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Round 1
Belle Meade police say a “routine” traffic stop turned into a whole lot more when officers pulled over a car and decided to take a little peek in the back end.
During the stop, they searched the vehicle and found a hidden stash crammed inside the rear tailpipe: about nine pounds and six ounces of narcotics that later tested positive for cocaine.
Officers seized the drugs on the spot, and the driver was taken into custody and is now staring down a stack of charges that’s probably heavier than the exhaust ever was.
Online, people wasted no time roasting the whole thing — from jokes about some yuppies losing their July 4th supply to calling it the “America 250 party pack.”
So let this be a lesson to those thinking of treating your car like a rolling piñata full of powdery treats, Belle Meade might not be the place to try that.
I just hope the packaging he used had a flared end.
Rnd 2
Murfreesboro police say an investigation into a witness report turned into near miss and a chase after officers arrived on scene.
Apparently, the witness reported a man appearing to be removing a credit card skimmer from a gas pump on South Church Street.
Then, when officers arrived, he got spooked, panicked and took off like a bat out of hell nearly running an officer over in the chaos.
After that, the driver refused to stop, leading officers on a pursuit before finally coming to a halt near 840 where he was taken into custody.
So now, instead of just dealing with a quiet white‑collar crime behind the scenes, the suspect is looking at potential fraud, theft, and evading charges on top of whatever comes out of the skimmer evidence.
If you’ve used your card at pumps or ATMs in the area lately, it might be a good time to double‑check your statements and lock your card if anything looks off.
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Rnd 3
In Gallatin, a police officer has been fired after his arrest on multiple child sex crime charges involving a minor.
Officer Kasim Barnes was taken into custody by the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office and is charged with six counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of solicitation of a minor to commit aggravated statutory 🍇.
Gallatin Police say they were notified about the arrest around 2:45 a.m. on a Saturday and initially placed Barnes on unpaid administrative leave while they reviewed the situation.
By Monday, however, Chief Bandy had terminated his employment with the department, and officials say any questions about the criminal investigation itself are being handled by the Sheriff’s Office.
Barnes is now being held in the Sumner County Jail on a one‑million‑dollar bond as the case moves forward in court.
Gallatin took his badge, Sumner County took his freedom, and if the charges stick, the state’s about to take the next couple decades of his calendar.
That was your daily Tennessee news roundup.
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