NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A man and a woman have been arrested on auto theft charges and two stolen vehicles have been recovered.
The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) said on Tuesday, Feb. 6, detectives spotted a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck in the 400 block of Brookview Estates Drive. The truck was reportedly stolen from Whitsett Road on Monday, Feb. 5.
As detectives conducted surveillance on the truck, they saw 27-year-old Jose Duran making repeated visits to the truck. They then saw him get into the passenger seat of a Nissan Sentra with a temporary tag that was being driven by a woman, according to investigators.
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Authorities said the temporary tag was listed to a Nissan Murano. When officers tried to stop the Sentra, it sped off, prompting officers to utilize an MNPD helicopter to monitor the Sentra from the air.
The Sentra eventually pulled into the McMurray Manor Apartments complex on Nolensville Pike where Duran got out and tried to runaway, but was apprehended. Police said they also found a gun in the backpack Duran was carrying.