CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Polce made a traffic stop early this morning that uncovered stolen property from unlocked vehicle burglaries across Clarksville and Nashville.
Police had been called to a vehicle burglary in the 300 block of Ringgold Road, according to a news release from police spokesman Scott Beaubien. They got a description of a white SUV driven by a woman wearing a hoodie.
At about 5:14 a.m., officers spotted and stopped a white Lincoln Navigator driven by a woman wearing a hoodie on Fort Campbell Boulevard. The driver, a 39-year-old Murfreesboro woman, and her passenger, a 41-year-old Nashville man, were the occupants.
Inside the SUV, police found stolen items from unlocked vehicle burglaries in the 1500 block of Nolen Road, the 830 block of Peachers Mill Road, the 300 block of Ringgold Road, Verkler/Parkway Place and the 500 block of Tiny Town Road.
“There is still a lot of property being sorted through and detectives are trying to determine where it came from,” Beaubien said.
“All of these vehicles that were entered were unlocked,” Chief David Crockarell said in the release. “We are asking the public to please lock your vehicles. It was just last week we had 20-plus unlocked vehicles entered and items stolen, and now we have substantially more vehicle burglaries, several from last night and this morning, which includes another firearm found in the suspect’s vehicle.”
“I am very proud of the work my officers and detectives are doing, but we need the citizens to help. If you would just lock your doors, ‘Park Smart,’ then more than likely you won’t be the victim of a vehicle burglary.”
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information or additional video footage is asked to contact Detective Cash, ext. 5264. To remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward, call the Clarksville-Montgomery County Crime Stoppers Tipsline 931-645-8477, or go online and submit a tip at P3tips.com/591.