Outstanding police work in Antioch during the night led to the arrest of six teenagers who are suspected in a number of vehicle thefts, vehicle break-ins and robberies.
The events began to unfold at 10 p.m. Wednesday when South Flex Officer Neil Wolfe spotted a stolen 1997 Plymouth Voyager van parked at a convenience market on Haywood Lane near Antioch Pike. Wolfe called for backup. Officers moved in and arrested the two teens who arrived in the van. They are ages 15 and 16.
During questioning of the suspects, Officer Wolfe learned of other teens who were alleged to be involved in auto thefts and illegal activity. In fact, Wolfe was told of a group who planned to commit armed robberies in South Nashville with a BB gun during the overnight hours. That group was to pickup the two teens from the stolen van at a nearby bowling alley.
South Precinct officers and detectives, along with members of the police department’s Auto Theft Unit, began watching the bowling alley parking lot. They soon saw a Geo Prism, which turned out to be stolen, pull through the lot and leave at a high rate of speed. The officers followed the car to a dead end off Apache Trail. The four teens inside bailed out and tried to flee. Two of them, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old, were immediately caught. The two others, who are ages 16 and 14, were chased to a home on Panamint Drive where they climbed through a window. The two boys pretended to be asleep when officers entered the residence. Located inside the home was a backpack containing a number of satellite radio receivers, latex gloves, and cell phones. Inside the Geo Prism was a BB pistol that closely resembled a .44-caliber Desert Eagle pistol.
The teens were charged with a variety of offenses, the most serious, for now, being auto theft. The investigation into their activities is continuing.
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