3 Workers Robbed At Gunpoint

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Metro police are looking for a man who robbed three restaurant workers at gunpoint overnight. The incident happened at Steaks Plus Pizza in south Nashville at Bell Road and Murfreesboro Road. The workers told police a man wearing a bandana over his face took money from the register and employees before running away.

Robbery suspects shot at house; 1 dead

TUESDAY • September 30, 2008 Metro police are investigating a shooting during a robbery attempt outside a South Nashville home that left one suspect dead and one injured. According to Metro police Randy Hickerson, police have gathered the following account: Officers responded about 10:30 p.m. Monday to a shooting scene outside a home in the 600 block of Tobylynn Drive. Officers determined that a man had arrived home and was unloading his vehicle when two armed individuals wearing ski masks approached him. They brandished what appeared to be firearms and demanded money. The homeowner had a handgun in his hand and fired five shots at the suspects. One of the suspects collapsed at the scene, and the second suspect fled on foot, Hickerson said. The man who collapsed was transported to Southern Hills Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. He was 19.About an hour after the shooting, a man was brought to Southern Hills by private vehicle with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. It was determined that this man was the second suspect. He is 23. A weapon was recovered at the scene, Hickerson said. It is a large BB gun that looks like a semiautomatic handgun. Police believe the man who collapsed at the scene was carrying that weapon.The homeowner's handgun could shoot regular rounds or could be used to shoot small shotgun shells, Hickerson said.It was unknown overnight what type of weapon the second suspect carried.The homeowner was not injured in the incident.The investigation, which occurred off of Edmonson Pike in the South Precinct, will continue and will present the facts to the district attorney's office. Any decision on criminal charges will come from the DA's office, Hickerson said.— LEIGH RAY Leigh Ray can be reached at 615-726-5951 or lray@tennessean.com.This story has been modified since its original publication.

Store Worker Fatally Shot

Police Search For 2 People Connected To Shooting Channel 4 News POSTED: 11:13 am CDT September 19, 2008 UPDATED: 12:22 pm CDT September 19, 2008 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Police say a convenience store worker was fatally shot and killed in south Nashville Friday morning. The shooting occurred at a Discount Beer Market store near Nolensville Road and Old Hickory Boulevard around 10:30 a.m. Witnesses said two Hispanic men wearing bandanas walked into the market and opened fire on the clerk. Police were searching for the alleged shooters. Robbery was thought to be the motive.

Davidson County crime log for July 24-27, 2008

CRIME LOG These are the most serious calls handled by the Metro police, listed by time, crime reported and address. Some reports may be unfounded. Police calls are listed by police precinct or town. When police cannot immediately determine the location of a crime, the address given is that of the police station or hospital where the crime was reported. Antioch 4:27 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 900 block Richards Road 8:10 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 900 block Richards Road 8:37 a.m., holdup/robbery, 2500 block Murfreesboro Pike 11:25 a.m., holdup/robbery, 2600 block Murfreesboro Pike 10:29 p.m., holdup/robbery, 100 block Hickory Highlands Drive 10:33 p.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block Piccadilly Row Central 12:04 a.m., shooting, 700 block South 12th Street 9:42 a.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block Murfreesboro Pike 12:07 p.m., residential burglary, 300 block Interstate Drive 1:20 p.m., residential burglary, 1000 block West Eastland Avenue 8:28 p.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block South 11th Street Donelson 6:30 p.m., holdup/robbery, 10 block Century Blvd. 9:50 p.m., holdup/robbery, 900 block Allen Road South 2:27 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 1000 block Old Tree Court 10:40 p.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block Bell Road Antioch 12:59 a.m., holdup/robbery, 800 block Richards Road 2:16 a.m., holdup/robbery, 1100 block Bell Road Donelson 3:57 a.m., holdup/robbery, Donelson Pike and Hangar Lane 4:45 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2800 block Lebanon Pike Hermitage 12:57 a.m., rape, Shute Lane 9:24 a.m., residential burglary, 5600 block Old Hickory Boulevard South 7:29 p.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block Bell Road Antioch 2:26 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2400 block Murfreesboro Pike Hermitage 4:55 p.m., residential burglary, 500 block Arbor Lake Boulevard 7:19 p.m., residential burglary, 3300 block Lakeside Place South 2:07 a.m., holdup/robbery, 700 block Space Park South Drive 2:48 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 400 block Metroplex Drive 4:18 p.m., residential burglary, 5900 block Pettus Road 5:36 p.m., residential burglary, 600 block Bell Road 8:57 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1000 block Murfreesboro PikeTusculum Hermitage 6:34 a.m., residential burglary, 4700 block Lebanon Pike 11:10 a.m., residential burglary, 1000 block Arbor Lake Boulevard 10:19 p.m., holdup/robbery, 300 block Monaco Drive 11:50 p.m., cutting/stabbing, 900 block Brooke Valley Court South 12:09 a.m., residential burglary, 1000 block Goodbar Drive 7:13 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 1600 block Murfreesboro Pike 5:47 p.m., residential burglary, 6600 block Holt Road 7:52 p.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block Bell Road

