Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers arrest a man after a shooting and brief foot pursuit on Tuesday, May 31. Keonza Scales, 19, ran from police but was quickly taken into custody after the shooting. Scales is charged with attempted first-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during…
Detectives need help identifying a person of interest in a stolen vehicle/debit card fraud case. On May 23, a Murfreesboro woman’s 2016 white Kia Optima was stolen from the Brownstone Apartments on New Lascassas Pike. The victim reported to police that someone withdrew money from an ATM and made several other transactions at a gas…
MPD CID detectives are searching for a stolen car and the people accused of stealing it. On May 6, 2023, around 2:30 p.m. a red 2017 Dodge Charger was stolen from the Farmers Market on Old Fort Pkwy. The back window was busted out to gain entry. The stolen car was captured on video being…
A Murfreesboro Police Department officer makes a routine traffic stop that leads to an arrest of a man for drug possession and driving under the influence last month. The driver, identified as 20-year-old Antancio Modesto, was pulled over by Sergeant Nathan Corwin for driving without headlights on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. on Sunday,…
A Murfreesboro man playing tennis at Old Fort Park is notified by his credit card company, that his cards were used at Lowe’s and Target in Smyrna last month. The victim went to his van and noticed someone had stolen his credit cards from his wallet and some cash. The thief charged thousands of dollars…
A drug trafficking investigation between organizations in California and Middle Tennessee resulted in the seizure of approximately 14,000 fentanyl pills and the arrest of a California man. Members of the Murfreesboro Police Department Special Investigations Division and agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested 22-year-old Jaylen Troy Arjona. Arjona was arrested outside a Murfreesboro…
Detectives need help identifying a person of interest in an attempted theft case. On May 2, an unidentified man driving a gray Toyota Corolla is seen getting out of his vehicle and attempting to break into Grand Slam Collectibles on NW Broad by using a crowbar to break the glass door. After the unsuccessful attempt,…
A Florida man reached out to the Murfreesboro Police Department after he was notified by Truist Bank on Old Fort Pkwy., that someone was attempting to cash a $5,500 check using a Florida driver’s license with his signature. The unidentified man also presented the bank teller with the Florida man’s social security number. The victim…
Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division detectives have arrested a man who allegedly stole an AR-15 and then fired at the owner of the weapon and two others who tried to retrieve it at an apartment complex on Wednesday, April 19. No one was shot, but several bullets struck the apartment building. Anthoney Barksdale, 19,…
Detectives need help identifying two persons of interest in a theft case at Lowe’s on Old Fort Pkwy. Lowe’s loss prevention discovered an incident where hundreds of dollars’ worth of light fixtures were stolen. A blue sedan was used as the getaway car. If you know these individuals, please contact Det. Ed Gorham at 629-201-5507…