Spring Hill, TN – The SHPD is warning citizens of a scam that is making its rounds again. In the last month, we took two reports where one victim lost 2500 dollars because of a “missed jury duty” scam. The scammer asked the other victim for $9000, but the victim did not pay. That scammer claimed to be from the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office. In the instance where the victim lost money, the suspect called the victim and told them they had missed jury duty. They claimed to be from the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office and had the actual DCSO number appear on the screen. The suspect told the victim that they could come to a jail facility in Nashville to turn themselves in or pay the cost of the “warrant.” The victim was told to go to Walmart, where they used Western Union to send payment to the scammer.

Please follow this advice from the real WCSO:

If you receive a call stating that you missed jury duty and now have a warrant, hang up. It’s a scam.

Scammers are pretending to be deputies or court officials, demanding money to “clear a warrant” or “avoid arrest.” They may even spoof real phone numbers to sound convincing.

Here’s the truth:

✔️ The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office will never call and ask for payment.

✔️ You won’t be asked to pay with gift cards, Bitcoin, Venmo, or wire transfers.

✔️ If you really miss jury duty, you’ll get something in writing, not a threatening phone call.

Don’t fall for it. Spread the word. Warn your family. And if you get one of these calls, report it.

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Spring Hill, TN—On Friday, August 30th, the Spring Hill Police Department will host a sobriety checkpoint in conjunction with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Main St. in the area of Crossings Blvd. Advance notice is required per Tennesssee case law.

During the 2022 Labor Day holiday, 490 vehicle crash fatalities were reported nationwide. Of the 490 deaths, 39% involved a drunk driver. Among drivers between the ages of 18 and 34 who were killed in crashes over the Labor Day holiday in 2022, 47% of those drivers were drunk, with a blood alcohol content of .08 (per se legal limit) or higher. Please choose a designated driver or a rideshare this Labor Day weekend. So far, in 2024, SHPD officers have arrested 91 drivers for suspected DUI.

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Spring Hill, TN – As summer kicks off and families hit the road for vacation, the Spring Hill Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to remind motorists to Click It or Ticket. From May 20 through June 2, participating agencies across the state will increase seat belt enforcement as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) nationwide mobilization.

One focus of the Click It or Ticket campaign is nighttime enforcement. NHTSA data shows a higher number of unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities happen at night. Also, seat belt use differs among females and males. According to Tennessee’s Integrated Traffic Analysis Network (TITAN), 43% of males killed in Tennessee crashes last year were unrestrained. Of females killed in crashes, 35% were not buckled up. Participating law enforcement agencies will be taking a no-excuses approach to seat belt law enforcement, writing citations day and night.

For more information about seat belt safety, visit www.tntrafficsafety.org/seat-belts

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Spring Hill, TN – Due to the poor quality of images/video this is more of an advisory. On August 2nd, the victim was shopping at Publix and was facing away from her purse that was in her shopping cart. The two individuals above in the video walked close to her. The male subject reached into the victim’s purse and took her wallet. It is believed that the female subject in the video was a “look-out.”

The victim began to receive fraud alerts from her financial institutions that the victim’s card was attempting to be used at Wal-Mart in Spring Hill for purchases totaling $2000. There may be a third suspect involved that entered Wal-Mart (pictured above).

Please watch this informational video from the Franklin Police Department on how to take precautions against purse thefts.

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Spring Hill, TN – At least one person has received the above text message claiming that their vehicle was captured on a traffic camera. This is a SCAM. The City of Spring Hill does not have any cameras that capture traffic violations.

Spring Hill, TN – On Monday, September 19^th at 8:30 PM SHPD officers responded to Harvey Park (4001 Miles Johnson Pkwy.) to a report of an alleged assault that occurred at the park. When officers arrived, they spoke to the victim. The victim and suspect are acquaintances. There is no known danger to the public. The investigation is in its early stages and detectives are actively pursuing leads and collecting evidence. More information will be released when it becomes available.

