"FREE" Van for the taking..well for the driving that is

Got this message from Ms. Gerri Robinson, Executive Director of Metro Social Services. It appears that they have a "FREE" Van to give away. Some lucky organization could really use this van. See details in the attached flyer. Gratefully, Vivian.

FREE 1981 Ford Van Does your organization need a FREE van equipped with a wheelchair lift? A 1981 Ford Van equipped with a manufacturer-adapted wheelchair lift is available for donation to a Nashville nonprofit organization. The van can be retained for use by the nonprofit organization or can be transferred by the organization to an individual in need. · The van is in good working order for local driving; · Equipped with a working manufacturer-adapted wheel chair lift; · Access to the adaptor/mechanic comes with van and the wheel chair lift; · Insurance in effect until January 7, 2009; · The owner would like to transfer the title BEFORE January 1, 2009. If your organization is interested in receiving this van, please contact Metropolitan Social Services at 615-862-6400.

Update on the District "29" Christmas Mixer

THE ALLIANCE OF DISTRICT 29 cordially invites you to the 3rd Annual Neighborhood Christmas Mixer

Friday, December 12, 2008 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Custom Craft Cabinets 458 Bell Road

Come enjoy fellowship, food and fun with neighbors and special guests.

To make this gathering really special, please bring can food donations to benefit our local Second Harvest Food Bank at Hamilton United Methodist Church.

Also, please bring your favorite dish and recipe to share with everyone in preparation of our District 29 cookbook.

The Alliance of District 29 is a collective effort of neighborhood watch groups, homeowner associations and neighbors in District 29 to accomplish the mission to “Promote safe, beautiful, and informed neighborhoods.

”For more information, please call Commissioner of Beautification Juanita Veasy @ 399-6846 or Lena Brown Prince @ 361-3729 or Councilmember Vivian Wilhoite @ 589-2003.

Davidson County Meetings

Metro Planning Commission When: 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 Where: Metro Southeast, 1417 Murfreesboro Pike State Fair Commission Board Meeting When: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 Where: Administration Office Board Room, 625 Smith Ave. On the agenda: Discussion and actions related to a consultant's report Public Library Board When: Noon, Tuesday, Dec. 16 Where: Nashville Public Library, 615 Church St. Board of Gas/Mechanical Examiners When: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 Where: Davidson Room, Second Floor of the Metro Office Building, 800 Second Ave. S. Metropolitan Transportation Licensing Commission When: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 Where: Metropolitan Courthouse Jury Assembly Room (ground floor) Metro Council When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 Where: Council chambers at Metro Courthouse

Zoo offers holiday shopping experience

Nashville Zoo visitors can experience a Victorian Christmas or do a little Christmas shopping during two of the zoo's upcoming holiday events. The zoo's Grassmere Historic Home is offering yuletide tours, Dec. 13-14 and 20-21. The home will be decorated for the holidays with greenery, ribbons and vintage decorations that belonged to Margaret and Elise Croft, former tenants of the Grassmere property and whose family owned the land and home for five generations. "We have a number of Christmas items, such as 19th-century ornaments, gift tags and other artifacts that Margaret and Elise collected over the years," said Tori Mason, the zoo's historic farm manager, in a news release. "The tour not only highlights these items but also explains some of that time period's traditions that we still honor today," Mason said. Tours will start at 10 a.m. and run on the half hour, with the last tour starting at 3 p.m. Tours of the home are included with zoo admission. To take the tour, guests are asked to assemble on the home's front porch where the tour guide will meet them. The Nashville Zoo's Zoofari Market, which will take place from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 11, will offer shoppers up to 25 percent off all merchandise in the zoo's gift shop. The zoo will close as normal at 4 p.m., but its entrance gates will remain open for gift shop customers. There is no zoo admission fee to attend this after-hours event. Non-zoo members attending the event will receive 15 percent off all merchandise, and Nashville Zoo members will receive 25 percent off. Shoppers will be treated to holiday snacks and candies along with cider, hot chocolate and coffee while they shop. A professional pianist will play holiday favorites, and gift-wrapping will be available for a minimal fee. "This is our way of showing appreciation to our zoo's supporters," said Jessica Marth, retail operations manager for Service Systems Associates, Inc., the company that operates the zoo's gift shops and concessions. "We're offering a relaxed and inviting shopping experience away from the normal holiday hustle and bustle," she said. Nashville Zoo members may also take advantage of the special 25 percent discount on all merchandise Dec. 13 and 14 during normal zoo hours, which are 9 a.m.–4 p.m. —SUZANNE NORMAND BLACKWOOD

