Suspected professional pickpockets arrested in downtown Nashville

May 25, 2024 – A robbery streak ended for an alleged couple of professional pickpockets from Houston, Texas, who were allegedly involved in several theft incidents committed by unsuspecting patrons of downtown Nashville bars over the last two months.

Miledis Gomez Fonseca, 30, and Andy Alberti Diaz, 40, are now jailed in lieu of $80,000 bail each after security staff at Jason Aldean's Bar on Broadway spotted them inside the The establishment at 1:30 a.m. and alerted members of the entertainment district of the police. Unit. Central City detectives have been working to identify the couple for weeks after they were spotted by several surveillance systems committing thefts. Detectives know they would use credit cards fraudulently obtained from stolen wallets to make purchases at Middle Tennessee retailers.

When asked during an interview if she had any stolen property with her, Fonseca said there were four cell phones and two wallets in her purse that she had collected earlier in the night from patrons of Jason Aldean and Kid Rock bars. Detectives were able to return the wallets and three cell phones to their rightful owners.

Additional charges are expected against the couple as the investigation continues.

Individuals planning to visit Nashville bars and entertainment venues are urged to keep cell phones, purses and valuables in their personal possession at all times, and never drop them off or place their purse on the back of chairs/bar stools.

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