Crime & Safety
Nashville Men Stole Fridge For Crack Money: Police
Two men stole a refrigerator and stove from a vacant North Nashville home and intended to sell the appliances for crack money, police say.
NASHVILLE, TN -- A pair of men broke into a vacant North Nashville home overnight, stealing consumer durables which they intended to sell for crack cocaine money, according to Metro Police.
Officers responded to a burglary alarm at a home on 24th Avenue North and allegedly spotted two men - Billy Goodrich, 44, and William Goodrich, 27 - coming out of the back door of the house carrying a refrigerator.
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The men reportedly admitted to breaking in to the home and taking the refrigerator, along with a stove which had been left in the alley for later transport.
William Goodrich allegedly told investigators he intended to sell the refrigerator to get money to buy crack cocaine.
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Both men are charged with burglary.
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