Crime & Safety
Rock-Throwing Spree Nears Downtown Nashville
After nine reported rock-throwing attacks on cars in southeast Davidson County, a tenth has been reported near downtown.
NASHVILLE, TN — Another Nashville driver reported rocks thrown at her car, this time just across the Cumberland River from downtown, miles away from the center of the stone attacks in southeast Davidson County.
MJ Trevens told NewsChannel 5 she was driving into work Wednesday when she saw a woman in sweatpants swinging a plastic bag over head like a lasso. Obviously, it caught her attention, as this isn't a usual sight on James Robertson Parkway at 8 a.m.
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"I didn't think much of it, but then I realized she was watching me as I was driving closer to her and she just flung that bag at my windshield," Trevens told the station.
Nine rock-throwing attacks have been reported in recent weeks in the Bell Road area in the southeast part of the county, far away from James Robertson and Interstate Drive.
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A $6,000 reward is being offered for information on the Bell Road incidents, for which the police have no leads.
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