Davidson County crime log for July 17-20, 2008

CRIME LOG These are the most serious calls handled by the Metro police, listed by time, crime reported and address. Some reports may be unfounded. Police calls are listed by police precinct or town. When police cannot immediately determine the location of a crime, the address given is that of the police station or hospital where the crime was reported. Central 12:15 a.m., cutting/stabbing, 400 block Murfreesboro Pike 7:56 a.m., shooting, Lafayette Street and First Avenue South 11:53 a.m., rape, Woodland Street 12:34 p.m., holdup/robbery, 80 block Lafayette Street 1:38 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 800 block Woodland Street 5:28 p.m., residential burglary, 1400 block Holly Street 5:41 p.m., residential burglary, 1400 block Holly Street 7:11 p.m., residential burglary, 400 block Neill Avenue Donelson 7:50 p.m., residential burglary, 100 block McGavock Pike 10:33 p.m., residential burglary, 3000 block Casa Drive Hermitage 11:21 p.m., rape, Old Hickory Boulevard Priest Lake 3:05 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2900 block Harbour View Drive South 12:27 a.m., holdup/robbery, 800 block Glastonbury Road 6:43 p.m., residential burglary, 300 block Wimpole Drive 7:56 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1200 block Catina Drive 10:24 p.m., holdup/robbery, 8000 block Bienville Drive Una 4:09 a.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block Longhunter Court 6:45 p.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block Longhunter CourtWest Central 5:04 a.m., holdup/robbery, 200 block Shelby Avenue 8:25 a.m., residential burglary, 1000 block Edgehill Avenue 12:59 p.m., residential burglary, 1500 block Big Oak Drive 3:34 p.m., residential burglary, 1200 block Lewis Street 8:59 p.m., holdup/robbery, 10 block Interstate Drive 11:03 p.m., residential burglary, 700 block South Sixth Street Hermitage 12:19 a.m., holdup/robbery, 3400 block Lebanon Pike 8:59 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 3400 block Lebanon Pike 11:09 a.m., holdup/robbery, 4000 block Lebanon Pike South 10:08 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 1000 block Murfreesboro Pike 11:19 a.m., holdup/robbery, 1700 block Lebanon Pike Circle 1:20 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1500 block J.P. Hennessy Drive 3:29 p.m., cutting/stabbing, 1900 block Dahlia Drive 9:40 p.m., cutting/stabbing, 1900 block Elanor Drive Antioch 5:02 p.m., rape, Piccadilly Row 10:54 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2600 block Murfreesboro Pike Central 7:17 a.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block South Second Street 12:18 p.m., shooting, 600 block Shelby Avenue 1:19 p.m., holdup/robbery, 800 block Main Street 4:39 p.m., shooting, 50 block Robertson Street Donelson 2:02 p.m., residential burglary, 300 block Lincoya Bay Drive Hermitage 1:09 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 3400 block Lebanon Pike 10:49 p.m., holdup/robbery, 5700 block Old Hickory Boulevard Priest Lake 3:02 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2700 block Murfreesboro Pike South 12:37 a.m., residential burglary, 700 block Spence Lane 12:37 a.m., residential burglary, 700 block Spence Lane 10:28 a.m., holdup/robbery, 800 block Massman Drive 9:51 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1700 block Lebanon Pike Circle 10:15 p.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block Airpark Center Drive 10:56 p.m., residential burglary, 900 block Winthorne Drive Antioch 8:08 a.m., residential burglary, 4700 block Lori Drive 6:34 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 2200 block Murfreesboro Pike 11:38 p.m., holdup/robbery, Hickory Hollow Parkway and Bell Road Central 10:59 a.m., residential burglary, 700 block South Sixth Street 12:04 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1200 block 11th Avenue South Donelson 6:13 p.m., residential burglary, 2200 block South Ashford 6:58 p.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block Stewarts Ferry Pike South 5:24 p.m., residential burglary, 400 block Arbor Creek Boulevard 10:05 p.m., residential burglary, 700 block Bell Road 11:31 p.m., residential burglary, 300 block Ladybird Drive 11:38 p.m., holdup/robbery, 5300 block Hickory Hollow Lane

