Spring Hill, TN – On Feb. 19 at 10:25 a.m., officers were dispatched to Grecian Family Restaurant, 2003 Wall St., in reference to a reported theft of money.

Witnesses stated the suspect was inside the restaurant, seated in a chair. When an employee left the area of the cash register, the suspect took cash from the register and fled in a Cadillac sedan.

Based on information obtained from surveillance cameras and license plate readers, officers positively identified the suspect and the vehicle involved. With assistance from the Franklin Police Department, a 59-year-old Franklin man was arrested in Franklin and charged with burglary (entering an area restricted to employees) and theft of property.

The department thanks the Franklin Police Department for its assistance.

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Spring Hill, TN — On Monday, February 9, at approximately 1:20 p.m., officers with the Spring Hill Police Department (SHPD) attempted to detain three individuals seated inside a Toyota Camry in a parking lot located in the 1000 block of Crossings Boulevard. The individuals were being detained in connection with an alleged shoplifting investigation involving the Ulta retail store.

Despite repeated verbal commands from officers, the occupants refused to exit the vehicle. Shortly thereafter, the Toyota Camry fled the scene after striking an unoccupied vehicle parked nearby. The suspect vehicle exited the parking lot onto Main Street and continued toward Saturn Parkway.

An SHPD officer observed the vehicle traveling on Saturn Parkway near Port Royal Road and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. The vehicle failed to comply and continued northbound onto Interstate 65. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) joined the pursuit near Peytonsville Road.

The vehicle continued northbound on Interstate 65, exited at McEwen Drive, and later re-entered Interstate 65 northbound at Cool Springs Boulevard. SHPD terminated its involvement in the pursuit just prior to Moore’s Lane. The WCSO continued the pursuit until the vehicle crashed on Interstate 65 near Old Hickory Boulevard.

Following the crash, all three occupants fled the vehicle on foot. Two passengers, ages 16 and 17, were apprehended a short time later. The driver was not apprehended and remains at large.

The Spring Hill Police Department would like to thank the following agencies for their assistance during this incident: the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, including Air One; the Brentwood Police Department; the Franklin Police Department; and the Metro Nashville Police Department.

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Spring Hill, TN – On January 20^th at 6 AM the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office asked SHPD officers to check the welfare of residents at a house in the 2000 block of Gale Lane because of a phone call their dispatch center received. Officers went to the house and located a 30-year-old woman who had sustained fatal wounds. The Robertson County Sheriff’s Office detained the person who placed the phone call. That person is Vidol Wegner, a 29-year-old Indiana man who was in a relationship with the deceased woman. SHPD detectives went to Robertson County and transported him to the Maury County Jail. Wegner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony murder. The woman was pregnant at the time of her death.  

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Spring Hill, TN—In the early morning hours of January 7th, SHPD officers responded to an alarm call at a warehouse on Cleburne Road. When officers arrived, they noticed that the fencing had been cut. Using a drone, officers located an adult female hiding in a wooded area close by. She was taken into custody without incident. Later in the morning, based on a citizen tip, officers located an adult male walking in the area who was detained after briefly resisting. Officers have evidence to believe that both individuals were involved in the attempted theft from the warehouse and will face charges. We do not believe any other subjects were involved in this theft.

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Spring Hill, TN – On October 24^th officers received a call from a family member concerning a missing adult female who was somewhere with her boyfriend (later identified as Colin Harless, 23 y/o, address in Columbia, TN) in Spring Hill. Officers learned that an active Order of Protection prohibited the two from being together. Officers determined that the pair were last seen along the wood line beside the baseball fields, close to Evan’s Park. Officers later located the female who was walking alone in the area. She was questioned and released. Officers confirmed information that Harless had a .45 caliber handgun in his possession. Based on this information, officers decided to evacuate the area, which included the baseball fields. A drone was deployed in an attempt to locate Harless but he was not immediately located.

Early this morning, officers learned that Harless may still be in the area of Evan’s Park. Officers saturated the area and immediately saw Harless walking close to Maury Hill St. and Beechcroft Rd. Harless was taken into custody without any incident. Harless did not have a handgun on him. Harless did admit that he had a handgun on him at one point but left it with the rest of his property in a wooded area close to the park. Officers told Harless that they needed to find the gun so that a child would not get ahold of it. Harless directed officers to where his backpack was. The backpack was located close to the wood line next to Evans Park. Officers found the loaded gun in the backpack and secured it.

Harless was transported to the Maury County Jail and charged with violation of order of protection.

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Spring Hill, TN—On August 18th, at 7:30 p.m., officers received a call about a disorder at a home on Via Fransecso Way in the Benevento East neighborhood. The investigation revealed that there was an argument between an adult male and female inside the house, which escalated when the male discharged a handgun allegedly near the female. The female was able to flee the home and dial 911. Officers set up a perimeter around the house and called the male to get him to exit. After a brief standoff, the male did exit the home and was taken into custody without any incident. No one inside the home was injured. The male was charged with attempted criminal homicide and two counts of reckless endangerment.

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Spring Hill, TN – On June 28th, in the early morning hours, officers were dispatched to the Walden Creek Apartments to a reported robbery. The victim reported that he was approached in the parking lot by two men who got out of the vehicle. During this encounter, the victim was threatened with a knife and the suspects got away with some of the items the victim had in a backpack. This incident is believed to have been connected to an argument that the victim had with a third party earlier in the day. This does not appear to be a random act of violence.

An 18-year-old male with an address in Columbia and an 18-year-old male with an address in Nolensville have been arrested for this crime.

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Spring Hill, TN – On June 14th officers responded to the area of Via Francisco Way and Maleventum Way in the Benevento subdivision to a report that a 15-year-old female was struck by a pellet gun. A 16-year-old male and a 14-year-old male were identified as suspects and charged with assault in Williamson County Juvenile Court.

On June 16th officers responded to a 44-year-old victim who was struck in the head by a projectile from a pellet gun while he was driving his vehicle. This incident happened in the area of Duplex Road and Hurt Road. This morning (June 18th) two 16-year-old males, one from Spring Hill and one from Franklin were charged with aggravated assault in Williamson County Juvenile Court in connection with this incident.

The preliminary investigation to this point has revealed that juveniles have been using “Orbeez” guns that shoot gel projectiles (gel blasters). Some are shooting these guns from car to car at each other, while others shoot at pedestrians. In other cases BB/pellet guns have been used by juveniles and persons walking/driving have been hit.

Parents, if your child has these styles of guns, please monitor their activity especially if they leave the house with them. This investigation is ongoing and more arrests may be coming. This is not a game or social media “challenge.” This is a crime, and you will be prosecuted if you are caught.

Spring Hill, TN – On January 18th, SHPD patrol officers responded to a reported burglary at Walgreens on Main Street. The investigation revealed that at 3 AM, an individual broke the glass on the front door and entered the store. The person then used a PIN code to enter the office and took over $2,000 cash. A twenty-two-year-old Murfreesboro man was identified as a suspect. Based on the information gathered, a search warrant was applied for and granted for the suspect’s residence. Detectives located the stolen cash, and the suspect was arrested without incident. 

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