🌱 Nashville PD Cracks Down On Retail Crime Rings + Local Shooting

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Here are the top three stories today in Nashville:

1. The Metro Nashville Police Department's (MNPD) West Precinct recently dedicated six detectives to stopping retail crime rings at the Mall at Green Hills, Nashville West Shopping Center, and One Bellevue Place. According to police the "organized retail crime specialists" steal expensive luxury goods and then sell them online. The three locations listed above have had up to 134 incidents this year. Metro Police have since arrested 21-year-old Jayona Brown in April and 24-year-old Antonio Crockett last week, both wanted for stealing thousands of dollars worth of goods. (WKRN News 2)
2. Metro Police are investigating a shooting that occurred on Friday, Jun. 9, at an apartment complex in the 5300 block of Nolensville Pike in South Nashville. The victim was shot multiple times and was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries. (WKRN News 2)
3. On Friday. Jun. 9, the Nashville Fire Department (NFD) extinguished a fire on the second floor of Liberty Collegiate Academy in Nashville. One of the construction workers doing work on the school was critically injured and died from their injuries at the hospital. The students and teachers at the school for summer camp were mostly unharmed. One student and one teacher were transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation, both had non-critical, non-life-threatening injuries. (WZTV)

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Today and tomorrow in Nashville:

Saturday, June 10

• Opry Country Classics At Ryman Auditorium (3:00 PM)
• 5th Annual BBQ & Bluegrass At Stephens Valley (5:00 PM)

Sunday, June 11

• Nashville Symphony Community Concert At Smith Springs Community Center Gymnasium (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Not sure what to do for Juneteenth 2023? Check out a list of Juneteenth events in Nashville and Middle Tennessee! Including Soul of America Tours, 2023 Juneteenth Freedom Day Ride, the Juneteenth 2023 Sneaker Gala, The National Museum of African American Music, and more. (Tennessean)
• Nashville shooter Audrey Hale’s parents have transferred ownership of her “manifesto” to the families of Covenant School students, and all the families are working together to stop the writings from being released to the public. The 28-year-old had diaries, journals and drawings that freedom of information advocates, several politicians, a newspaper, and gun-rights groups are trying to make public. (NY Post)
• A baby Mixed Breed puppy named Elsie is looking for her fur-ever home in the Nashville area! See Elsie and more adorable adoptable pets in the Nashville area at the link. (Nashville Patch)

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That's it for today! See you soon for another update.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.