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5/ Officers pulled over a Honda CR-V for a broken license plate light at the intersection of Macon Road & North Graham Street. Officers arrested the 2 men on allegations of living here undocumented, loaded them into cars & drove them away, leaving the vehicle with its blinkers on in the turn lane.

4/ Many small businesses have seen a decline in customers in neighborhoods north of Summer Avenue during the task force’s presence, a local restaurant manager told us. He mentioned La Michoacana on Summer Avenue, a popular spot known for its array of Mexican sweets, fresh fruit, ice cream & snacks.

3/ A Tennessee Highway Patrol vehicle & HSI agents driving 2 unmarked vehicles pulled over a black pickup truck towing a flatbed trailer of wood & scrap metal. Two men were in the truck. The driver was a U.S. citizen but did not have a driver’s license. The passenger was in the country on a visa.

2/ These officers, who are sometimes from other parts of the state and the country, have discretion to choose if a traffic stop ends with a verbal warning, citation or an arrest. Here are a few traffic stops our reporters documented: