Police are crediting an alert citizen with the early morning capture of three men responsible for about a half a dozen auto burglaries at a Moore’s Lane apartment complex.

A resident called Franklin Police at 3:30 this morning after witnessing the men walking through the parking lot checking door handles for unlocked cars.

Responding officers arrived in time to catch up with three suspects in their getaway car as they were leaving the area. Officers observed evidence in that car that led to the arrest of three men.

 

 

Ronald L. McKinley    
Date of Birth: 06/26/1992
3429 Dakota Ave. Nashville

 

Donald W. Oliver
Date of Birth: 01/30/1986
1032 W. Greenwood Ave. Nashville

 

 

 

Lenard A. Chester
Date of Birth: 11/04/1988
1425 Hillside Dr. Nashville

 

Ronald McKinley, 19, 25-year-old Donald Oliver, and 22-year-old Lenard Chester, all of Nashville, were charged with Auto Burglary. Chester was also charged with Simple Possession and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond was set at $9,000, McKinley and Oliver were issued a $5,000 bond. All three men remain in custody this afternoon, and are due in court on 09/15/2011 at 2:00 pm.