Nashville’s Central Precinct detectives are intensifying efforts to apprehend a man connected to numerous downtown thefts, targeting intoxicated victims. Joshua Ray Cloyd, 32, faces nine outstanding warrants for a series of incidents where individuals on Lower Broadway had their phones, wallets, and credit cards stolen under his alleged schemes.
In one case from last November, a victim reported the theft of an iPhone 14, which was traced to a Cash app transaction leading to a hotel room purchase in Madison—a transaction linked to Cloyd. Similarly, another incident in January involved a victim who had his iPhone and credit cards stolen from his pockets while at a Broadway bar. The stolen items were tracked to a different hotel in Madison, with Cloyd’s activities also detected at nearby ATMs and gas stations.
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Facing charges that include computer violation fraud, credit card fraud, and theft, Cloyd’s alleged exploitation of downtown revelers has prompted a citywide alert. The Nashville Police Department urges anyone with information on Cloyd’s whereabouts to contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463, in hopes of curtailing a spree that has left numerous victims in its wake.
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