Chanukah event features fun

By Leah M. Caudle • THE TENNESSEAN • December 10, 2008 The Gordon Jewish Community Center is hosting its annual Chanukah from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. The Bernard Frank Pargh Auditorium inside the GJCC is usually the hub for wedding ceremonies and special events. On the day of the festival, however, the stately room will be transformed into a carnival-like atmosphere. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature activities such as jumping in inflatables, beanbag tosses and an obstacle course. But the festival will not be all games. Also scheduled are educational activities for children, art projects and a caricature artist will be on-hand to draw pictures for festivalgoers. To further the Chanukah feel, a rabbi will be running a working olive oil press, the oil used in menorahs. Participants will be able to see the total process of making olive oil, said Jordana White, director of marketing/ public relations and special events. Salads, latkes, a potato pancake and juice will be for sale at the event. Admission is free and tickets for games are affordable, White said, with the lowest costing 50 cents. "We're trying to keep costs down and have an event that they can come to and enjoy without spending a lot of money," White said. Rabbi Kliel Rose of the West End Synagogue will conduct ceremonial candle lighting at the event. For more information about the event, call the GJCC at 356-7170.

Court won’t halt English-only vote

DAVIDSON COUNTY The Supreme Court of Tennessee on Monday dismissed a request for a speedy appeal filed by Nashville residents who want to stop the English-only election. David Randolph Smith, one of two Nashville lawyers representing the legal immigrants who sued to stop the election, said he will probably file a request for an expedited appeal with the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Smith's clients, Rosa Quinteros and Wyn Myint, have claimed in court documents that holding an election on an unconstitutional measure violates their rights. The measure would bar in most cases Metro government from providing services or materials in any language other than English. Jim Roberts, a Nashville lawyer representing Nashville English First and Metro Councilman Eric Crafton — the driving forces behind the proposed amendment — has argued that the measure is constitutional and that pre-election challenges cannot be heard in court under Tennessee law. In court, Metro attorneys have argued that the English-only measure is unconstitutional but agreed that pre-election challenges are not legitimate. Ballots including the English-only measure were mailed Monday to Davidson County voters living overseas. Early voting on the matter is scheduled to begin Jan. 2. The election is Jan. 22. — JANELL ROSS jross1@tennessean.com

Traffic stop in 'wooded rapist' case raises dispute

By Kate Howard • THE TENNESSEAN • December 10, 2008 Every rainy night, officers on the Brentwood Police midnight shift had their sights set on catching the Wooded Rapist. Officer Elliot Hamm testified in Davidson County Criminal Court on Tuesday that any time it rained, officers were reminded at roll call about the man suspected in a string of rapes over more than a decade. It was on a rainy night in a quiet Brentwood subdivision that Robert Jason Burdick was pulled over and developed as a suspect. Lawyers for the alleged Wooded Rapist made a second attempt Tuesday to get any evidence they gained from that traffic stop thrown out, claiming that police didn't have reasonable cause to make the stop in the first place. Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Seth Norman rejected a similar motion last month that claimed there wasn't sufficient proof to get a search warrant. Norman seemed surprised to be hearing a new attempt to get evidence thrown out, saying that his deadline for motions before the April 2009 trial had already passed, but he agreed to hear it anyway. Robert Jason Burdick, of Ash Grove Court, faces 27 criminal charges in three counties ranging from aggravated rape to aggravated burglary. Police responded to a call about a suspicious person dressed in black and peering into cars on a rainy night last April. All six of Brentwood's on-duty officers responded to the area to look for the man walking, Hamm said. They saw a Jeep parked on the road and stopped the Jeep driven by Burdick an hour later when it was leaving the neighborhood. "I was more nervous than he was," Hamm said. "I thought I had caught a car burglar." But Burdick, 38, was not arrested that night, and police quickly learned he was lying when he said he had been at a party. Public defender Katie Bottom argued that information should be excluded from the evidence because the police had no reason to link that car to the reported suspicious person. Prosecutor Roger Moore disagreed, saying that common sense gave the officer plenty of reason to stop the car and talk to the driver. "Our position is, this officer did everything by the book," Moore said. "In fact, I think he would've faced criticism if he had not made the stop." Norman took the matter under advisement.

Metro police plan DUI checkpoints

Metro police will set up sobriety checkpoints this week in some of the city's highest traffic corridors. Teams of officers, including those working extra duty paid by Governor's Highway Safety Office grant funding, will man sobriety checkpoints between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday night. Checkpoints will be set up in downtown Nashville, on Nolensville Pike, Harding Place and Trinity Lane. So far this year, impaired drivers caused almost half of all fatal crashes in Davidson County, Metro police said in a statement. — JANELL ROSS jross1@Tennessean.com

B-U-S-T-E-D spells "Relief"... More Drugs off Our Streets!

