A 37-year-old Nashville woman was arrested on Thursday afternoon in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, following a reported shoplifting incident at a local Tractor Supply store, according to police.
The Mt. Juliet Police Department stated that an officer was investigating a suspicious person believed to be involved in shoplifting when they apprehended the woman who was then found with over $1,100 worth of merchandise, as reported by WKRN, a search of her vehicle further revealed a range of illegal narcotics, including methamphetamine intended for resale, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, unprescribed morphine, unprescribed Adderall, and marijuana, details confirmed by an official social media post from Mt. Juliet Police.
This afternoon, an officer investigating a potential shoplifting in progress involving a suspicious person at Tractor Supply led to the arrest of a 37-year-old Nashville woman who was found with over $1,100 in stolen merchandise and dangerous drugs.
— Mt. Juliet Police (@MtJulietPolice) July 10, 2025
After taking her into… pic.twitter.com/UUHfLf2nJB
Additional stolen goods were found within the suspect's vehicle, leading officers to investigate whether these items came from other local stores. This discovery has added to the layers of charges the woman is facing, as outlined in a statement by the WSMV report.
During the arrest, the suspect remarked that had she known she was in Mt. Juliet, she would have refrained from committing the crime, adding a note of local pride, the Mt. Juliet Police highlighted their officer's vigilance in protecting the community against what they described as "outside criminal influence," further affirming Mt. Juliet's ranking as one of the safest cities, as detailed in the WSMV coverage.
