NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Across Nashville, neighbors started 2025 with busted car windows.
Video obtained by News 2 shows multiple people running out of a vehicle with flashlights, and breaking into cars in the Belmont Hillsboro area.
West of there, Metro police said thieves broke into around two dozen cars at a Bellevue apartment complex.
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“When I called the police officer, their first question was ‘Did you have any weapons in the car?’ And it was made apparent that was the key motive for the break-ins,” Joshua Heard said.
Metro police said it does not appear any guns were stolen in this string of break-ins. However, according to recent MNPD data, over 1,200 guns were stolen from vehicles in 2024.
“My kids asked me as soon as I came back up to the apartment ‘Why do they keep picking on your truck?’” Heard said.
Recently, Heard’s same car window was broken into. Thieves got away with basketball equipment.
‘We just want to feel safe’: Cars broken into across East Nashville