Crime Stoppers tip solves violent Franklin robbery

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on September 22, 2016
Posted in: Arrests, Crime Stoppers, Media Release, Put A Name with This Face, Reward, Update. Tagged: .

williamson Square 12-30-15 #2A Crime Stoppers tip has led to the identification of Mark Alexander Smith as the suspect in a violent Franklin bank robbery. At 9:09 a.m. on December 30, 2015, Smith entered the SunTrust Bank at 1109 Murfreesboro Road wearing a mask and holding a gun. Once inside, he immediately approached the teller counter demanding money.

Mark Alexander Smith Age: 37 Birmingham, AL

Mark Alexander Smith
Age: 37
Birmingham, AL

A federal grand jury indicted Smith yesterday, charging him with Bank Robbery. Franklin Police and the FBI investigated the case, which will be prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office in Nashville. Smith is currently in custody in Birmingham after committing a pharmacy robbery. An arrest in the Franklin case would have been unlikely without an anonymous tip to Williamson County Crime Stoppers.

Williamson County Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization that pays cash to tipsters who anonymously provide information that leads to an arrest in cases like this. The cash for tip payouts are possible only through giving by generous donors.

Anonymous tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 by calling (615) 794-4000. Learn more about making a tax-deductible donation to Williamson County Crime Stoppers.

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Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival brings temporary changes to traffic patterns September 24-25

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on September 22, 2016
Posted in: Community, Media Release.

parking-mapThe Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival is scheduled for September 24-25 at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm. The family-friendly event will have a diverse mix of music; food and merchant vendors; and a children’s entertainment stage and play area.

Festival organizers have worked with the City’s Police Department and Traffic Engineers to create the best traffic flow possible, while leaving residential and business access open.

During both days of the festival:

  • Southbound traffic only will be permitted from Harpeth Industrial Court to First Avenue;
  • The northbound lane will be reserved for pedestrians, bicycles, and festival shuttle service;
  • Two-way traffic flow will remain from Harpeth Industrial Court to Mack Hatcher;
  • The roadway will open to regular travel patterns Sunday night at approximately 10 p.m.

Franklin Police Officers will direct traffic along Franklin Road and will assist residents who need to exit or enter their driveways or affected streets. The festival will run from 10 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on both days and is anticipated to attract up to 12,000 residents and visitors per day. For information on the festival, visit PilgrimageFestival.com

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Franklin Police to graduate two newest canines, Friday

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on September 22, 2016
Posted in: Community, Media Release.

dog-driving-police-carAt 2pm Friday, September 23, the Franklin Police Department will celebrate two graduating canines at Police Headquarters: Jenks, assigned to Officer Brett Spivy, and Duke, assigned to Officer Kenneth Gibbs.

The four-legged officers have undergone an intensive, 28-week training program to prepare them for lives as canine crime-fighters. Jenks and Duke, two-year-old German Shepherds, both hail from Europe. Jenks was named in honor of Trooper Calvin Jenks, murdered while protecting Tennesseans in 2007.

Media representatives wishing to cover Friday’s graduation
can confirm their attendance by e-mailing
Lieutenant cwarner@franklintn.gov

Repeat DUI offenders arrested in Franklin

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on September 19, 2016
Posted in: Arrests, DUI, Media Release.
Michael Baugh Age: 31 Nolensville, TN

Michael Baugh
Age: 31
Nolensville, TN

Two repeat DUI offenders were arrested over the weekend in Franklin. At 11:30 Friday night, officers were summoned to the Wendy’s on Murfreesboro Road after a citizen reported a possible drunk driver in the parking lot. Arriving officers found 31-year-old Michael Baugh, of Nolensville, behind the wheel and impaired. Baugh had parked his truck with two of its wheels up on the curb in the parking lot. He began driving away when officers approached. Baugh was extremely belligerent with arresting officers, threatening to bite one of them. Baugh, charged with DUI – Second Offense, and Violation of the Implied Consent law, is free on the $3,500 bond set by the Magistrate.

Brianna Brock Age: 33 Franklin, TN

Brianna Brock
Age: 33
Franklin, TN

Brianna Brock, 33, of Franklin, was arrested Sunday night after officers observed her driving erratically at 7:30pm on Mallory Lane near Centennial High School. Brock nearly caused a head-on collision with another vehicle after turning onto Liberty Pike. After stopping Brock, officers determined she was impaired. While inspecting Brock’s vehicle, officers noticed that the front bumper was missing. It was determined that prior to encountering officers, Brock ran over a sign and drove through landscaping at a nearby CVS. Charged with DUI – Second Offense, Brock is free on the $4,000 bond set by the Magistrate. Both Baugh and Brock are due in court 09/29/2016 at 1pm.

Drive Drunk, Get Nailed.
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Crime Stoppers cash offered for ID of two felons: (615) 794-4000

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on September 16, 2016
Posted in: Crime Stoppers, Media Release, Put A Name with This Face, Reward, WANTED. Tagged: .

 

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Franklin Police and Crime Stoppers are offering a reward for information leading to the identification of these suspects, wanted for using a stolen credit card on September 12 to purchase more than $1,000 in merchandise and gift cards from the Cool Springs Target. The card used was stolen from a car in the YMCA parking lot, on South Royal Oaks Boulevard, shortly before being used at Target.

Information in this case is worth up to $1,000
by calling Crime Stoppers: (615) 794-4000

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Unidentified felon, ID’d by tip, booked into Williamson County Jail

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on September 16, 2016
Posted in: Arrests, Media Release, Put A Name with This Face, Update. Tagged: .
Jonisa Morris Age: 25 Millington, TN

Jonisa Morris
Age: 25
Millington, TN

A tip from the public helped lead police to a previously unidentified suspect.

Franklin Police arrested Jonisa Morris, 25, of Millington, when she was being released by Metro Police, Wednesday. Morris is the suspect, from atm5this June release, caught on camera withdrawing money from an ATM using a stolen card. Morris, a convicted felon on probation, was arrested by Metro Police earlier this summer on similar charges.

Charged with Felony Theft and Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card, Morris is being held in the Williamson County Jail on a $5,000 bond. She is due in court 09/29/2016 at 1:00pm. After her charges in Franklin are satisfied, authorities in Texas plan to extradite Morris back to their state for violating her probation. A hold has been placed on Morris by Texas authorities.

Advisory: Friday K9 Graduation Postponed

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on September 15, 2016
Posted in: Community, Media Release.

seal2The K9 graduation scheduled for Friday, 09/16/2016, has been postponed. The men and women of the Franklin Police Department are saddened by the loss of Franklin Firefighter-Paramedic Dimitris “JD” Fotopoulos, who died in a motorbike crash over Labor Day weekend while in Honduras on a mission trip with his church. He will be memorialized at a service open to the public at the Factory’s Jamison Hall tomorrow at 2pm.