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Franklin Police want to identify these two, who shoplifted $700 in merchandise from Walmart. They fled from Franklin Police at a high rate of speed, getting away in this Nissan Sentra. There is a cash reward if you know who they are.
Recognize them?
Call Crime Stoppers:
(615) 794-4000
or click to submit an anonymous eTip
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New, better video is being released of two suspects wanted in a series of shoplifting cases from the CoolSprings Galleria. The two arrived in this dark colored SUV, on March 20 and March 23, and stole designer sunglasses & fragrances. There is a cash reward if you know who they are.
Recognize them?
Call Crime Stoppers:
(615) 794-4000
or click to submit an anonymous eTip
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Franklin Police are trying to identify two suspects wanted in a series of shoplifting cases from the CoolSprings Galleria. The two arrived in this dark colored SUV, on March 20 and March 23, and stole designer sunglasses & fragrances. There is a cash reward if you know who they are.
Recognize them?
Call Crime Stoppers:
(615) 794-4000
or click to submit an anonymous eTip
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As a new tax season ramps up, keep in mind that scammers will be ramping up their efforts to steal YOUR money. The scams come in different forms: phishing emails, harassing phone calls, and tax return identity theft.
Here are some steps to help keep your identity and money safe:
The IRS offers an option called Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) that assigns a unique six-digit code to eligible taxpayers that helps limit fraudulent tax returns. There is more information available at www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/get-an-identity-protection-pin.
Here are some reminders about the IRS. They will NEVER:
If you receive any IRS-related scam communication, please report to Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at www.treasury.gov/tigta/ and to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov.
Franklin Police and Crime Stoppers are offering a cash reward for information on who this angry driver is.
In this video, you see him punch and shatter the driver’s side mirror of another motorist, following a verbal traffic altercation. It happened on Murfreesboro Road near I-65. The white male driver of this blue sport bike, with an extended swingarm, possibly had an Australian accent. Call Crime Stoppers if you know who he is.
Crime Stoppers:
(615) 794-4000
or click to submit an anonymous eTip
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According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), tech support schemes are on the rise and 66% of all reports from 2020 were from older adults 60+. In this instance, criminals may pose as a company’s representatives offering to help with issues regarding your bank account, email, or computer software.
The FBI reports that the first contact can occur in many different ways.
Tips to Protect Against Tech Support
The men and women of the FPD salute the veterans we serve alongside in Franklin, and veterans everywhere who have served our country and sacrificed so much.
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(Courtesy Age Well Middle Tennessee)
While we shop and cook and hang holiday lights, scammers are busy looking for their next targets. The Better Business Bureau has issued a list of scams to be on the lookout for during the holiday season and tips on how to keep yourself from being the next victim.
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Police in Franklin have stopped two catalytic converter thieves in their tracks.
Officers interrupted an in-progress theft last week in the CoolSprings Galleria parking lot. Laquetta Eugene, 44, of Houston, TX, and 32-year-old Chesare Rivers of Memphis were arrested on September 30. Officers spotted Rivers under a car with an electric saw, and moved in. After they did, they discovered 26 catalytic converters in the car Eugene was driving. All of them appear to have been cut off of victim’s vehicles, and detectives are hoping to identify some of those victims.
Cars missing a catalytic converter will have a loud roaring sound, especially when accelerating. Criminals who steal catalytic converters are hoping to cash in on up to $800 on the black market. The high value is due to precious metals like platinum and rhodium that are used to make them.
If your catalytic converter was stolen in the past couple of weeks, Franklin Police want to hear from you. Victims can contact Franklin PD Criminal Investigations at (615) 791-3237.
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