Mayor Purcell to Join Us for Night Out Against Crime

Mayor Purcell plans to walk with Salemtown Neighbors down to the Bicentennial Mall where he will join the Night Out event!

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From Alan Maloney in Salemtown:

Just a quick note to remind everyone that we will be meeting at the 5th & Hume corner @ 5:00-5:15 to begin our walk. We have Candy to hand out to the kids, thanks to Jim & Jeremy of Trust Development and a flyer about the SNNA and our next meeting thanks to Kristen Knoll!

Once we've completed the walk, as discussed before in previous e-mails, we are all invited to join the Germantown Association at their party at the Bi-Centennial Mall. (6-8)

I hope many of the Germantown people will join us on the walk. ... We will be walking 6th Ave. No. and back down 5th through Germantown!

Bring your water and walking shoes!! I hope to see everyone tomorrow!!

Night Out Against Crime

Tuesday, August 7th

6-8 PM

Bicentennial Mall

UPDATE: Mayor Purcell plans to walk with Salemtown Neighbors down to the Bicentennial Mall where he will join the Night Out event

Historic Germantown has partnered with the Nashville Farmers Market, US Smokeless Tobacco, SalemTown Neighbors, JUMP and Hope Gardens to celebrate National “Night Out” Against Crime.

This is a night for neighborhoods to come out and stand united against crime. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our community to promote police-community partnerships, crime prevention, and neighborhood camaraderie.

Activities will include:

• Appearances and demonstrations by MNPD, MNFD and Army National Guard
• Scooby Doo Mystery Machine Bounce Center and Huge Slide
• Neighborhood Watch materials and Child ID Kits

Salemtown residents have invited us to join them for their walk through the neighborhoods. They will be meeting on the corner of 5th & Hume at 5:00PM. They will be walking 6th Avenue North to the end, coming back down 5th all the way through Germantown, and ending at Bicentennial Mall.

Car Crimes

There were two incidences of car crimes reported last week.

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Nancy Hardway wrote to let us know about an incident on Monroe St.:

My nephew Michael Bridges' Camero was stolen last night about 10:30 or 11:00, over on 4th. He had just come home, and was in the process of unloading his car, and "poof" it was gone. He did not leave the keys in it. The police did not get there for some time because of the crowd downtown. Hopefully, this was just a "4th of July thing", and is not indicative of things to come...

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Anthony Cherry's truck (on 5th Ave) was broken into this week.

Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry

The Tennessee Internet Crime Information Center (TICIC) consists of toll free number and multiple web pages that are all designed to educate citizens about potential threats to the community. There, you can search the Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry.

Here is a quick link to perfom a Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry search in zipcode 37208. Results are sorted alphabetically.

There is also a service to show Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry results on a map.

Keep an Eye Out Against Crime

Dean Dixon has an alert about recent neighborhood activity and some advice regarding safety:

A gold or bronze Yukon has been spotted circling our neighborhood at odd hours. It is pulling a black trailer behind the vehicle with a water tank on it. In the wee hours of the morning (4am), this vehicle has been shining a red light into windows to detect activity. They could be planning a break-in or could be stealing your water for their business. If you see this vehicle, call the police immediately.

Several break-ins have occurred on 6th Avenue involving cars. Not only have they stolen what was loose in the car, but have done significant damage to the cars beyond breaking windows. Protect your vehicles.

The police want us to know that there is a drug shortage in Nashville, driving up crime for more money to buy what drugs are available. Therefore, if you mix in the new construction, cars parked on the side of the road already broken into, you have a perfect opportunity for more serious break-ins and robbery.

Please be aware, alert and call the police when you are suspicion of anything. It is good for all of us to be protective of our community.

Crime Report: Taylor St

Michael Darling sent in this report:

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Auto break-in at 409 Taylor St.

In the early AM hours of Monday morning (sometime between 12:00-6:00 a.m.) a perp ransacked one of our vehicles that was inadvertently left unlocked. Satellite radio and all its components were stolen and the car interior was ransacked. Police report was filed. Remember to lock your vehicles, secure valuables left in your car in your home, and keep outside security lights on at all times.