Wow! Major bust made by our own police officers to the tune of $4 million dollars in cocaine confiscated that will not reach the streets and over $255,000 in cash money. Way To Go! Here's the details from Metro Police.

Vivian

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

from Don Aaron

The investigation into an overnight South Nashville shooting has led to the discovery of a major cocaine receiving, distribution and cooking operation inside a home at 414 Ezell Pike near Nashville International Airport. Seized from the home today were approximately 40 pounds of cocaine, most of it in brick form, which has an estimated street value in excess of $4 million, $255,746 cash, money counting machines, vacuum sealers, four large flat screen televisions, one hot tub, one pool table, and two guns.

"The good news for Nashville and Middle Tennessee is that 40 pounds of cocaine, some of it already cooked into crack, will not be on our streets," Chief Ronal Serpas said. "This is a very large and significant seizure."

Shortly before midnight, police responded to 412 Ezell Pike, where Xavier Gray, 30, was banging on the door saying that he'd been shot. Gray, who suffered a wound to his buttocks, initially claimed that he was shot during a robbery and carjacking incident at a nearby carwash. Through interviews with other individuals during the night, and a re-interview of Gray at the hospital, detectives now believe that Gray was shot behind 414 Ezell Pike.

Gray ultimately said that as he was leaving the home, he was jumped by three individuals who demanded money and drugs. He said they took him into a wooded area and threatened to kill him. Gray said as he ran away, he was shot in the buttocks.

While investigating Gray's new story, South Precinct Detective Scott Sulfridge checked the rear of 414 Ezell Pike and discovered an SUV with the doors standing open. Sulfridge and Detective Brandon Dozier looked through a window of the home and saw what appeared to be a quantity of cocaine and cash. The South Precinct's undercover Crime Suppression Unit responded to the scene and obtained a search warrant. The 20th Judicial District Drug Task Force and agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration assisted.

Gray claimed he did not live at 414 Ezell Pike. However, mail comes to him at that address and his clothing was found inside the home.

Gray, who remains hospitalized for the gunshot wound, is expected to face federal prosecution in regard to the cocaine discovery. The investigation is continuing in an effort to identify others who may be involved.

Gray has a cocaine conviction in Nashville from 1998. He also has convictions for unlawful gun possession, resisting police, possession of drug paraphernalia, and motor vehicle burglary.

International Human Rights Day

One day for human rights doesn't seem like enough. We should celebrate and show dignity and justice for all everyday. Attend this wonderful celebration. Gratefully, Vivian

Nashville Celebrates the

60th Anniversary of

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

Downtown Public Library Auditorium

December 10th 2008

5:30 pm to 7:00

COMMUNITY WIDE OBSERVANCE

OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

To learn more see:

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MNPS announces public receptions to meet director of schools

Would you like to meet the candidates that interviewed for Garcia's old position. Here's your chance! Gratefully, Vivian.----- News from MNPS Public Information Office Media Inquiries, 615/259-8405Contact Olivia Brown MNPS announces public receptions to meet director of schools candidates; schedules special meeting Dec. 20 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 8, 2008) - Following a weekend of interviews with three finalists for the director of schools position, the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education has elected to invite all three candidates back for more in-depth interviews. All three candidates brought very different leadership styles and areas of experience and Board members said they needed more time with each candidate to determine if the skills he or she offered fit with the district's needs. The second interview for each will be an all-day experience to include school visits, meetings with staff, community, business and government leaders, discussions with the Board and a public reception. Participants will be asked to share their views and thoughts on each candidate with the Board. Those who would like to meet the candidates may do so at the receptions, to be held according to the following schedule: * Santiago Wood - Dec. 10, 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. at Martin Professional Development Center (PDC), 2400 Fairfax Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212 * Doris McEwen - Dec. 17, 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. at Martin PDC The Board will hold a special meeting Saturday, Dec. 20, to deliberate on the three candidates. That meeting will begin 9:30 a.m. in the central office boardroom, 2601 Bransford Avenue. * Jesse Register - Dec. 18, 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. at Martin PDC

