The Mt. Juliet Police Department announced Thursday that they recovered a gun stolen during a Smyrna gun store burglary in May. In a post to X, the department said that they recovered the stolen firearm after stopping a Chrysler 300 for illegally parking in a handicapped parking spot. After discovering that the weapon was stolen from a Smyrna gun store in May, the 26-year-old Nashville man was arrested and booked into the Wilson County jail.
A $1,500 reward is being offered for information after several campaign signs supporting former President Donald Trump were defaced in Wilson County. The Mt. Juliet Police Department (MJPD) said it has received reports about signs vandalized on commercial property and residential properties. Officials from the Wilson County Republican Party said they’re leaving the signs on display to send a message to the vandal.
On Thursday, a community gathered to remember a high schooler tragically killed in a crash. Kyler Gatica and his family were on their way home from a beach vacation when they were involved in a multi-vehicle pile-up. He was a junior at Mount Juliet High School. Students there returned from fall break mourning the loss of a friend. In a preliminary report, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) said several cars were slowing down due to traffic conditions along Interstate 840 East in Rutherford County when a driver rear-ended Gatica’s family.
What’s in your garage: Hyundai is telling the owners of nearly 1,600 Nexo hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to park them outdoors and away from structures due to the risk of fuel leaks and possible fires. The Korean automaker recalls the hydrogen-powered SUVs from the 2019 through 2024 model years because a pressure relief device can break and cause a hydrogen leak. That could cause a fire even while the SUVs are parked. The company says the SUVs can still be driven but should be parked outside until repairs are made.
