MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Nothing screams "mastermind criminals" like using a stolen white Kia Optima to make a dramatic entrance—literally—into SD Cell Plus on Memorial Boulevard. These three smooth operators decided that opening hours were for amateurs, choosing Sunday as their day of reckoning to relieve the store of $40,000 worth of cell phones.
Located just two blocks from the West Clark Boulevard intersection, SD Cell Plus might’ve expected foot traffic—not bumper traffic—on a weekend. But alas, the Kia Optima, stolen from Nashville, decided its true calling wasn’t the road but rather serving as a battering ram. Now sporting a distinctive rear-end modification, it should be the most noticeable car in Murfreesboro—if it’s still running, that is.
Detectives are still determining whether the other vehicle spotted in the surveillance footage was also stolen because why would anyone settle for one stolen car when you can have two? Police are asking locals to channel their inner sleuths and report anything suspicious. For tips leading to the arrest of these burglars, contact MPD Detective Shan Harris and enjoy the thought that you're doing your part in the War on Dumb Criminals.
Meanwhile, SD Cell Plus might be rethinking their "fortress-like" storefront design because their steel curtains didn’t exactly live up to their superhero nature. As the surveillance footage kindly demonstrates, those “protective” barriers might be better suited for decorative purposes only, and not for actually stopping the sporty Kia’s of today from crashing into the store.
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