Crime & Safety
Witness Trails Suspected Madison Car Thief, Tips Off Cops
A passerby saw a man breaking into cars in Madison, followed him to a gas station and called police, according to an arrest report.
MADISON, TN — Early Thursday morning, a man driving on East Palestine Drive in Madison saw someone breaking into cars at a condominium complex. So he tailed him.
The self-deputized sleuth followed the alleged burglar to a nearby gas station and called police. By the time officers arrived 10 minutes, the suspect had fled.
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Shortly thereafter, police saw the suspect running after having crashed his car into a fence. The man refused to stop, police said, so he was tased and arrested.
The suspect's name has not been released.
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