Undercover Nashville Detectives Charged 42 People Last Week

From the City of Nashville:

Posted 12/13/2019

Undercover detectives assigned to the department’s eight precincts charged 42 persons this week with mostly drug and prostitution offenses as the result of investigations in various Nashville neighborhoods.

West Precinct detectives charged 5 persons as the result of investigations on Charlotte Pike, New York Avenue, Leslie Avenue, and Vernon Avenue. Detectives seized 27.1 grams of marijuana, 7.3 grams of heroin, one gram of methamphetamine, five pills, and $3,802 cash.

Hermitage Precinct detectives charged 18 persons as the result of investigations on Old Hickory Boulevard, Andrew Jackson Parkway, 1st Avenue North, Central Pike, Nolensville Pike, and Murfreesboro Pike. Detectives seized 72 grams of marijuana, 17 pills, four grams of cocaine, and two grams of heroin.

North Precinct detectives charged 7 persons as the result of investigations on Brick Church Pike, Trinity Lane, Jefferson Street, 16th Avenue North, Cockrill Street, Buchanan Street, Garfield Street, and Monroe Street. Detectives seized 85 grams of heroin, 68 grams of marijuana, 12 ecstasy pills, and 12 grams of cocaine.

Madison Precinct detectives charged 4 persons as the result of investigations on Kate Street, Cheyanne Boulevard, McKinley Street, Gallatin Pike, Coreland Drive, and Larkin Springs Road. Detectives seized 2.5 grams of heroin, 28 grams of cocaine, and one vehicle.

East Precinct detectives charged 5 persons as the result of investigations on Dickerson Pike, Trinity Lane, Gallatin Pike, and Joyce Lane. Detectives seized 7.3 grams of heroin and 54 grams of methamphetamine.

Central Precinct detectives charged 3 persons as the result of investigations on Lafayette Street, Middleton Street, and Main Street.

Detectives from the Midtown Hills and South Precincts were on special assignment this week related to crime hotspots.

Citizens suspecting drug activity in their neighborhoods are urged to call the police department’s 244-DOPE hotline. Callers to the hotline can remain anonymous.

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