Nashville Police Department investigating car thefts in the area

Two vehicles were stolen from Nashville during the early morning hours of July 15, 2023.  The first was reported around 3:50am.  A subject called the police department reporting that someone had just stolen their 2011 Dodge Ram Truck from South Jones Street.  Officer Greg Parker saw a car speeding down Coleman Street and then turn onto South Main, where he pulled them over.  The occupants said they were chasing their stolen truck.  Officer Parker went after the stolen truck and caught up to it at the corner of Front Street.  The occupants of the truck fled on foot and have not been identified or apprehended.  The stolen truck was recovered.

At around 4:10am the same date, another person reported that his 2015 Ford F-150 truck was stolen from a house on Ridgeway Drive in Nashville.  The victim stated that at approximately 2:50am, someone in a gray car pulled up in front of the residence and sat there for a few seconds.  The victim said they then heard their truck start up and take off down Ridgeway towards Hwy 27.  They got into a car and tried to find the stolen truck but were unable to locate it.  The vehicle was reported stolen at that time.  This vehicle has not been located at this time and the investigation is still ongoing.