What This Story Is About
- Retail theft detectives arrested three men over the weekend for allegedly stealing from Home Depot and Lowe’s stores in June and July.
Why It Matters
- Retail theft is a common crime in the Metro Nashville area, and MNPD has made numerous arrests in recent years and even increased patrols to combat the incidents at major shopping areas, the last of which was during the 2025 Thanksgiving holiday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Three men were arrested over the weekend for stealing from Nashville improvement stores in separate incidents over the past few months.
On Saturday, detectives tracked down 51-year-old Bobby Clanton after reportedly tying him to a July 28 incident at Home Depot on Powell Avenue where he allegedly loaded $1,253 worth of items into a cart and walked out without paying.
An arrest affidavit from the Metro Nashville Police Department says Clanton admitted to “always selling the merchandise he steals.”…