removed Contreras’s wheel before aiming his handgun at her, firing multiple times, and driving away in his black Infinity. Police got the tag from his vehicle as he left the scene. Officers responded to the registered Murfreesboro Pike address, where they heard him approaching due to the flat tire, and conducted a traffic stop as he pulled in. When officers searched his vehicle, they discovered her wheel in the trunk with a box for a 9mm Glock pistol consistent with the 4 9mm casing recovered at the scene. Luna was then taken into custody for aggravated robbery.
18-year-old Almarsuri Abbas stole merchandise from the Nike Factory store at Tanger Outlets on Cane Ridge Parkway in the early hours of February 1st. Abbas was with two other unidentified individuals when he took a pair of $45 Nike pants to the dressing room, put them on, and then left the establishment. The incident was caught on camera. Officers identified Abbas via video footage from a previous shoplifting arrest in Franklin, Tennessee. Abbas was taken into custody for theft on May 1
24-year-old Mavrick Johnson was caught stealing from Ralph Lauren with Clive Jennings at the Tangler Outlets Nashville on April 12th. Security at Ralph Lauren informed officers that they observed two males concealing merchandise and trying to cut off security tags. When officers arrived, the two males came out of the door. Detective Sherman attempted to stop them, but they continued to flee on foot. Jennings and Johnson refused to stop despite multiple officer’s commands, which resulted in a lengthy foot chase. Once caught, Mavrick Johnson was taken into custody and charged with evading arrest and theft.
28-year-old Desiree Hester and Kayla Coons stole merchandise from Carters on Cane Ridge Parkway at 5:30 p.m. on February 5th. They were observed on video entering the store and loading up two baskets with $1000.00 worth of items. Coons then told Carter’s employees that she left her wallet in the car, so she went to her car and returned as if she was going to pay. This was when Hester opened the door, and both fled in a vehicle registered to Coons’ Greer Road residence. The police interviewed Coons on February 15th, during which she admitted to taking the merchandise and identified Hester. A warrant was issued for Hester’s arrest on February 19th. Hester was booked on the citation of theft on March 16th.
