The Franklin Police Department is seeking qualified applicants for the position of School Crossing Guard. Under general supervision, School Patrol team members work part-time hours, and are responsible for pedestrian safety and efficient vehicular traffic flow in assigned school zones.
The ideal applicant must be assertive, tactful, and able to work in varying weather conditions. Starting pay is $18.48/hour.
Phone scammers are at it again in Franklin. Several residents, Friday night, are reporting they received calls that make mention of warrants for their arrest, and even jail time.
The calls are simply unscrupulous attempts to swindle unsuspecting residents out of money and personal information like their Social Security number.
Children who have aging parents should talk with their loved ones about scams, and warn them to never give anyone numbers or codes to their credit cards, bank cards, or any personal or financial information over the phone.
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According to statistics, 78 women are forcibly raped every hour in the United States. Just as startling: One out of four college students reported being sexually assaulted sometime during their four years of school. The Franklin Police Department is proud to offer free self-defense training to women who live or work in Williamson County. The training incorporates awareness building, prevention, risk reduction & avoidance, as well as hands-on self-defense training by experienced police officers.
Classes start soon, and registration is required for this 4-day series:
February 4, 6, 11 & 13
All classes meet from 6pm – 9pm:
Franklin Police Headquarters
900 Columbia Avenue
For more information or to register, email
Sergeant Amy Butler
Download the RAD registration form here.
The 12-hour program is designed for the average woman with no previous experience or background in physical skills training. Mothers & daughters are encouraged to attend this free training together.
Helping to provide this training is something that I always look forward to,” said RAD Instructor, Sergeant Amy Butler. “Participants walk away from this experience with a renewed feeling of confidence that they can avoid or overcome an attacker, we just show them how.”
Recent citizen social media posts regarding two different incidents at the Cool Springs Target have prompted several residents to reach out to the FPD with understandable concern. In the posts, the authors share information about things they witnessed and make references to human trafficking.
The Franklin Police Department wants to share information about the incidents:
The Department has never had a case of human trafficking or suspected trafficking at either Franklin Target.
Citizen vigilance and people utilizing social media to raise awareness is commendable. In these recent cases, however, what was shared in these citizen posts was an unintended misunderstanding of the facts. Because those posts created undue public concern, the Franklin Police Department felt obligated to share this additional information with our citizens.
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Franklin Police and Crime Stoppers are offering a cash reward to anyone who can identify these thieves. They were caught on camera at the Cool Springs Target using credit cards stolen during a smash-and-grab auto burglary at a nearby fitness center. The suspects were driving this white Nissan with tinted windows.
Call Crime Stoppers
if you recognize them:
(615) 794-4000
or click to submit an anonymous eTip
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Franklin Police are hoping someone recognizes these thieves. On December 28 they worked together to shoplift a MacBook Pro from Music City Pawn on Murfreesboro Road. There is a cash reward for info on who they are.
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A West Virginia woman remains jailed following her arrest for stealing a car in Franklin, Monday.
Kristen Kelley
Age: 32
Vienna, WV
At 7:00, Monday morning, Franklin Police were summoned to the Mallory Lane Walmart after a vehicle was stolen from the parking lot. Officers worked with store security to review surveillance video and determined that the suspect, later determined to be 32-year-old Kristen Kelley, of West Virginia, stole the car after finding a spare key in the unlocked auto. Kelley loaded items she had just shoplifted from Walmart into the car before driving away.
Officers found Kelley attempting to remove the stolen vehicle’s license plate at a nearby Culver’s restaurant.
Kelley remains jailed on a $110,000 bond. Charged with Auto Theft, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Introduction of Contraband (drugs) into a Penal Institution, Kelley faces a judge on January 16.
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