Crime log from Nov. 26-Dec. 3

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. Dec. 3 Antioch 10:39 a.m., shooting, 2100 block Murfreesboro Pike 4:10 p.m., residential burglary, 5100 block Hickory Hollow Parkway 10:29 p.m., holdup/robbery, 300 block Mountainhigh Drive Bordeaux 9:09 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 3700 block Clarksville Pike Central 7:40 p.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block Ninth Avenue South 8:51 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 1100 block Sixth Avenue North Donelson 6:35 a.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block Marriott Drive 12:24 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 2500 block Lebanon Pike East 12:24 a.m., residential burglary, 700 block South Sixth Street 5:46 a.m., holdup/robbery, 900 block Gallatin Avenue 7:43 a.m., residential burglary, 100 block Porter Terrace 9:31 a.m., holdup/robbery, 1000 block Dickerson Pike 11:50 a.m., residential burglary, 1200 block Stainback Avenue 2:14 p.m., residential burglary, 1800 block Lakehurst Drive 5:50 p.m., residential burglary, 300 block McKennell Drive 10:27 p.m., residential burglary, at Dickerson Pike and Douglas Avenue Hermitage 7:47 a.m., residential burglary, 900 block Massman Drive 1:56 p.m., residential burglary, 1900 block Omohundro Court 2:56 p.m., residential burglary, 4400 block Gina Brooke Drive 3:46 p.m., residential burglary, 500 block Tulip Grove Road Joelton 12:11 a.m., holdup/robbery, 7200 block Whites Creek Pike 10:26 a.m., holdup/robbery, 7200 block Whites Creek Pike Madison 8:01 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1900 block North Gallatin Pike 8:20 p.m., residential burglary, 300 block Rio Vista Drive North 1 a.m., rape, at 14th Avenue North 5:38 a.m., holdup/robbery, 3300 block Creekwood Drive 1:53 p.m., holdup/robbery, 700 block Due West Avenue North 7:04 p.m., cutting/stabbing, 700 block Due West Avenue North 10:24 p.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block 39th Avenue North Paragon Mills 12:41 p.m., holdup/robbery, 5000 block Linbar Drive 12:58 p.m., holdup/robbery, 4000 block Nolensville Road Priest Lake 9:41 a.m., residential burglary, 300 block Cedarcliff Road South 11:41 a.m., residential burglary, 6400 block Sunnywood Drive 12:24 p.m., holdup/robbery, 800 block Murfreesboro Pike 11:37 p.m., holdup/robbery, 5300 block Hickory Hollow Lane Trinity Hills 5:41 a.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block Rowan Drive West 12:14 p.m., rape, at Albion Street 1:46 p.m., residential burglary, at Wyndham Place 5:31 p.m., holdup/robbery, at 21st Avenue North and Meharry Boulevard 6:45 p.m., residential burglary, 900 block Woodmont Boulevard Woodbine 4:27 a.m., residential burglary, 200 block Yelton Court 11:32 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 2400 block Nolensville Road Dec. 2 Belmont 5:55 p.m., residential burglary, 2100 block Eastwood Avenue Bordeaux 12:37 p.m., holdup/robbery, 400 block Kingview Court 3:22 p.m., residential burglary, 3300 block Olsen Lane Central 4:54 p.m., residential burglary, 1600 block Fourth Avenue North 6:55 p.m., residential burglary, 400 block Taylor Street Charlotte Park 11:11 p.m., residential burglary, at Robertson Avenue and Ries Avenue Crieve Hall 8:21 a.m., residential burglary, 600 block Hill Road Donelson 8:57 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 700 block Airways Circle 2:16 p.m., residential burglary, 2900 block Lakeland Drive 2:53 p.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block Donelson Pike East 12:48 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2000 block Olga Avenue 2:51 p.m., residential burglary, 500 block Norton Avenue 3:33 p.m., residential burglary, 900 block Chickasaw Avenue 4:10 p.m., residential burglary, 900 block Douglas Avenue 8:59 p.m., holdup/robbery, 4100 block Gallatin Pike 10:07 p.m., rape, at Summer Place Hermitage 3:07 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 1100 block Elm Hill Pike 5:31 a.m., holdup/robbery, 3300 block Lebanon Pike 10:10 a.m., residential burglary, 3300 block Lakeside Place 3:50 p.m., residential burglary, 700 block Margaret Robertson Drive 4:21 p.m., residential burglary, 600 block Tulip Grove Road 8:17 p.m., holdup/robbery, 4700 block Lebanon Pike Madison 12:25 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1900 block North Gallatin Pike 7:04 p.m., residential burglary, 400 block Heritage Lane North 1:06 p.m., shooting, 700 block Due West Avenue North 5:54 p.m., residential burglary, 3400 block Fawnwood Place 9:19 p.m., residential burglary, 3600 block Chesapeake Drive Oak Hill 8:08 p.m., residential burglary, 900 block Travelers Court Priest Lake 10:15 a.m., residential burglary, 500 block Castlegate Drive 3:12 p.m., residential burglary, 2700 block Edge O Lake Drive 8:58 p.m., residential burglary, 3100 block Hamilton Church Road South 2:14 p.m., holdup/robbery, 300 block Harding Place 5:19 p.m., holdup/robbery, 15100 block Old Hickory Boulevard Trinity Hills 12:14 p.