A string of overnight car burglaries near Dell Drive and Elizabeth Drive in Mt. Juliet has investigators asking the public to help put a name to a masked figure caught on security footage. The break-ins happened in the early morning hours of October 1, and more than a month later, the person responsible remains unidentified.
The Wilson County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division says it is actively investigating several car burglaries across its jurisdiction, according to a statement posted by the Wilson County Sheriff's Office, TN on Facebook. The agency says multiple reports came in describing vehicles broken into throughout the early morning hours in the Dell Drive and Elizabeth Drive area of Mt. Juliet.
Security footage from the scene reportedly captured a tall, slim individual wearing a hoodie and mask moving through the parked vehicles, per the sheriff's office statement. The description of the suspect's build and clothing was also confirmed by Wilson County Source, though no further identifying details have been released.
Investigators Working With Limited Footage
An image from the security footage is currently available, but it isn't much to go on. As WSMV reports, officials describe the image as grainy and limited in quality, which has made identifying the suspect difficult despite having the footage in hand. The sheriff's office shared the image publicly in hopes that someone in the community might recognize the person captured on camera.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Hunter Warren at 615-444-1459, extension 254, or by email at [email protected]. Those who prefer to stay anonymous can instead reach out to Crime Stoppers at 615-444-5245.
A Separate Case in the Area
Car break-ins aren't unheard of in the broader Mt. Juliet and Hermitage corridor. A separate case reported by the Lebanon Democrat described multiple credit cards taken from vehicles on Nov. 22 in the Matterhorn Drive area, with the cards later used at several gas stations in Nashville. In that incident, investigators were seeking a small, black Nissan sedan spotted on surveillance video. It's a separate report, and nothing ties it directly to the October 1 Dell Drive burglaries or establishes a wider pattern between the two cases.
For now, the Wilson County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division, headquartered at 105 East High Street in Lebanon, is continuing to lean on the public for leads in the Mt. Juliet case. Anyone who recognizes the hooded figure from the footage can contact Detective Hunter Warren at 615-444-1459, extension 254.
