Burglary suspect stopped by delivery driver in downtown Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A burglary suspect is in custody after a delivery driver thwarted his break-in attempt at a downtown business on Friday morning.

Officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department responded to Puckett’s Restaurant at 500 Church Street around 5:30 a.m. for a report of a burglary in progress. When they arrived, they found a delivery driver restraining 54-year-old Alexander Todd, according to an arrest affidavit.

The driver was making a delivery and was using the side door to access the business. A man inside the business told officers that he heard noises coming from the bar and discovered Todd, who was placing bottles of alcohol into a blue bag.

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