A Clarksville homeowner's surveillance system captured images of a man police now say is connected to a burglary at a residence on Andersonville Drive. The break-in happened in broad daylight, at approximately 3:30 p.m. this past Saturday, catching investigators' attention as they work to put a name to the face recorded on camera.
According to the Clarksville Police Department, the burglary occurred at the Andersonville Drive home on October 24, and surveillance cameras captured images of a person of interest investigators are now trying to identify. Police describe the man as a Black male wearing dark pants and a white shirt. Investigators are asking anyone who recognizes him, or who may have additional video footage from the area, to come forward.
How to Submit a Tip
Clarksville Police Department investigators are asking for the public's help identifying the person seen in the images. Anyone with information or extra surveillance footage is asked to contact Sergeant Ulrey at (931) 648-0656, extension 5483.
Residents who want to remain anonymous, and who may qualify for a cash reward, can instead call the Clarksville-Montgomery County Crime Stoppers tipline at (931) 645-8477, or submit a tip online at p3tips.com/591.
A Similar Case From Earlier This Year
This is not the first time Clarksville Police have turned to the public and surveillance footage to crack a property crime case. Back in August, the department asked for help identifying a suspect connected to a vehicle burglary reported on Walker Ranch Court, as reported by Clarksville Online. In that case, officers responded shortly after 1:04 a.m. on August 4 after a vehicle break-in was reported, and surveillance video showed the suspect approaching and entering the victim's vehicle. That suspect was described as wearing a light-colored hoodie with a pattern across the back, dark pants, and light-colored tennis shoes — a different description from the man sought in the Andersonville Drive case.
Crime Trends in Clarksville
The Andersonville Drive investigation comes against a backdrop of overall declining crime numbers citywide. Clarksville's major-crime rate dropped to 64.5 reports per 1,000 residents in 2024, down from 65.9 the year before, according to ClarksvilleNow.com. The outlet also reported that the city logged 9 murders in 2024, compared with 15 in each of 2020 and 2021, and that total Group A offenses have fallen from a high of 15,936 in 2017 to below 12,000 by 2024.
ClarksvilleNow.com further reported that the city maintained the lowest crime rate among Tennessee cities with more than 100,000 residents in 2024. Clarksville Police Chief Ty Burdine attributed part of that decline to strong relationships between police and the community, the outlet reported. Still, the available data does not establish a specific trend for residential burglaries like the one on Andersonville Drive, and investigators continue to rely on tips and surveillance footage to solve individual cases like this one.