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block Brick Church Park Drive Una 8:16 a.m., residential burglary, 2400 block Scott Valley Drive West 1:26 a.m., rape, at Albion Street 7:45 a.m., residential burglary, 3400 block Hopkins Street 11:54 a.m., residential burglary, Old Club Lane at Old Club Court 3:33 p.m., residential burglary, 1200 block Battlefield Drive 5:35 p.m., rape, at Albion Street Woodbine 3:25 a.m., shooting, 2200 block Nolensville Road 3:27 a.m., shooting, 2200 block Nolensville Road Dec. 1 Antioch 11:36 a.m., holdup/robbery, 1300 block Bell Road Bakertown 6:50 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 1800 block Antioch Pike Central 5:52 p.m., holdup/robbery, 700 block Cowan Street Donelson 9:06 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 2500 block Lebanon Pike 2:45 p.m., residential burglary, 800 block Fitzpatrick Road East 3:06 p.m., residential burglary, 2400 block Sandy Drive 7:41 p.m., residential burglary, 1200 block Stainback Avenue Hermitage 9:36 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 4500 block Brooke Valley Drive 10:51 a.m., residential burglary, 5100 block Singing Hills Drive 2:06 p.m., residential burglary, 2100 block Elm Hill Pike 2:29 p.m., residential burglary, 4200 block Maxwell Road 2:33 p.m., holdup/robbery, 4800 block Lebanon Pike 6:37 p.m., residential burglary, 4200 block Laurenwood Drive 8:17 p.m., residential burglary, 2100 block Elm Hill Pike 10:16 p.m., residential burglary, 200 block Caneel Cove J.C. Napier 8:30 p.m., rape, at Carroll Street Madison 6:19 p.m., residential burglary, 500 block Rothwood Avenue North 2:38 p.m., residential burglary, 900 block 33rd Avenue North 7:09 p.m., residential burglary, 1700 block Street Louis Street Oak Hill 11:08 a.m., residential burglary, 800 block Robertson Academy Road Priest Lake 1 p.m., residential burglary, 2800 block Lera Jones Drive Providence 8:57 a.m., residential burglary, 500 block Leeanne Drive South 9:57 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 1200 block Antioch Pike 12:24 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 100 block Brentwood Oaks Drive 1:57 p.m., holdup/robbery, 300 block Hill Avenue 3:56 p.m., residential burglary, 100 block Plus Park Boulevard 7:52 p.m., residential burglary, 1700 block Champions Drive 9:14 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2700 block Glenrose Avenue 11:46 p.m., holdup/robbery, 300 block Plus Park Boulevard Trinity Hills 2:36 p.m., residential burglary, 3800 block Boatner Drive 4:27 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2200 block Whites Creek Pike West 9:42 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 4000 block Hillsboro Pike 10:21 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 400 block 27th Avenue North 10:54 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 1100 block Edgehill Avenue 2:03 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2400 block Elliston Place 3:16 p.m., residential burglary, 7200 block Highway 70 South 5:32 p.m., residential burglary, 600 block Williamsport Court 7:48 p.m., residential burglary, 600 block Williamsport Court Woodbine 9:47 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 600 block Melrose Avenue 12:09 p.m., residential burglary, 100 block Neese Drive 4:53 p.m., residential burglary, 300 block Natchez Court Nov. 30 Antioch 1:47 a.m., shooting, 2100 block Murfreesboro Pike 5:40 p.m., residential burglary, 5500 block Oak Chase Drive 7:15 p.m., shooting, 1100 block Bell Road Bellshire 3:14 a.m., holdup/robbery, 1200 block Westchester Drive 3:35 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1000 block Westchester Drive Bordeaux 3 p.m., residential burglary, 1400 block Dolan Road Central 3:16 a.m., nonresidential burglary, Hermitage Avenue at Lea Avenue 2:50 p.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block Second Avenue North Crieve Hall 6:33 p.m., residential burglary, 400 block Oakley Drive East 12:41 a.m., holdup/robbery, 1100 block Litton Avenue 1:48 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 300 block Hart Lane 2:38 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2900 block Gallatin Pike 3:44 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2800 block Gallatin Pike 4:03 p.m., rape, at Dickerson Pike 4:57 p.m., shooting, 2800 block Bronte Avenue 6:04 p.m., holdup/robbery, at Douglas Avenue and Gallatin Avenue 11:31 p.m., residential burglary, 2500 block McGinnis Drive Hermitage 4:55 a.m., rape, at Frist Boulevard 11:40 a.m., residential burglary, 4100 block Central Pike 5:13 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 600 block Shute Lane 7:28 p.m., holdup/robbery, 5000 block Old Hickory Boulevard 8:31 p.m., residential burglary, 3300 block Lakeside Place J.C. Napier 2:35 p.m., shooting, 700 block Lewis Street Joelton 11:58 a.m., residential burglary, 3400 block Binkley Road Madison 12:03 a.m., holdup/robbery, 200 block East Palestine Avenue 1:24 p.m., residential burglary, 300 block Rio Vista Drive North 10:33 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 300 block Ewing Lane 4:46 p.m., residential burglary, 3100 block Lauren Evelyn Way 8:40 p.