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Police Offer Home Checks + Arrest Made In Sex Trafficking Case
Catch up on everything new around town today with the Franklin Daily.
Morning, people of Franklin! It's me again, Sammi Caramela, your host of the Franklin Daily. It's a slow news day in Franklin, so here are stories from surrounding neighborhoods.
First, today's weather:
Clouds and sun. High: 83 Low: 66.
Here are the top stories in Franklin today:
- Officers at the Franklin Police Department are offering free home checks for residents that are looking forward to traveling during Williamson County's fall break. The service is free to all Franklin residents and allows the police department to keep an eye on homes that will be unoccupied as families travel for fall break. (WKRN News 2)
- A member of the Tennessee National Guard was one of fifteen men arrested in an undercover sex trafficking operation in Nashville. Chief Master Sergeant William Moore, along with fourteen other men, responded to an erotic ad that was posted online and made contact with an undercover officer who was portraying themselves as a 16-year-old. The Tennessee National Guard states Moore has been placed on leave while they continue to assist and support law enforcement in their investigation. (WKRN News 2)
- Police say teen suspect in custody after Nashville carjacking. (NewsChannel5.com)
- One man is dead after a road rage shooting this weekend. Officers responded at 9:50 a.m. Saturday and found Emilio Lopez-Lajuj unresponsive and sitting in the driver's seat of his Toyota Camry with a gunshot wound to his upper left leg. (NewsChannel5.com)
- Nashville nursing schools try to fill void left by the pandemic. (U.S. News & World Report)
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— Sammi Caramela
About me: Assistant Managing Editor at Lightning Media Partners and author of "Some Place Like Home."