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Franklin, TN – On the evening of Friday, 05/18/2012, the Franklin Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at McEwen Drive and Carothers Parkway.
Last year, the Governor’s Highway Safety Office awarded the Department with a $50,000 grant to use for anti-DUI initiatives including DUI checkpoints, saturation patrols, training, and equipment. Overtime for officers working this checkpoint will be paid by that grant.
According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, impaired driving and impaired-related crashes constitute one of the nation’s leading health problems. These events result in more deaths each year than do total homicides, and alcohol is a factor in 33% of all crashes in the United States.
Franklin, TN – These two crooks stole more than $1,500 of Polo brand apparel from a CoolSprings Galleria store and information about who they are could increase your bottom line by up to $1,000.
The theft happened at about 1:30 on the afternoon of April 26 at Belk. The suspects left in a black, newer model, 4-door car. If you know who they are, call CrimeStoppers at (615) 794-4000.
SPC Jason Edens Downtown Franklin Procession Information
Franklin, TN – SPC Jason Kyle Edens, 22, perished honorably on April 26 after being wounded by gunfire on April 15 in Afghanistan. The funeral service will be Saturday, May 5 at noon. A procession, led by the Franklin Police Department, will depart the Williamson Memorial Funeral Home, 3009 Columbia Avenue, following the service.
Family has respectfully requested that no cameras or reporters be present in the funeral home during the service as they honor Jason’s life.
The procession, expected to depart the funeral home at approximately 1:15, will exit north on Columbia Avenue, proceed to 5-Points and onto Hillsboro Road. It will pass by Franklin High School, where SPC Edens graduated in 2007, and continue to Sneed Road and turn left. After passing Grassland Middle School where he attended, and the Natchez Trace Golf Club where SPC Edens was a member, the procession will turn left onto Highway 100 and travel for three miles to the Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens where SPC Edens will be laid to rest.
The family welcomes anyone wishing to honor SPC Edens’ sacrifice to gather along the procession route to pay tribute to this solider, husband, son, brother, and family man who fought for our Country.
Columbia Avenue will be closed to vehicle traffic between Southeast Parkway and the Mack Hatcher Memorial Parkway from 12:15pm until approximately 2:00pm. Access to the Parkway Commons Shopping Center and adjacent businesses will be accessible via Hillview Lane.
Franklin, TN – Franklin Police are investigating a series of smash and grab vehicle burglaries in Franklin’s Cool Springs area. Eight vehicles have been burglarized during the late afternoon and early evening hours over the past two weekends. Each vehicle was burglarized while its owner dined or shopped at an area restaurant or business. With this weekend quickly approaching, police have increased area patrols and offer these tips to reduce your chances of becoming the next victim:
- Keep valuables out of plain view. Thieves can’t steal what they can’t see and will likely move on to a car that has valuables visible inside.
- Take things like purses, GPS Units, and laptop computers with you.
- If you cannot take your valuables with you, stow them out of site prior to reaching your destination. It is not uncommon for crooks to case parking lots and actually watch drivers arrive and stow their valuables under a seat or in the trunk, only to break in moments after you walk away, knowing exactly where you have hidden your belongings.
Brentwood Police are investigating similar burglaries on the Brentwood side of the Cool Springs area. Detectives from both Departments are sharing information about the cases and Cool Springs area patrons to stay alert and report suspicious people or vehicles to police.
Anyone with information about these cases is eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 with a simple call to Crime Stoppers, (615) 794-4000.
To send an anonymous tip to Franklin Police, text the keyword 615FPD, along with your message to 847411 (Tip411),
or call Franklin Police at (615) 794-2513
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Franklin – Franklin Police are looking for this man, wanted for using a credit card he took from a Franklin ATM after its rightful owner inadvertently left it behind
The suspect used the card for purchases at liquor stores, a Redbox machine, and a Waffle House – all in Nashville. He is believed to be driving a green Ford Taurus. Call Crime Stoppers if you know who he is, (615) 794-4000.
To send an anonymous tip to Franklin Police, text the keyword 615FPD, along with your message to 847411 (Tip411), or call Franklin Police at (615) 794-2513
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Franklin – The woman pictured is wanted by Franklin Police after video surveillance from the Royal Oaks Boulevard Publix captured her using one of their employee’s stolen credit cards.
The employee used her credit card to make a purchase at the store as she was leaving for the day. The credit card somehow ended up in the hands of the suspect who used it to make a few purchases of her own. The suspect used the card twice for a total of $44.00. If you recognize her, call Crime Stoppers at (615) 794-4000.
To send an anonymous tip to Franklin Police, text the keyword 615FPD, along with your message to 847411 (Tip411), or call Franklin Police at (615) 794-2513
Life for Williamson County resident Millie Webb was forever changed after an impaired driver slammed into the back of her family’s car on Murfreesboro Road near I-65 in Franklin. It happened in 1971. The Webbs were on their way home, Millie – seven months pregnant. She was in the passenger seat, and her husband Roy was driving when a driver with a blood alcohol content of .08 hit them. Millie’s neck was broken and she suffered burns over 75% of her body. Roy was severely burned. Their 4-year-old daughter, Lori, and 19-month-old nephew, Mitch, were killed. Mitch died six hours after the crash. Lori endured treatment for burns covering 75% of her body before dying in the hospital two weeks later. Millie’s baby, Kara, was born premature and legally blind. “In a matter of seconds our lives were changed forever,” Millie said.