Rape victim recounts sexual assault and robbery

CHRIS ECHEGARAY • STAFF WRITER (Tennessean) • June 25, 2008 A woman was forced to perform oral sex on her attacker in her apartment while another robber took her boyfriend to an ATM machine to withdraw money, the woman testified in court this morning. Jonathan Lawrence, 21, and Rickey Carr, 26, are facing indictment stemming from the robbery and rape after a judge found probable cause at the preliminary hearing in general sessions court. It started when the men accosted Michael Ezekiel, who was alone, after a concert at 2:30 a.m. on June 16. Initially, they forced him to drive to a nearby ATM. Ezekiel couldn’t withdraw money, he testified, and they drove to the woman’s apartment on Hickory Highlands Drive. Ezekiel offered the woman's laptop in the robbery and the men took it, he said. But they wanted $400, Ezekiel testified. The woman gave Ezekiel her ATM card. Carr stayed with her while Lawrence went back out with Ezekiel, she testified. Fighting through tears, the woman testified that Carr made her kneel and pointed the gun at her, forcing her to perform oral sex. She would stop and he moved her to the kitchen and her bedroom, where he attempted to rape her. Meanwhile, Ezekiel struggled with Lawrence at a U.S. Bank ATM on Bell Road. Ezekiel was able to run from the robber and flag down a police cruiser.Police arrested both men. Carr is charged with two counts of aggravated rape, two counts of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery. Lawrence is charged with two counts of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of aggravated robbery.

Antioch Couple Survive Kidnapping

Suspects Force Man To Withdraw Cash From ATM POSTED: 7:42 am CDT June 16, 2008 UPDATED: 5:50 pm CDT June 16, 2008 Channel 4 News NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Police said an Antioch man was kidnapped overnight at gunpoint and robbed by two men. Michael Ezekiel, 27, said that at about 3 a.m. Monday he was standing in the parking lot of the Mission of Hickory Highland apartment complex. At that time, Ezekiel said two men, Rickey Carr, 25, and Jonathan Lawrence, 21, approached and forced him to drive to a nearby Suntrust automatic teller machine to withdraw cash. When they arrived at the bank, the ATM was out of order, so the suspects forced Ezekiel to come back to the apartment complex. "I couldn’t get any money out. My hands were shaking. I was nervous and terrified, and none of the ATMs were working," he said. Ezekiel said the accused robbers then drove back to his girlfriend's apartment and got her debit card. One of the men stayed with the girlfriend, while the other suspect took Ezekiel to a U.S. Bank. "It was terrifying. I had never seen a gun outside a gun store," he said. Ezekiel was eventually able to break free from his captor. "I got a hold of his head, and I pulled him out, and I knew his torso was bent here, so I squatted down on him," he said. "I had him in a guillotine, and he was slipping. I tried to force him out, and I just put all my weight on him." He was able to steal his captor’s cell phone and call police. "I clocked him pretty good. I pulled him out of my car, like, by his neck. I really wanted to break his head off," he said. Authorities arrested both Carr and Lawrence, who have been charged with two counts of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of aggravated robbery. Lawrence's bond was set at $600,000. Additionally, Carr is charged with aggravated rape and attempted rape. His bond is set at $1 million. Police are also trying to determine if Carr and Lawrence may be linked to other crimes in the area. Copyright 2008 by WSMV.com. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed Video: Antioch Man Attacks, Escapes Kidnapper

