Update

Arrested: Franklin Police track down Cool Springs jewelry thief in Dallas, TX

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on January 16, 2019
Posted in: Arrests, Media Release, Update. Tagged: .

Jario Godinez
Age: 19
Smithville, TN

On October 26, Franklin Police began investigating an $80k snatch & grab theft from Grogan Jewelers, located inside the CoolSprings Galleria. Investigators quickly identified the suspect as Jario Godinez, who snatched about a dozen tennis bracelets out of the hands of a sales associate.

Captured in Texas, Godinez was booked into the Williamson County Jail on January 12. FPD Flex Team Officers conducting a fugitive investigation tracked Godinez to an address in Dallas. Officers in Franklin coordinated with Dallas Police who arrested Godinez when he tried to flee out the back door of a Dallas home on December 28. Several tennis bracelets were found on Godinez at the time of his arrest.

Godinez was extradited to Franklin and charged with Felony Theft. He remains behind bars at the Williamson County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

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Final two felony suspects who rammed police car identified, now wanted by Franklin Police

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on December 16, 2018
Posted in: Arrests, Crime Stoppers, Media Release, Reward, Update, WANTED. Tagged: .

Franklin Police have identified the two remaining suspects who grabbed $4,500 in name-brand clothing from Macy’s on December 7, and then intentionally rammed a Franklin Police car during their getaway.

Crystal Miller, 23, and 24-year-old Asia Crawley are both wanted by Franklin Police on felony charges. Crawley is a convicted felon, currently on probation. Both are wanted for Felony Theft, and Miller is wanted for the additional charge of Felony Evading after being identified as the driver who intentionally rammed a Franklin Police car during the group’s brazen getaway.

Franklin Police and Crime Stoppers are offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information that lands these two behind bars.

Know where they are?
Call Crime Stoppers: (615) 794-4000
or click to submit an anonymous eTip

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Video of snatch & grab shoplifters who rammed Franklin Police car during brazen getaway; Cash reward for information

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on December 14, 2018
Posted in: Arrests, Crime Stoppers, Media Release, Reward, Update, WANTED. Tagged: .

 

Take a good look at this video. It shows Tyasia Butler and Anthony Gifford, along with two unidentified female felony suspects, who grabbed $4,500 in name-brand clothing from Macy’s on December 7. Tyasia Butler was arrested on Wednesday, and Anthony Gifford was identified as a suspect and is now wanted by Franklin Police.

The suspects intentionally rammed a Franklin Police car during their getaway.

If you have any information on Gifford’s whereabouts, or can identify the other two suspects in this video, an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers could make you up to $1,000 richer.

UPDATE: 12/14/2018 2:37 PM: Gifford is in custody

Have information?
Call Crime Stoppers: (615) 794-4000
or click to submit an anonymous eTip

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Citizen tip lands serial Beats bandit behind bars

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on August 13, 2018
Posted in: Arrests, Media Release, Update. Tagged: , .

Printic Newsome
Age: 35
Nashville, Tennessee

A serial shoplifter is behind bars thanks to a citizen tip. On May 9 and again on May 11, Franklin Police put out a press release asking for the public’s help to identify a serial shoplifter wanted for stealing Beats headphones, and other electronics, from the Cool Springs Target and Galleria Apple Store. A tip recently led to officers identifying the suspect as 35-year-old Printic Newsome.

Newsome, a convicted felon, is being held in the Williamson County jail on a $9,500 bond. Charged with Theft, Felony Theft, and Failure to Appear, Newsome is due in court on 08/25/2018 at 1:00 pm.

Posting surveillance photos of unidentified suspects, like this, is incredibly helpful with getting suspects identified and into custody. The Department is grateful to the news media who helps us to spread the word, and to engaged citizens who are willing to call in and share information that helps keep Franklin safe.

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Suspect in rash of Franklin auto burglaries in custody

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on July 13, 2018
Posted in: Arrests, Crime Prevention, Media Release, Update. Tagged: , , .