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Spring Hill, TN – We have taken several reports from people concerning a nationwide scam involving people applying for a job posting online and “getting hired on the spot.” The scammer then sends the person a check (the check is counterfeit) with instructions to keep part of the money for “your services” and then send the rest to someone else. It can take some time for the bank to discover this, but once they do, the bank will want you to repay the full amount. A legitimate employer will never ask you to do this. For more information regarding job and other scams, please visit the Federal Trade Commission website.

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Spring Hill, TN- Officers were called to Target at 1033 Crossings Blvd at 5:50 PM on June 7th to a reported stabbing. Officers arrived and located a 28 year old female who, according to her driver’s license, is from Illinois. The female sustained injuries to her upper chest area. Officers reviewed the in-store video and based upon that, her injuries were determined to be self-inflicted. The female was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center via Life Flight. She was in serious condition at the time of transport. The circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation.

Recently we have noticed an uptick of low/medium speed vehicles and golf carts operating in neighborhoods. Often times they are being driven by juveniles. Here is some information regarding those type of vehicles:

TCA 55-8-101 Part Definitions

(28) “Golf Cart” means a motor vehicle that is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and equipped with safety belts installed for use in the left front and right front seats and that is not capable of exceeding speeds of 20 MPH. (a golf cart that has been designated and manufactured for on road use, or has been modified to meet all of the requirements and federal safety standards may be registered as a “low or medium speed vehicle.”

(36) “Low Speed Vehicle” means any four-wheeled electric or gasoline vehicle, excluding golf carts, whose top speed is greater then 20 MPH but not greater than 25 MPH, including neighborhood vehicles. Low speed vehicles must comply with the safety standards in 49 CFR 571.500 (The standard contained in 49 CFR 571.500 (Code of Federal Regulations) requires low speed vehicles to have basic safety equipment, including head lamps, stop lamps, front and rear turn signal lamps, tail lamps, reflectors (one red on each side near the rear and one red on the back), parking brake, one exterior mirror mounted on the driver’s side of the vehicle and one additional mirror on the passenger side or an interior mirror, a windshield meeting the standards outlined in 49 CFR 571.205, seat belts (type 1 or 2) located at each designated seating position, and a vehicle identification number (VIN) that conforms to provisions outlined in 49 CFR 565. The purpose of this standard is to ensure that low speed vehicles operated on the public streets, roads, and highways are equipped with the minimum motor vehicle equipment appropriate for motor vehicle safety.)

(38) “Medium Speed Vehicle” means any four-wheeled electric or gasoline-powered vehicle, excluding golf carts, whose top speed is greater than 30 MPH, but whose maximum speed allowed is 35 miles per hour only on streets with a 40 MPH or less posted speed limit pursuant to TCA 55-8-191(b)(1), and otherwise meets or exceeds the federal safety standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.500 except as otherwise provided in 55-4-136.

TCA 55-8-191 Operation of low speed and medium speed vehicles – prohibitions – license

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(1) A low speed vehicle as defined in § 55-8-101 may be operated only on streets where the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) or less. This subdivision (a)(1) does not prohibit a low speed vehicle from crossing a road or street at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph).

(b)

(1) A medium speed vehicle as defined in § 55-8-101 may be operated at a rate not to exceed thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) only on streets where the posted speed limit is forty miles per hour (40 mph) or less. This subsection (b) does not prohibit a medium speed vehicle from crossing a road or street at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than forty miles per hour (40 mph).

Any person operating a low speed vehicle or medium speed vehicle must have in possession a valid Class D driver license.

Low/Medium Speed Vehicle Registration

Individuals applying for title and registration on a low or medium speed vehicle must submit a Low or Medium Speed Affidavit that certifies the vehicle has been sufficiently modified to meet all low or medium speed vehicle requirements. The affidavit must be submitted with the registration application as a condition of registration.