Competition, crime drive stores from Antioch mall

Dillard's is latest retailer to flee Hickory Hollow By WENDY LEE • Staff Writer (Tennessean)) • June 3, 2008 Dillard's Inc. confirmed Monday that it will close its Hickory Hollow Mall store in August, becoming the latest tenant to leave a once vibrant Nashville shopping center that has found itself caught in the grip of neighborhood crime and increased retail competition from nearby suburbs. Leased mall space at the 428,000-square-foot Antioch shopping center has declined about 10 percent since 2005, losing anchor tenants such as J.C. Penney and Hallmark along the way. Now, Dillard's, and later this year, Linens 'n Things, will be added to that list. In the past, Metro police have identified Hickory Hollow Mall as a location with significant gang activity, but recent efforts to curtail crime in the area — including a 2006 curfew to require everyone 18 years and under to be accompanied by a parent in the mall after 6 p.m. each Friday and Saturday — seem to have shown some improvement. While robberies are still up at the mall this year, petty thefts like shoplifting are down, according to numbers provided by Michael Alexander, commander of the South precinct. "We're trying to be very proactive to address the issues at Hickory Hollow Mall," he said. Mall nearing its end? Still, for retailers trying to attract a reliable base of customers, the increased police attention may not be enough. "The life cycle may be over for that mall, or getting close," said Steve Rudd, a partner with Nashville-based Restaurant Retail Properties, a commercial real estate company. "Their market has just really slimmed down." In addition, the mall faces tough new competition from places like Providence MarketPlace in Mt. Juliet, which offers a J.C. Penney, and The Avenue, a new shopping center in Murfreesboro that includes a Belk department store. As far as Dillard's closing, company spokeswoman Julie J. Bull said simply, "The company is closing underperforming stores, and this is an underperforming store." The Antioch store is one of eight underperforming locations nationwide that will be closed by the Little Rock, Ark.-based department store. The store's 90 employees will be transferred to four other Dillard's in the Nashville area, Bull said. Crime worries linger Katie Reinsmidt, spokeswoman for CBL & Associates Properties Inc., which owns Hickory Hollow Mall, said the company is determined to "continue to try to make Hickory Hollow the best destination it can possibly be." Reinsmidt said Dillard's leaving will open new possibilities for the mall, adding that other CBL properties have replaced vacant spaces with new department stores or alternative stores such as a Burlington Coat Factory. CBL & Associates also owns RiverGate Mall and CoolSprings Galleria. Some retailers and shoppers said they were saddened by the department store's departure, as concerns about crime at the mall continue to linger. This year, Hickory Hollow Mall has had 54 reported thefts, 30 burglaries and 13 robberies, according to police statistics. "People don't want to come to Hickory Hollow anymore because of" the crime, said Melody Taft, a manager at women's apparel store 5-7-9. Taft said she has witnessed her share of fights around the mall's food court. "It was awful," Taft said of the mall's tense atmosphere, adding that it made her not want to work there. And mall customers like Becky Oliver said now that Dillard's is leaving, the mall will become a less attractive place to shop. "It's really going downhill," Oliver said. "It's really sad." Oliver's comments were cut short when a mall security officer ordered a Tennessean reporter and photographer off the mall property. Competition hurts, too Increased competition from retailers opening in the suburbs where Hickory Hollow Mall once drew shoppers, has also contributed to its declining performance. Quincy Johnson, a 48-year-old Antioch resident, said without a Dillard's he probably won't visit Hickory Hollow Mall twice a week as he does now, going instead to CoolSprings Galleria. Mall sales per square foot at Hickory Hollow continue to decline, coming in at $226 per-square-foot last year. Its occupancy rates have also suffered compared to its peers. Last year, Hickory Hollow had an 84 percent occupancy rate, compared to CoolSprings Galleria at 99 percent and RiverGate Mall at 97 percent, according to CBL & Associates' filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mojeeb Ansari, a partner at Universal Imports, which sells items such as knives and figurines, said that sales were up when his store opened at Hickory Hollow 11 years ago. Now his sales are down 30 percent, Ansari said. "It's slow," Ansari said. "CoolSprings and Opry Mills kill this mall." From a real estate point of view, Rudd said even the physical topography of the place — the hills — don't break in the mall's favor. Poor visibility from the road makes it difficult to recruit retail tenants there. "I bet (CBL) would love to (sell the mall), but I don't think they will," Rudd said. "Who would buy it?" Not everyone has given up on Hickory Hollow Mall. City Councilman Sam Coleman, who represents the area, said a plan of action between businesses, city and state officials will help revitalize the area. "We're just transitioning and we're just hitting a tough little skid here," Coleman said. "We're going to get it right. We're not going to let Hickory Hollow fail." Lisa Green and Chas Sisk contributed to this report. Wendy Lee can be reached at 259-8092.

Davidson County crime log for May 22-25, 2008

CRIME LOG These are the most serious calls handled by the Metro police, listed by time, crime reported and address. Some reports may be unfounded. Police calls are listed by police precinct or town. When police cannot immediately determine the location of a crime, the address given is that of the police station or hospital where the crime was reported. I know many of the listings below are not part of the District "29", but, some of us work in these areas or have family and friends that live in these ares and do not read this blog...Pass it along because I will be posting the update every week... May 25 Antioch 2:43 p.m., rape, Chimney Top Drive Central 5:24 a.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block Murfreesboro Pike 6:28 a.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block Murfreesboro Pike 1:38 p.m., holdup/robbery, Charles E. Davis Boulevard and Cannon Street 9:22 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1200 block Martin Street 10:11 p.m., shooting, Pennock Avenue and Douglas Avenue Crieve Hall 8:42 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 5500 block Edmondson Pike Downtown 1:28 a.m., holdup/robbery, First Avenue North and Gay Street East 12:22 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 800 block Granada Avenue 12:59 a.m., holdup/robbery, 800 block Cherokee Avenue 8:35 p.m., rape, Oakwood Avenue Hermitage 4:40 a.m., holdup/robbery, 5900 block South New Hope Road 7:39 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 4400 block Lebanon Pike Madison 3:08 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2100 block North Gallatin Pike 9:52 p.m., residential burglary, 500 block May Drive 11:05 p.m., holdup/robbery, 100 block South Gallatin Pike North 5:35 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1700 block Jenkins Street Oak Hill 4:13 p.m., kidnapping, 100 block East Park Drive Old Hickory 8:31 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 4300 block Saundersville Road 1:47 p.m., residential burglary, 500 block Lawrence Street South 3:13 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 300 block Fesslers Lane 10:26 p.m., residential burglary, 600 block Bell Road Trinity Hills 1:46 a.m., holdup/robbery, 200 block West Trinity Lane Tusculum 3:25 a.m., holdup/robbery, 3900 block Apache Trail 8:10 p.m., residential burglary, 200 block Delvin Drive West 7:50 a.m., holdup/robbery, 7000 block Highway 70 South 11:41 a.m., residential burglary, 3700 block Park Avenue Woodbine 2:21 a.m., cutting/stabbing, 3700 block Nolensville Road 5:28 p.m., residential burglary, 500 block McIver Street May 24 Bordeaux 5:58 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 4200 block Ashland City Highway 10 p.m., shooting, 3200 block Mexico Drive Central 1:43 a.m., rape, 14th Avenue South 2:06 a.m., shooting, Wilburn Street and Meridian Street 3:34 a.m., holdup/robbery, Fesslers Lane and Murfreesboro Pike 11:49 a.m., residential burglary, 2500 block Glenrose Avenue 2:42 p.m., residential burglary, 1000 block Meridian Street 10:49 p.m., holdup/robbery, 400 block Murfreesboro Pike Charlotte Park 12:27 a.m., residential burglary, 500 block Annex Court Donelson 10:12 p.m., residential burglary, 3300 block Percy Priest Drive East 1:47 a.m., cutting/stabbing, 100 block Dellway Villa Road 2:20 p.m., shooting, 1500 block Rosedale Avenue 2:22 p.m., shooting, 1500 block Rosedale Avenue 3:54 p.m., residential burglary, 1300 block Joseph Avenue 9:17 p.m., shooting, 3400 block Dickerson Pike 9:25 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2600 block Gallatin Pike 11:49 p.m., holdup/robbery, Marie Street and Meridian Street Hermitage 2:24 a.m., cutting/stabbing, 4700 block Old Hickory Boulevard J.C. Napier 6:39 a.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block Claiborne Street 6:43 a.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block Claiborne Street Madison 12:01 a.m., holdup/robbery, 1100 block South Gallatin Pike 8:04 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 1800 block North Gallatin Pike 8:09 p.m., rape, Brink Haven Avenue Neelys Bend 7:41 p.m., residential burglary, 1100 block Bubbling Well Road North 5:32 a.m., holdup/robbery, 2700 block Meharry Boulevard 12:25 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 700 block Freelands Station Road 11:05 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1500 block 21st Avenue North 11:49 p.m., residential burglary, 1600 block 16th Avenue North South 11:32 a.m., holdup/robbery, 900 block Murfreesboro Pike 11:53 a.m., holdup/robbery, 900 block Murfreesboro Pike 11:53 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 1200 block Antioch Pike 6:18 p.m., holdup/robbery, 900 block Murfreesboro Pike Tusculum 12:15 a.m., shooting, 4500 block Packard Drive 6:49 p.m., residential burglary, 3800 block Creekside Drive Una 10:05 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2500 block Murfreesboro Pike West 1:36 a.m., holdup/robbery, Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard and Charlotte Pike 6:46 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 600 block 42nd Avenue North 1:26 p.m., residential burglary, 900 block Woodmont Boulevard 2:19 p.m., holdup/robbery, 4100 block Hillsboro Pike 5:12 p.m., shooting, 