Pumping gas is something many of us do without paying much attention — and police said thieves are increasingly taking advantage of that distraction.
The crime trend is called sliding, and it often involves a thief crouching down on the passenger side of a car and opening the door to steal valuables while the driver is focused on filling up their tank.
Brooke Reese with Metro Nashville Police Department said in the past two months, MNPD has received more than two dozen reports of sliding…