UPDATE: Buyer Beware: Craigslist buyer from Antioch robbed in Murfreesboro

Mar 04, 2013 at 07:30 pm by bryan


An Antioch woman purchasing an iPhone through Craigslist was caught off guard when she was robbed of her money to purchase the phone in Murfreesboro. The woman reported that she had been in contact with an alleged seller of the phone via text messaging and agreed to meet with the man at an apartment complex on South Rutherford Boulevard.

When she made contact with the individual he asked her if she had money to purchase the device. He then pulled a gun out and demanded she hand over her cash. The man took the money and ran. The police report shows that he was not caught and the case is being investigated.

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A similar incident occurred on March 1st in Murfreesboro as well. The victim in the second case is also from the Nashville area. He told police he arraigned to meet with someone selling a phone at a liquor store in Murfreesboro. Like the other victim, he also made the arraignments through CraigsList. The victim told police the culprit was armed with a gun and stole his money to buy a phone and stole his current cell phone. 

Source:

MPD Incident Report #13-4139
MPD Incident Report #13-4095 

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