NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Metro Nashville Police arrested two Maury County-area suspects Wednesday afternoon in a multi-jurisdiction investigation into auto burglaries and vehicle thefts. Detectives also recovered two stolen handguns and a key fob programmer. The arrests came at a Thornton’s gas station at 7102 Charlotte Pike, police said.
Vehicle Crimes detectives arrested 20-year-old Laquarius Bumphus and 25-year-old Tearia Hatton, both of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, on auto burglary-related charges.
How the arrests unfolded
Detectives had been working with surrounding jurisdictions on a rash of vehicle thefts and burglaries in West Nashville, Belle Meade, Brentwood and Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro Police Department detectives passed along information that helped Nashville detectives find Bumphus driving his 2012 Chevrolet Equinox in Nashville.
Bumphus stopped at the gas station and got out. Police said he ran when he saw officers approaching, but officers quickly caught him…