01/07/12 Nashville, TN – Man Steals Nashville Metro Police Car From Apartment Complex – Suspect Arrested Near His Home

January 7, 2012

wbir.com

For the second time in less than two weeks, a Metro emergency vehicle has been stolen.

Just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, a man stole a Metro police car at an apartment complex on Due West Avenue in Madison.

According to police, the driver abandoned the car a few minutes later at another apartment complex on East Palestine Avenue.

Officers launched a search for the man with police K-9s, but the dogs were not able to find him.

At about 6 a.m., police arrested 20-year-old Tony Moorer in connection to the crime.

Moorer is facing several charges including theft and evading arrest.

On Dec. 28, a Nashville Fire Department SUV was stolen from a fire station on Second Avenue.

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