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block Mainstream Drive Paragon Mills 12:27 a.m., holdup/robbery, 100 block Wallace Road South 9:11 a.m., holdup/robbery, 800 block Murfreesboro Pike 11:11 a.m., holdup/robbery, 50 block Lafayette Street 12:30 p.m., residential burglary, 400 block Zermatt Avenue 6:36 p.m., residential burglary, 1600 block Enclave Circle Trinity Hills 3:31 p.m., residential burglary, 700 block Moormans Arm Road Tusculum 4:34 a.m., residential burglary, 200 block Bart Drive 3:07 p.m., rape, at Wallace Road 4:40 p.m., residential burglary, 200 block Bart Drive 9:24 p.m., holdup/robbery, 700 block Brentwood Place West 9:49 a.m., cutting/stabbing, 1200 block Medical Center Drive 10:32 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 8200 block Highway 100 1:32 p.m., residential burglary, 1200 block Horton Avenue 7:07 p.m., residential burglary, 200 block Fairmont Court Woodbine 9:37 a.m., holdup/robbery, 3400 block Nolensville Road 10:35 a.m., holdup/robbery, 700 block Thompson Lane Nov. 29 Antioch 7:20 p.m., holdup/robbery, 300 block Dover Glen Drive Central 6:52 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 600 block Lafayette Street Downtown 5:48 p.m., holdup/robbery, 100 block Fifth Avenue North East 5:59 a.m., residential burglary, 1400 block Lischey Avenue Hermitage 5:49 p.m., residential burglary, 1300 block Tulip Grove Road J.C. Napier 11:31 p.m., rape, at Cannon Street Madison 12:41 a.m., holdup/robbery, 200 block Myatt Drive 8:55 a.m., holdup/robbery, 900 block South Gallatin Pike 10:02 a.m., holdup/robbery, 900 block South Gallatin Pike 10:58 a.m., holdup/robbery, 900 block South Gallatin Pike 11:59 p.m., holdup/robbery, 200 block East Palestine Avenue North 8:09 p.m., residential burglary, 3100 block Creekwood Drive 10:33 p.m., holdup/robbery, 5200 block Michigan Avenue Paragon Mills 5:35 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 100 block Wallace Road Priest Lake 12:46 a.m., residential burglary, 2700 block Murfreesboro Pike 1:41 p.m., residential burglary, 3200 block Luann Drive Providence 4:31 p.m., residential burglary, 4900 block Aquatic Road South 4:28 p.m., shooting, 900 block First Avenue South 6:34 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 500 block Hagan Street 11:51 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 500 block Hagan Street Two Rivers 2:49 p.m., residential burglary, 2300 block Cabin Hill Road 7:08 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 700 block 28th Avenue North 10:41 a.m., holdup/robbery, 4000 block Hillsboro Pike 11:26 p.m., holdup/robbery, at Jackson Street and Dr D.B. Todd Jr Boulevard Whites Creek 10:35 p.m., residential burglary, 3200 block Woodpoint Drive Nov. 28 Antioch 2:55 p.m., cutting/stabbing, 4700 block McBride Road Bordeaux 1:11 a.m., shooting, 3000 block Hummingbird Drive 10:25 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 2000 block South Hamilton Road Brentwood 3:55 a.m., residential burglary, 5700 block Cloverland Place Central 4:26 a.m., holdup/robbery, at Printers Alley and Church Street 11:23 a.m., residential burglary, 1000 block Monroe Street 9:51 p.m., cutting/stabbing, 1500 block Delta Avenue Cockrill Bend 2:33 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 7000 block Westbelt Drive Donelson 11:04 a.m., residential burglary, 8100 block Stewarts Ferry Parkway 12:57 p.m., residential burglary, 1500 block Woodland Point Drive 3:52 p.m., residential burglary, 1700 block Lincoya Bay Drive 6:03 p.m., residential burglary, 3000 block Reelfoot Drive East 3:52 a.m., holdup/robbery, at Jones Avenue and Chickasaw Avenue 3 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1500 block Litton Avenue 4:16 p.m., residential burglary, 1200 block Dickerson Pike 4:28 p.m., residential burglary, 2800 block Dickerson Pike 8:23 p.m., cutting/stabbing, at Kennedy Avenue and Stratford Avenue 10:37 p.m., rape, at Golf Street Hermitage 8:10 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 1200 block Murfreesboro Pike 11:32 a.m., residential burglary, 100 block Windchase Run 12:14 p.m., residential burglary, 3800 block Round Rock Drive 9:36 p.m., holdup/robbery, 4100 block Murfreesboro Pike Madison 2:51 a.m., residential burglary, 300 block Forest Park Road 8:09 a.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block East Old Hickory Boulevard 2:37 p.m., residential burglary, 100 block Eagan Circle 6:34 p.m., residential burglary, 100 block Eagan Circle 10:01 p.