Two Serial Shoplifters Face 60 Charges in Nashville
Metro Nashville Police arrested two suspects accused of repeatedly stealing power tools from Home Depot and Lowe's over the past year.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Property Crime
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Robbery Operations detectives arrested Dainyale Moore and Darius Patterson on Gallatin Pike South Wednesday night, and the two face a combined 60 criminal charges. Investigators say the suspects repeatedly targeted Home Depot and Lowe's, stealing power tools worth hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars at a time.
Why it matters
The arrests follow a year of recurring retail thefts across the area, and both suspects had extensive outstanding warrants at the time of arrest. Their custody addresses a pattern of theft that affected local retailers and shoppers in Nashville.
Darius Patterson is held on a $98,500 bond against 29 outstanding warrants, including 27 felony and misdemeanor theft charges, while Dainyale Moore is held on a $99,000 bond against 31 outstanding warrants, primarily for theft, plus two misdemeanor child endangerment counts from a November 2025 incident. Both remained jailed in Nashville as of Thursday, and the total value of the stolen tools has not been specified.
The players
Metro Nashville Police Department
The Metro Nashville Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency serving Nashville, Tennessee, and its Robbery Operations unit handled the arrests.
The details
Robbery Operations detectives took Moore and Patterson into custody after tracking recurring retail thefts across the area over the last year. Moore also faces two counts of misdemeanor child endangerment stemming from a November 2025 incident in which he left two children in a car while shopping at a Dollar General.
Timeline
November 2025: Moore left two children in a car while shopping at Dollar General, leading to child endangerment charges.
Over the past year: The suspects carried out recurring thefts of power tools from area retailers.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026: Moore and Patterson were arrested on Gallatin Pike South.
Thursday, November 5, 2026: Both suspects remained jailed in Nashville.
Legal Context
Repeat-offender theft cases like this one fall within a broader pattern that retail industry groups have tracked as organized retail crime, in which individuals commit repeated high-value thefts across multiple stores. Prosecutions of this kind often turn on the accumulation of prior warrants and charges rather than any single incident.
Shoppers and store employees in the Nashville area may see continued enforcement around Home Depot and Lowe's locations as the case proceeds. Residents who have experienced or witnessed retail theft can report it to Metro Nashville Police.
The takeaway
Repeated theft cases are often built from accumulated warrants, so local retailers and police tend to rely on sustained tracking across incidents rather than single arrests. Shoppers can help by reporting suspicious activity to store staff and local police.
Further reading
For more on local theft cases, see Property Crime coverage in Nashville.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Wsmv.
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