Suspect behind bars in string of fast-food restaurant robberies

A convicted burglar and recent parolee was arrested Wednesday night after a string of fast food restaurant robberies over the last several days, Metro police said.

Mario Hambrick, 33, was taken into custody without incident on South Sixth Street.

Police identified Hambrick as a suspect following a tip to Crime Stoppers and an analysis of fingerprint evidence.

Hambrick is a convicted home burglar who, police records reflect, was ordered to serve an eight-year sentence in February 2008. He registered with the Nashville Police Department as an ex-convict in September 2009.

Detectives believe Hambrick is the man who robbed:

• Waffle House, 7676 Highway 70 South, at 12:03 a.m. on Jan. 22
• McDonald’s, 2212 Nolensville Pike, at 9:50 p.m. on Jan. 22
• Taco Bell, 4000 Nolensville Pike, at 9:37 p.m. on Jan. 23
• Burger King, 454 Murfreesboro Pike, at 6:40 p.m. on Jan. 24
• Burger King, 1501 Charlotte Avenue, at 8 p.m. on Jan. 25
• Captain D’s, 7075 Old Harding Pike, at 9:35 p.m. on Jan. 26