1700 block Jefferson Street 10:24 p.m., shooting, 2200 block Childrens Way Woodbine 9:55 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 3700 block Nolensville Road May 23 Bordeaux 11:58 a.m., holdup/robbery, 3700 block Clarksville Pike Central 1:44 a.m., residential burglary, 600 block Frith Drive 4:07 a.m., rape, Shelby Avenue and South Fifth Street 10:01 a.m., residential burglary, 400 block North Second Street 1:45 p.m., residential burglary, 300 block South Eighth Street 4:11 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1000 block Fatherland Street 5:48 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1200 block Polk Avenue Charlotte Park 2:47 a.m., residential burglary, 600 block Westboro Drive Donelson 7:58 a.m., holdup/robbery, 200 block Shady Grove Road 9:05 a.m., holdup/robbery, 400 block Donelson Pike East 7:55 a.m., residential burglary, 1600 block Sunset Circle 3:56 p.m., holdup/robbery, 3200 block Gallatin Pike 7:45 p.m., holdup/robbery, 3000 block Gallatin Pike 9:31 p.m., residential burglary, 3200 block Vailview Drive 11:35 p.m., holdup/robbery, 3600 block Gallatin Pike Hermitage 6:10 p.m., residential burglary, 4300 block Andrew Jackson Parkway J.C. Napier 5:15 p.m., residential burglary, 60 block University Court 11:29 p.m., cutting/stabbing, 100 block Charles E. Davis Boulevard Joelton 3:01 p.m., residential burglary, 6200 block Old Hickory Boulevard Madison 9:27 a.m., residential burglary, 100 block Welworth Street 12:54 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2300 block North Gallatin Pike North 12:03 p.m., holdup/robbery, Buchanan Street and Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard 6:29 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2600 block Jefferson Street 6:54 p.m., holdup/robbery, 30th Avenue North and Albion Street 7:10 p.m., shooting, I-65 South and Rosa L. Parks Boulevard 7:19 p.m., shooting, I-65 North and Rosa L. Parks Boulevard 10:14 p.m., cutting/stabbing, 1700 block Rosa L. Parks Boulevard Old Hickory 8:05 p.m., rape, Scenic View Road Priest Lake 4:12 p.m., residential burglary, 600 block Castlegate Drive 6:45 p.m., residential burglary, 300 block Schoolhouse Court Providence 8:32 p.m., holdup/robbery, 4400 block Nolensville Road South 4:21 a.m., holdup/robbery, 300 block Harding Place 8:16 a.m., residential burglary, 1000 block Patricia Drive 1:48 p.m., holdup/robbery, Dell Parkway 2:41 p.m., residential burglary, 9200 block Thomason Trail 4:33 p.m., residential burglary, 8400 block Lawson Drive Trinity Hills 4:05 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 400 block West Trinity Lane 6:33 p.m., residential burglary, 700 block Revels Drive Tusculum 8:09 a.m., kidnapping, 15500 block Old Hickory Boulevard 2:18 p.m., residential burglary, 4800 block Cimarron Way 2:38 p.m., holdup/robbery, 4700 block Nolensville Road 3:36 p.m., residential burglary, 100 block Chrishall Court 9:02 p.m., residential burglary, 4900 block Cimarron Way West 1:54 a.m., residential burglary, 5500 block Kentucky Avenue 6:41 a.m., holdup/robbery, 7100 block Charlotte Pike 8:09 a.m., holdup/robbery, 3700 block Hillsboro Pike 12:07 p.m., holdup/robbery, 5900 block Charlotte Pike 12:51 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1400 block Hynes Street 1:26 p.m., residential burglary, 6900 block Sonya Drive 1:27 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2800 block West End Avenue 2:04 p.m., residential burglary, 4500 block Tennessee Avenue 2:44 p.m., residential burglary, 100 block Woodmont Boulevard 4:39 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1500 block Church Street 6:01 p.m., shooting, 1200 block Medical Center Drive 8:57 p.m., residential burglary, 200 block Wildberry Lane 10:03 p.m., holdup/robbery, 4400 block Tennessee Avenue May 22 Belmont 2:05 p.m., shooting, 1000 block Acklen Avenue Bordeaux 8:25 a.m., residential burglary, 4400 block Sumatra Road 2:39 p.m., residential burglary, 2400 block Buena Vista Pike Central 4:58 a.m., residential burglary, 400 block North Second Street 12:32 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2300 block Brittany Drive Donelson 8:27 a.m., holdup/robbery, 2500 block Lebanon Pike East 4:40 p.m., shooting, 3100 block Robwood Drive 7:45 p.m., cutting/stabbing, 1300 block Jones Avenue 9:24 p.m., residential burglary, 300 block Gatewood Avenue Madison 12:54 p.m., cutting/stabbing, 500 block Charles Drive 1:59 p.m., residential burglary, 200 block Sealey Drive 5:49 p.m., residential burglary, 100 block Welworth Street North 1:28 p.m., residential burglary, 2300 block 14th Avenue North 6:41 p.m., residential burglary, 3900 block Alameda Street Priest Lake 1:38 p.m., residential burglary, 200 block Grovedale Trace Providence 12:24 a.m., holdup/robbery, 4900 block Edmondson Pike South 12:21 a.m., rape, Murfreesboro Pike 12:50 p.m., residential burglary, 800 block Murfreesboro Pike 3:04 p.m., residential burglary, 4200 block Sandstone Drive 7:04 p.m., holdup/robbery, 5300 block Mt. View Road West 2:30 p.m., cutting/stabbing, 5700 block Charlotte Pike 3:03 p.m., residential burglary, 6000 block Don Allen Avenue 10:03 p.m., residential burglary, 4600 block Kentucky Avenue Woodbine 7:25 a.m., residential burglary, 100 block Neese Drive 5:08 p.m., shooting, 3700 block Nolensville Road

Police seek armed man who robbed fast-food place

Arby's worker was taking out trash when holdup began A robber struck at a South Nashville fast-food restaurant as an employee was outside taking the trash. No one was injured. The restaurant was not open for business at the time. Around 11:35 p.m. Thursday, an employee at the Arby's at 1212 Murfreesboro Pike went outside to empty the trash and she was approached by a man with a black revolver, Metro police Capt. Randy Hickerson said. The man demanded money. They went inside the restaurant and the employee gave him money. The robber fled on foot. The suspect is described as a black man, 18-24 years old, 5 feet 9 inches, skinny, and was wearing a black hat and sunglasses, blue shirt and jeans. He had a black revolver. No shots were fired and no one was injured, Hickerson said. There was another employee at work, but her location during the incident was not reported. The restaurant is near Briley Parkway. — LEIGH RAY Writer for Tennessean

Parolee charged in robbery attempt at drive-in restaurant

By KATE HOWARD • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • April 9, 2008 A parolee with a history of robbery convictions was ar rested early Tuesday on charges he and an accomplice assaulted employees of a Sonic restaurant in Antioch with a pipe during a robbery attempt. Lawrence Trent Taylor, 43, of Sugar Mill Drive was caught hiding in a Dumpster after a search by helicopter and police dogs following the incident. A second suspect has not been caught. According to police, Taylor and another person ordered a Sonic employee into a Dumpster about 12:35 a.m. outside the 1331 Bell Road restaurant and punched an employee who was checking the restrooms. A third worker in the restaurant was hit with a metal pipe but managed to put his as sailant into a headlock and push him toward the door. The employee retrieved a pistol from his car and fired shots at the man, police said. Police positioned themselves outside the restaurant and a police dog tracked the suspect to a nearby strip mall. He was found using infrared heat detection and was startled out of the Dumpster by a SWAT team. Taylor was arrested and probably will by charged with a parole violation. Two employees were treated for head injuries.