MNPD officers on foot, horseback, in cars, and in the air will be keeping a close watch on Nashville’s shopping hubs beginning Friday and continuing through the Thanksgiving weekend. The department will be working closely with the management of Tanger Outlets, Nashville West shopping center, Opry Mills Mall, and Green Hills Mall to enhance public safety and deter retail theft. Anyone caught stealing from stores or breaking into vehicles will be arrested and prosecuted.
At the newly opened Tanger Outlets in South Nashville, officers working through the MNPD’s Secondary Employment Unit will be supplemented by mounted officers, School Resource Officers, officers working as part of the South Precinct’s crime reduction initiative, and Tanger security personnel in having a visible on-site presence.
At Green Hills Mall and Nashville West, School Resource Officers will supplement mounted officers and West Precinct officers in having noticeable visibility at both locations.
At Opry Mills Mall, officers on horseback and School Resource Officers will supplement Hermitage Precinct officers and private security staff in monitoring parking areas.
MNPD Aviation will be flying over the shopping hubs Friday and through the weekend looking for any suspicious activity in parking lots. Helicopter crews will immediately radio anything concerning to ground units.
MNPD Traffic Division officers will monitoring Briley Parkway in the vicinity of Opry Mills, I-24 near Tanger Outlets, and I-40 in the area of Nashville West with a primary focus on speeding and aggressive driving. Speed has been a contributing factor in nearly half of this year’s fatality crashes, which have claimed the lives of 124 persons thus far in 2023.
When driving this weekend, please slow down, buckle up, and keep your phone in hands-free mode.