UPDATE: Police arrest son for killing his father and injuring his mother; motive unclear MPD Criminal Investigations Division detectives are investigating the death of a Murfreesboro resident and the injury of a woman. A person of interest is being detained. Officers responded to a home in the 1700 block of Colyn Ave. around 9:05 p.m….
ORIGINAL: Woman wanted for questioning in an aggravated burglary, theft, and fraudulent use of a credit card case Detectives have learned Kanika Coleman is using a new alias – Honey ‘Nika’ Jones. She was recently employed at the Waffle House on Lascassas Pike from Jan. 12 – Feb. 13. She was hired after having a…
Detectives need assistance identifying a person of interest in a theft of property case. On March 21, the victim dropped his wallet near the video gambling machines at the Neighborhood Market on S. Maney Ave. The victim left the store and later realized he left his wallet behind. When he returned, the wallet was gone….
On March 21, 2022, 1:34AM, Smyrna Police Department (SPD) personnel were dispatched to the 700 block of Nissan Drive in response to a shooting. Two suspects, identified as David Sands and Matthew Ghee, confronted two individuals at the Deerfield Inn in Smyrna. When the individuals left the area, Mr. Sands and Mr. Ghee followed them,…
UPDATE: Update on woman wanted for questioning Detectives need assistance tracking down 39-year-old Kanika Zakiya Coleman (aka: Princess Putman, Kanika Putman, Bettie Putman). She is wanted for questioning in an aggravated burglary, theft, and fraudulent use of a credit card case. On Feb. 24, a room at the Residence Inn was broken into and the…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD), U.S. Marshals Service agents in Memphis, and Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies arrest five people for the homicide of 20-year-old Montavis Jones at a Murfreesboro apartment complex in December 2020. Maceo Boyd, Paul Turner, and Tevin Campbell, all age 21, are charged with first-degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm, attempted…
Detectives need help identifying two women as persons of interest in a shoplifting case from TJ Maxx on March 6. The women left the store with a cart full of clothing and other items without paying. Call Detective David Miller at 629-201-5662 or email tips to [email protected].
Detectives need assistance identifying a person of interest in car burglary/fraudulent use of a credit card case. On Feb. 27, 2022, a woman working out at Gold’s Gym had the keys to her car stolen. She went to her car and noticed it had been broken into. The victim’s Mac Book Air and cell phone…
MTSU associate criminal justice administration professor Ben Stickle took six-years’ worth of policing experience from patrol to the classroom when he changed careers to become a professor. “While completing research for my Ph.D., I realized I could marry my policing skills and academic skills to research crime and develop methods to actually prevent the crimes,”…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Special Investigation Division narcotics detectives arrest a man and woman at a Murfreesboro hotel on drugs and gun charges on Tuesday, March 8. The two are also persons of interest in an East Tennessee homicide case. Derek Peterson, 34, and Emily Owenby, 19, were arrested at the Super 8 hotel on…