NASHVILLE – Police in Nashville arrested two men and charged them with felony theft for stealing appliances left outside by flood victims in the Bellevue neighborhood.
According to a police news release, Officer Tim Weaver stopped the men in a pickup truck in the hard hit Plantation River area. A witness reported that a refrigerator on the truck belonged to him and had been loaded without permission.
Ronald Anderson and Joe Bolling, both 44, were charged with felony theft. Anderson also had an outstanding warrant for theft and is a convicted felon.
Police presence in flooded neighborhoods was increased to deter looting following the weekend storms.