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block North Dupont Avenue Neelys Bend 3:41 p.m., residential burglary, 500 block Cheyenne Boulevard North 12:21 a.m., holdup/robbery, 4700 block Illinois Avenue 9:40 a.m., residential burglary, 4300 block Summertime Drive 11:57 a.m., residential burglary, 3100 block Lauren Evelyn Way 1:59 p.m., holdup/robbery, 4400 block Pecan Valley Road 3:34 p.m., holdup/robbery, 4400 block Pecan Valley Road 11:24 p.m., residential burglary, 3100 block Brickdale Lane Trinity Hills 7:38 p.m., holdup/robbery, 400 block East Nocturne Drive Tusculum 9:21 a.m., holdup/robbery, 4600 block Packard Drive 10:33 p.m., residential burglary, 4900 block Algonquin Trail West 12:20 a.m., residential burglary, 1000 block Edgehill Avenue 7:56 a.m., holdup/robbery, 1400 block Church Street 4:52 p.m., kidnapping, 7200 block Birch Bark Drive 5 p.m., holdup/robbery, 6000 block Highway 100 10:11 p.m., shooting, 1200 block Medical Center Drive 10:54 p.m., kidnapping, 7400 block Highway 70 South Woodbine 4:22 a.m., holdup/robbery, 2900 block Nolensville Road 6:05 p.m., residential burglary, 100 block Thompson Lane 9:26 p.m., kidnapping, 300 block Glenrose Avenue Nov. 27 Antioch 7:54 p.m., holdup/robbery, 600 block Piccadilly Row 11:41 p.m., residential burglary, 4800 block Barclay Square Drive Bordeaux 8:12 p.m., holdup/robbery, 3100 block Clarksville Pike Brentwood 9:08 a.m., holdup/robbery, 700 block Old Hickory Boulevard Crieve Hall 9:15 p.m., residential burglary, 5000 block Trousdale Drive East 1:05 p.m., holdup/robbery, 200 block Broadmoor Drive 7 p.m., shooting, 1000 block Lischey Avenue Hermitage 4:05 p.m., residential burglary, 4900 block Scotts Creek Parkway 7:46 p.m., holdup/robbery, 100 block Sophie Drive Madison 7:45 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 2200 block North Gallatin Pike 6:46 p.m., residential burglary, 2200 block Golden Oak Place 8:37 p.m., holdup/robbery, 900 block South Gallatin Pike Neelys Bend 7:24 p.m., residential burglary, 500 block Kinsey Boulevard North 10:57 a.m., residential burglary, 700 block Due West Avenue North Priest Lake 7:01 p.m., residential burglary, 3300 block Calais Circle South 8:46 a.m., shooting, 800 block Enclave Circle Trinity Hills 2:43 p.m., residential burglary, 2800 block Old Matthews Road 7:48 p.m., residential burglary, 2500 block Highland Trace Drive Tusculum 5:50 a.m., holdup/robbery, at Edmondson Pike and Nolensville Road West 12:08 a.m., holdup/robbery, 2000 block West End Avenue 4:12 a.m., rape, at Childrens Way 5:49 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 2100 block Belcourt Avenue 10:40 a.m., cutting/stabbing, 1300 block Spring Creek Drive Woodbine 3:39 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 2900 block Sidco Drive 4:13 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 400 block Allied Drive 11:34 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 3700 block Nolensville Road Nov. 26 Antioch 10:42 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 5200 block Mt. View Road Bakertown 12:04 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1300 block Antioch Pike Belmont 8:42 a.m., residential burglary, 1200 block Dallas Avenue Bordeaux 3:28 p.m., residential burglary, 4000 block Boyd Drive Donelson 12:57 a.m., residential burglary, 3000 block Lincoya Bay Drive East 12:32 p.m., holdup/robbery, 900 block Gallatin Avenue 12:52 p.m., residential burglary, 2700 block Bullock Avenue 7:20 p.m., shooting, 500 block Joseph Avenue Hermitage 1:06 a.m., holdup/robbery, 800 block Murfreesboro Pike 1:17 a.m., holdup/robbery, 4400 block Lebanon Pike 6:53 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 3900 block Lebanon Pike 8:59 a.m., holdup/robbery, 500 block Murfreesboro Pike 2:13 p.m., holdup/robbery, 800 block Murfreesboro Pike 5:42 p.m., residential burglary, 1100 block Vultee Boulevard Madison 3:26 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2300 block North Gallatin Pike 8:50 p.m., nonresidential burglary, 300 block Old Hickory Boulevard West North 12:26 a.m., rape, at Willow Creek Court 7:39 a.m., holdup/robbery, 2600 block Jefferson Street 2 p.m., holdup/robbery, at 25th Avenue North and Dowlan Street 5:53 p.m., residential burglary, 2100 block 14th Avenue North 11:34 p.m., residential burglary, 100 block Tiger Circle Old Hickory 8:12 a.m., holdup/robbery, 1400 block Robinson Road Paragon Mills 11:58 a.m., residential burglary, 300 block Paragon Mills Road Priest Lake 1:57 p.m., residential burglary, 3200 block Luann Drive 2:32 p.m., residential burglary, 6600 block Ascot Drive 3:42 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2800 block Smith Springs Road South 12:20 a.m., holdup/robbery, 2900 block Baby Ruth Lane West 8:53 a.m., nonresidential burglary, 6300 block Charlotte Pike 10:28 a.m., holdup/robbery, 7100 block Highway 70 South 10:52 a.m., residential burglary, 4200 block Hillsboro Pike 11:38 a.m., residential burglary, 2800 block Georgia Avenue 7:14 p.m., holdup/robbery, at 27th Avenue North and Poston Avenue 7:35 p.m., shooting, 900 block Blank Street 8:55 p.m., residential burglary, 3100 block Parthenon Avenue 9:01 p.m., holdup/robbery, 6000 block Charlotte Pike 11:40 p.m., holdup/robbery, 1400 block Church Street 11:44 p.m., residential burglary, 2500 block Batavia Street Woodbine 1:45 p.m., residential burglary, 100 block Neese Drive 3:34 p.m., residential burglary, 300 block Coventry Drive 4:34 p.m., holdup/robbery, 2100 block Nolensville Road 7:30 p.m., holdup/robbery, 400 block McNally Drive

