'Gentleman Bandit' Identified: Belle Meade Police

BELLE MEADE, TN -- Belle Meade Police believe they've identified the so-called Gentleman Bandit.

The well-dressed man spotted breaking into cars wearing a shirt and tie and distinctive blue shoes is 32-year-old Maurice Johns, investigators say.

Surveillance footage captured a man, believed to be Johns, rifling through an unlocked car on Harding Place. He matched the description of a man connected to a group of solicitors that have been combing the area for a Dickson-based magazine sales company, which told police that it vets its employees.

However, according to police, Johns uses a number of aliases and has a lengthy criminal record, including a recent arrest for credit card fraud in Idaho.

A warrant has been issued for his arrest on the car break-in.

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