Driver Charged with Vehicular Homicide, DUI, and Other Charges in the Fatal Head-On Crash in Where an 11-Year-Old Died

Driver Charged with Vehicular Homicide, DUI, and Other Charges in the Fatal Head-On Crash in Where an 11-Year-Old Died

A Murfreesboro man faces multiple charges including vehicular homicide in the fatal head-on collision crash on Lascassas Pike back in May where an 11-year-old died. Eduardo Tejeda, 42, was arrested Monday afternoon at a home on Mason Court. Tejeda is charged with vehicular homicide, three counts of vehicular assault, felony reckless endangerment, driving under the…

Police Arrest Rock Burglar

Police Arrest ‘Rock Burglar’ in Murfreesboro

Persistent old-fashioned police work by Murfreesboro Police Department officers, detectives, and crime data analysts led to the arrest of the man known to law enforcement as the ‘Rock Burglar.’ Jalen Ellison, 28, was taken into custody after an attempted break-in at Koji Express Japanese Grill, 1010 Memorial Blvd., on Friday morning, June 17. He currently…

Body Found in SUV in Walmart Parking Lot

Police Do Not Suspect Foul Play After Two Men Were Found Dead Weeks Apart in Vehicles at a Murfreesboro Walmart

Two men found dead in vehicles three weeks apart in the parking lot of a Murfreesboro Walmart are not believed to be victims of foul play. Police responded to a welfare check call from a manager at Walmart, 140 Joe B. Jackson Pkwy., around 2:17 p.m. Tuesday (June 14). A 46-year-old man was found inside…

Police Detectives Need Help Identifying a Person of Interest

Police Detectives Need Help Identifying a Person of Interest

Detectives need help identifying a person of interest in a fraud investigation where a buyer used a $17,500 fraudulent certified check to purchase a gray 2018 Chrysler 300 on May 13.   The seller took the certified check to the bank, and it was determined if was fraudulent due to the routing number.   The…

Sex Trafficking Investigation in Murfreesboro Leads to Arrest of Florida Man

Sex Trafficking Investigation in Murfreesboro Leads to Arrest of Florida Man

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Special Investigations Division Vice Unit detectives, with assistance from special agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), arrest a Florida man on sex trafficking charges. Vytal Dominique Cote, 27, was arrested in Broward County, Florida on May 11. Cote was indicted May 4 by a Rutherford County Grand Jury…