A dispute over the ownership of a car may have been the motive for a shooting at a gas station in Murfreesboro Wednesday afternoon that left one man dead, another one injured, and the shooter behind bars. Devon Loritts, 23, of Georgia, was shot multiple times. He was taken to the hospital where he died….
Two men are facing multiple charges after being arrested for allegedly robbing Dollar General and then leading police on a short chase and foot pursuit. Johnny Cross, 61, was arrested on Freedom Court after running from the police. Cross is charged with aggravated robbery, felony evading, misdemeanor evading, three counts of felony reckless endangerment, and…
Quick work by Murfreesboro police officers arresting two men who robbed the Dollar General on Halls Hill Pike and then led police on a short chase and foot pursuit. The business was robbed at gunpoint around 3:10 p.m. Tuesday. Officers spotted the getaway vehicle, a white older model Chevy Impala, and conducted a felony stop…
Detectives are trying to identify the person who robbed the 7/11 on Veterans Pkwy on April 19 around 4:30 in the morning. According to the employees, a young male, wearing a red hoodie, blue mask, and black pants walked in and pointed a white AR-15 styled rifle at them and demanded money. The armed robber…
A suspect who apparently burned $10,000 worth of personal property and filed a false report was charged Friday by the Rutherford County Fire Marshal’s Office investigators. Marcus Anthony Ellis, 46, of McNair Ave. in Smyrna was charged with felony setting fire to personal property and felony filing a false report to an officer, said Fire…
Detectives are actively searching for two individuals, a man, and a woman, for questioning in connection with three shoplifting incidents that occurred on April 11, 2024. The businesses targeted in these thefts include Bed & Body Works, which suffered two separate incidents minutes apart, and Sephora. Bed & Body Works was victimized twice in a…
A citizen is receiving high praise from the La Vergne Police Department for their heroic actions during a foot pursuit. A La Vergne officer recognized a woman who was parked in a handicapped spot in La Vergne. The woman had several warrants and after attempting to make contact with the woman, she fled, and eventually…
Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Violent Crimes detectives are still investigating what led to a road rage shooting that left one man dead and another one injured Saturday, April 13. The fatal shooting victim, 49-year-old Paul Howell was taken to the hospital where he later died. A second victim, a 48-year-old man, was shot…
Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Special Victims Unit (SVU) detectives are encouraging any potential victims to come forward in the child rape case of a traveling minister. Benjamin Sean Garlick, 32, was reindicted by a Rutherford County Grand Jury in March and now faces additional charges. The charges include seven counts of aggravated rape…
Detectives are seeking the identity of a person of interest in the theft of multiple clothing recycle bins from various locations in Murfreesboro. Surveillance video captured someone pulling into a parking lot of one of the locations, in a white box truck and load one of the recycle bins into the truck and then driving…