NES Tree Trimming Locations for this Week

You'll find below a list of locations of the NES tree trimming crews for this week. Also, you will find a map with locations of the work planners and the tree trimming crews on the NES website at www.nespower.com/VegMan Vivian

Truancy with a Gettiup!

While doing yet another great job of dealing with truancy at Antioch High School, the focus turned to a four legged friend. Good job Hermitage Precinct! Gratefully,Vivian Date: Thursday 12/4/2008 Precinct: Hermitage Detail: A-Shift, Flex Unit Major Event Information * Comments * Today, the Hermitage Flex A-Team started the shift focusing on truancy issues around Antioch High School (1900 Hobson Pk). Today's activity was rather slow around the high school. Three juveniles were charged with 4 misdemeanors during the shift. The charges and number of each are as follows: (2) Possession of tobacco products, (1) Loitering During School Hours, and (1) Driving on Suspended. While focusing on truancy issues, the team was detoured for a couple of hours when a citizen reported a horse was walking down the middle of Hobson Pk. Sure enough, there was a horse in the middle of the street and it took approximately an hour to wrangle the large mammal. In addition, it took an hour to find the owner after doing a door to door search. Nevertheless, the team did an outstanding job of taking care of this out of the ordinary situation. The team spent the last few hours of the shift in 523 zone due to increases in residential burglaries. While in this area, the team made a couple of stops, warnings, business checks, and community contacts. There were no other major events to report.

Hello District 29 Neighbors and Friends:

Hello District 29 Neighbors and Friends: I just love the Christmas Holiday! Don't you? It is a time for special fellowship with family, neighbors and friends as we give thanks for the season. The Alliance of District 29 is excited that you will make our annual Christmas Gathering even more special with your presence, your food contribution to the Second Harvest Food Bank and the sharing of your favorite dish and recipe. See you at the Gathering! Gratefully,Vivian

THE ALLIANCE OF DISTRICT 29 cordially invites you to the 3rd Annual Neighborhood Christmas Mixer

Friday, December 12, 2008 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Custom Craft Cabinets 458 Bell Road

Come enjoy fellowship, food and fun with neighbors and special guests.

To make this gathering really special, please bring can food donations to benefit our local Second Harvest Food Bank at Hamilton United Methodist Church.

Also, please bring your favorite recipe to share with everyone in preparation of our District 29 cookbook.

The Alliance of District 29 is a collective effort of neighborhood watch groups, homeowner associations and neighbors in District 29 to accomplish the mission to “Promote safe, beautiful, and informed neighborhoods.”

For more information, please call Commissioner of Beautification Juanita Veasy @ 399-6846 or Lena Brown Prince @ 361-3729 or Councilmember Vivian Wilhoite @ 589-2003.