LPR Alert Leads to Foot Pursuit, Arrests

Two adults were arrested following a foot pursuit after officers received an alert from the City’s license plate reader.

The LPR system, Blue Sentinel, alerted officers to a stolen 2004 Galant entering the La Vergne city limits on Monday, June 13 around 2:00 p.m. A K9 patrol spotted the vehicle and followed it to a gas station on Waldron Road. The driver fled on foot into a tree line behind the station while the three other occupants were detained. K9 Turbo and his handler Officer Justin Darby tracked down the driver and took him into custody. Inside the vehicle, officers found a handgun and narcotics.

The driver, identified as 20-year-old Tyquan Hill, was wanted for several warrants, including theft, evading, and probation violation. He was charged with evading police, vehicle theft, felony possession of marijuana, contributing to the delinquency of a minor (x2), and the existing warrants. The other adult, identified as 19-year-old Vijay Gurung, was charged with drug and firearm possession. Two juveniles in the vehicle were cited and released to their parents.