What's the difference between a compliance check and a sting operation?
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Round 1
First, how do you feel about Flock Cameras?
Ya know, license plate readers like Mt Juliet uses to bust Nashville criminals all the time.
Well, in Dyer County something a little different happened.
A full grown adult was reported missing out of Florida, said to be in a mental crisis and armed.
*SHOCKED*
Since he'd been entered into the database he was flagged by flock and the popo pulled him over.
Turns out… it was a False alarm. Dude's fine, just traveling and he wasnt even armed.
*probably should have been in Dyersburg j/k*
After clearing up the confusion he was free to go and removed from the missing persons system via the Florida Agency,
but this raises some serious concerns about outside abuse of these systems in the future
The sheriff responded by reminding everyone of this. Pause to read.
Round 2
Next, Did you ever try to buy a little drank drank or some smokie treats when you were too young? Maybe ya pulled a hey Mister? Or tried a fake ID
Well, Cannon County Sheriff's Office knows that happens all the time and that's why they do routine compliance checks.
Last week—they caught a repeat offender.
The Blue Wing Market on Old McMinnville Hwy had been reported for selling vapes to people who werent quite old enough.
So, the sheriff's Office set up a sting operation *cough* I mean "compliance check"
In all seriousness, I think sting operation is a more accurate description
Based on their own report, police pretty much knew the store was doing it.
Not only had they received complaints, but in one attempt, a clerk is said to have opened the product and handed it to the undercover operative.
But, after growing suspicious the encounter was being filmed, the clerk took back goods and asked to see the "customer's" phone
So, police tried again, this time successfully nabbing the clerk who had already been cited twice before.
Couple of things arent mentioned in the report.
Was the clerk worried about being filmed the same clerk Cannon County arrested?
And most importantly of all, how old were these "underage volunteers" you used in the operation?
That's 2 stories down, 1 to go, at what age do you think someone should be allowed to buy age restricted items? 18? 21?
Round 3
There was a big announcement on our show last night!
As you know last week we saw Tennessee redraw the Congressional Districts,
dividing Shelby county into 3 Districts and redrawing lines for obviously political reasons.
While we were discussing the details with State Rep Todd Warner, he announced he's going to be running for the District 9 congressional seat.
That's the same seat State Senator Brent Taylor announced he's running for just last week And the same one Charlotte Bergmann has been running for since before the new map dropped.
The district spans from Memphis along Tennessee's southern border passed I65, and up to parts of Rutherford & Williamson County.
Now, there's at least 3 candidates on the Republican primary ballot,
Does anyone wanna place a bet on who takes home the win?
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