Police shut down North Nashville business after long history of crime

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Metro Nashville Police Department raided a North Nashville business and is shutting it down due to a “prolonged disruption of quality of life” in the community.

MNPD SWAT teams moved in and gained entry into the Star Market on Buchanan Street early Monday morning. The action is the court-ordered result of the market’s long history of crime, police said.

The location has seen numerous incidents involving drugs, shootings, fights, and public drunkenness, according to MNPD. The business will be padlocked under Tennessee’s public nuisance law.

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