Hermitage officers say a casual walk down Lebanon Road turned into an arrest on Wednesday, after an 18-year-old Nashville man allegedly tried to ditch a clear plastic bag near Shiloh Plaza and instead walked straight into a vehicle-burglary investigation.
According to police, an officer watched the teen drop the bag, then checked it and found several pills inside. A closer look turned up property that officers later determined had been stolen from vehicles. The man admitted he was involved in multiple vehicle burglaries that had happened across Davidson County earlier that morning, authorities said, and he was booked into jail.
Officers reported recovering identification and other items that matched what the victims said had gone missing from their cars. The 18-year-old was handed off to Metro detectives, who will take the lead on the investigation. As part of their follow-up, the department said it plans to review recent reports from the past week to see whether any similar cases in the neighborhood might be connected…