Crime Report: Police recruiting office opens today at Hickory Hollow

NASHVILLE Metro police will cut the ribbon today on a new recruiting office in an unlikely place: the Hickory Hollow Mall in Antioch. The office, adjacent to the food court, will provide a dual purpose, police say: provide information to young people about a career with the Metro police and give South Precinct officers a place to do their paperwork. The mall has increasingly been a focus of police resources. Officers working on gang enforcement frequent Hickory Hollow on weekends, and police say they've seen improvements in the area. — KATE HOWARD kahoward@tennessean.com