MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Detectives with the Murfreesboro Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected in a vehicle theft reported at a local hotel earlier this month. The hotel where the crime unfolded, sits on South Church Street near the Interestate 24 interchange.
According to police, the incident occurred on Tuesday, April 21, at the Knights Inn located on South Church, where an unidentified male allegedly stole a pickup truck parked on the property. Evidently, the truck was an older model pickup, appearing to be either a Chevrolet S-10 or it’s GMC counterpart, an S-15. Videos outside the hotel show the truck was a faded blue color with several rust spots visible on the hood of the vehicle. The model year of the pickup was manufactured between 1981 and 1993.
Surveillance images released by investigators (scroll down for video footage) provide a clearer look at the suspect both outside and inside a nearby business. Exterior footage shows a man walking along the side of the Knights Inn building before entering the parking lot area where several vehicles were parked, including the older-model pickup truck that was beleived to have been stolen…