HALLOWEEN ROUNDUP
BROADWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
OCTOBER 26, 2023 | VOLUME 35 | NUMBER 42
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Metro Nashville Police seeking multiple retail theft suspects STAFF REPORTS
District 25 councilmember Jeff Preptit
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Looking Forward:
Prioritizing budget funds for Metro and individual district needs BY NICOLLE S. PRAINO
The first Metro Council meeting since the election took place on Oct. 3. There are multiple new and returning council members in The News’ southwest Nashville coverage area, so we sat down with each of them to talk about the issues they want to address during their term. Looking Forward will be an ongoing series of topics addressed by each member we were able to speak with ahead of the first council meeting. The continued growth of the city and entire Metro area influences the issues council members focus on in each of their
districts differently. Some of those goals align, but not everyone’s number one priority is the same. Still, they have to work together to allocate the funds. “You can’t do it all in one lump sum,” Councilmember Sheri Weiner (D22) said. “you have to put your list together, prioritize the things that you can do.” She’s been doing this for a while but some of the new council members still had prep work to do ahead of the first meeting at the beginning of the month. “My starting point is going to be studying
the past two budgets and those past three project processes,” Jeff Preptit (D25) said. These council members spend a lot of time looking at the numbers and figuring out how they can best get their priorities accomplished. Councilmember Brenda Gadd (D24) said she has appreciated the budget chairs in the Metro Council who have helped give access and resources to the communities to help everyone understand the budget process. “I know I’ve got a long way to go to understand the budget as well,” >> PAGE 2
Metro Nashville Police are seeking the public’s help in locating seven people they said are suspects in a string of shoplifting incidents from high-end stores at The Mall at Green Hills. 27-year-old Angela Simpson, of Lebanon Pike, was indicted on felony theft charges related to a January theft from Finish Line at Opry Mills and is also suspected of stealing clothing from Zara in Green Hills. 53-year-old Walter Starnes, of Edwin Street, is suspected in the theft of nearly $5,000 worth of shoes from Nordstrom on July 24. 22-year-old Kelonzia Broyles, of Old Matthews Road, is suspected of burglarizing Impossible Kicks on Oct. 2, where he allegedly stole approximately $45,000 of shoes. Broyles is also suspected of stealing clothing from Marshalls on Lebanon Pike in August. 34-year-old Tawonda Parrish, of University Court, is suspected of stealing $7,000 worth of purses from Dillard’s on July 11. 56-year-old Donzel Watson, of Mt. High Drive in Antioch, is suspected of stealing more than $10,000 worth of merchandise from Louis Vuitton on Sept. 14 and for allegedly stealing equipment from at least 14 Home Depot and Lowe’s locations. 26-year-old Tamasia Moss, of Lewis Street, is suspected of stealing more than $4,000 worth of purses from Burberry on Sept. 4. 23-year-old Jernithia Bell, 23, of Connare Drive in Madison, is also suspected of the Sept. 4 theft alongside Moss and was arrested on the charges on Oct. 13. Police ask that anyone with information on the whereabouts of Simpson, Starnes, Broyles, Parrish, Watson or Moss to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.
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