On Saturday, 01/28/2012, the Franklin Police Department will conduct its first sobriety checkpoint of the year. That checkpoint is dedicated to the Webb family. It will happen on Murfreesboro Road near Clovercroft Road, less than half a mile from where the Webbs’ lives were forever changed by an impaired driver. The checkpoint is scheduled to begin at 9:45pm.
Millie Webb, a former MADD National President, was instrumental in lowering the legal limit from .10 to .08. The Webb family helped to start Tennessee’s first Mothers Against Drunk Driving Chapter in 1981. Millie Webb will address officers at a pre-operational briefing at Franklin Police Headquarters on January 28 at 8:30 pm. She will visit the checkpoint police are dedicating to her family following that briefing.
Last year, the Governor’s Highway Safety Office awarded the Department with a $50,000 grant to use for anti-DUI initiatives including DUI checkpoints, saturation patrols, training, and equipment. Overtime for officers working this checkpoint will be paid by that grant. According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, impaired driving and impaired-related crashes constitute one of the nation’s leading health problems. These events result in more deaths each year than do total homicides, and alcohol is a factor in 33% of all crashes in the United States.
Booze it and Lose It!
Franklin, TN – Wednesday night at 10:52pm, an officer attempted to stop a vehicle with a brake light out. It started in the area of Royal Oaks Boulevard and Liberty Pike, but the Driver, 33-year-old Michael Holt of Nashville, was slow to pull over.
When he finally stopped in a nearby subdivision, a passenger later identified as Quinton Price, 34 of Nashville, fled on foot. Price dropped a loaded .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun, along with marijuana, crack cocaine, and prescription drugs while fleeing from officers. Price was quickly captured, and his gun and drugs were located with the assistance of a police K9. Both men are convicted felons, and both remain in custody at the time of this release.
Price was charged with (1) Possession of a Handgun by a Felon, (2) Evading Arrest, (3) Manufacture/Distribution of Schedule-2 (4) Schedule-4, and (5) Schedule-6, along with (6) Possession of a Legend Drug Without a Prescription. He has a $38,000 bond a 01/24/2012 court date at 9:00am.
Holt was charged with (1) Driving on a Revoked License – 4th Offense and (2) Violation of the Light Law. His bond was set at $7,500 and he is due in court 01/26/2012 at 2:00pm.
According to Sergeant Charles Warner, traffic enforcement for seemingly minor infractions, including equipment violations, can be extremely effective at helping to keep a City safe. “This stop got a gun out the hands of a felon, drugs off our streets, and put two convicted felons back behind bars.”
To send an anonymous tip to Franklin Police, text the keyword 615FPD, along with your message to 847411 (Tip411),
or call Franklin Police at (615) 794-2513
Convicted Felon, Parolee Back Behind Bars
Franklin, TN – Franklin Police have arrested 31-year-old Joseph Kantrell Norris in the December 23 home invasion on Cherokee Place that left one man shot.
Detectives determined that Norris was one of the men who forced their way into the duplex where two women were delivering Christmas presents to the woman who lived there. The suspects forced all three victims to an apartment next door where they broke in and then began tying them up.
When the 29-year-old resident of that unit came home, he was shot by the suspects. That victim has since been released from the hospital.
Detectives began investigating Norris after a tip identified him as a suspect. Norris, a convicted felon on parole, has a violent criminal history. Franklin Police have charged him with Attempted Criminal Homicide, three counts of Especially Aggravated Kidnapping, Especially Aggravated Burglary, and Aggravated Burglary. Norris is being held in the Williamson County Jail on a $325,000 bond and is due in court January 26 at 2:00pm.
Anyone with information about the other suspects in this case or the suspect vehicle, a silver 4-door, possibly a Chevrolet Impala, is urged to call Crime Stoppers. Information about this case could be worth up to $1,000.
To send an anonymous tip to Franklin Police, text the keyword 615FPD, along with your message to 847411 (Tip411),
or call Crime Stoppers at (615) 794-4000
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Franklin, TN – Shawn Woods, 39 of Shelbyville, was arrested early Saturday morning for his sixth DUI. Woods was clocked driving 101 miles per hour in the 60 mph on I-65 South near McEwen Drive.
The officer determined that Woods was impaired and placed him under arrest. Woods was charged with DUI 6th Offense, a Class E Felony. Woods was also charged with Driving on a Revoked License (5th Offense), Speeding, Reckless Driving, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and No Proof of Insurance.
Woods, a convicted felon with a lengthy history, is free on a $17,000 bond and due in court 01/19/2012 at 2:00 pm.
Shawn Troy Woods
Date of Birth: 08/09/1972
604 S. Brittian Street
Shelbyville, TN 37160
Impaired driving and impaired-related crashes constitute one of the nation’s leading health problems. These events result in more deaths each year than do total homicides, and alcohol is a factor in 33% of all crashes in the United States (http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/ghso/booze_lose.htm).
The Franklin Police Department encourages safe and responsible driving, and remember:
“Drive Drunk, Get Nailed”
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