Kedarius Smith
Age: 20
Nashville, TN

An intensive investigation has led to the identification of a suspect responsible for more than 15 auto burglaries, two stolen vehicles, several credit card frauds, and the aggravated burglary to a family home – all in Franklin.

Kedarius Smith, 20, of Nashville, is currently in custody in Simpson County, Kentucky. He is awaiting extradition to Williamson County, where he will be charged in a slew of crimes in Franklin.

Franklin Police are glad that Smith is off the street, but say that the need for residents to lock their car doors every night is as important as ever. “The number of burglaries to cars left unlocked by their owners continues to be a big problem,” said Lt. Charles Warner. “Preventing crime isn’t just police business – it’s everyone’s business. Residents who remove valuables from their vehicle and lock their car up every night are dramatically less-likely to become an auto burglary victim. We need your help, Franklin. Please, PLEASE, lock it up.”

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Released June 4, 2018: New photos are being released of a suspect wanted in a string of auto burglaries from Franklin’s Falcon Creek and Ladd Park neighborhoods.

*** Notice the unusual white spot on the suspect’s right elbow ***

Following the burglaries, this suspect quickly used credit cards he stole from unlocked cars. The unidentified suspect has been seen in the black Nissan pictured below. He has also been seen in a second vehicle, believed to be a black Honda.

Franklin Police and Crime Stoppers are offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information about this suspect.

Call Crime Stoppers: (615) 794-4000
or submit an anonymous eTip


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Released May 11, 2018

Franklin Police are asking for the public’s help to take an at-large, armed felon off the street.

Early Thursday morning, as seen in this video, the suspect entered several unlocked cars in Franklin’s Ladd Park Subdivision. Only unlocked vehicles were targeted, and the suspect stole anything of value inside: gift cards, credit cards, electronics, etc.

Most troubling is the semi-automatic handgun that was stolen from one of the unlocked cars. The suspect, seen in these still images, used credit cards that were stolen during the burglaries later that same morning at the Walmart on Mallory Lane.

Franklin has seen an uptick in overnight auto burglaries in neighborhoods across the city. Police want to remind residents to remove your purses, computer bags, and other valuables – especially firearms, from your vehicle every night, and lock your car doors. Criminals hate well-lit areas, so be sure to turn on those outside lights, as well.

Franklin Police are offering a Crime Stoppers reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who can identify the suspect in these photographs and this video.

Crime Stoppers:
(615) 794-4000, or
click to submit an anonymous eTip
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Franklin Police Officer Steve Chittanavong among nine TN police officers deploying to Southwest Asia to support enduring U.S. interests

Posted by Lieutenant Charles Warner on July 10, 2018
Posted in: Community, Media Release, Update.

The Franklin Police Department is proud to have one of nine local police officers soon deploying to Southwest Asia with the 118th Security Forces Squadron of the Tennessee Air National Guard. Franklin Police Officer Steve Chittanavong will provide law enforcement services to protect high-value assets abroad, in support of enduring U.S. interests.

“Our airmen have been working to get ready for this deployment and their knowledge and abilities are unique,” said Col. Keith Allbritten, 118th Wing Commander. “Both their civilian and guard jobs have prepared them for this deployment. We have nine security forces airmen deploying that are full-time police officers. We are thankful to their communities and police departments for letting them serve their nation at home and abroad.”

Officer Chittanavong was sworn in as a Franklin Police Officer on January 12, 2017. “The Department has been nothing but good to me since I have been with them,” said Chittanavong. “They are very supportive of the military and I know they are there with open arms if my family needs assistance while I am away.”

The Franklin Police Department recently raised a Blue Star Flag in honor of the husband, father, and Franklin Police Officer. Chief Deborah Faulkner said, “I am proud of Officer Chittanavong’s service to our City, its citizens, and our Country. We look forward to retiring that flag when he returns safely home.” More than 30% of Franklin Police employees are U.S. Military Veterans.

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