A Murfreesboro man in an attempted auto burglary shot himself inside a stolen car after leading police on a pursuit Friday, July 9. Officers and medical personnel began treating the 19-year-old before taking him to the hospital. He is in critical but stable condition at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Officers responded to a report of an…
A passenger allegedly carrying illegal drugs jumped from a car during a traffic stop, dropped a handgun and retrieved it while darting across Interstate 24, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s sergeant said. John Hicks, 29, of Bethpage, Tenn., ran across both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the interstate about 4:45 p.m. June 27 near the…
Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies hope increased enforcement on Interstate 24 will reduce the number of road rage situations and save lives this year, a sheriff’s sergeant said. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh directed sheriff’s deputies to concentrate on problem areas of the interstate to reduce both the traffic deaths and road rage cases, said Sgt. Michael Rodgers….
Detectives are attempting to identify and locate the unknown individuals who stole four bank cards from an unlocked minivan parked at Barfield Park on June 19. The cards were used two times at Kroger on S. Church Street for $507.15. The individuals also took $80 from the van. If you have any information about who…
Detectives need assistance in identifying and locating the unknown individuals who stole a trailer from a construction site at 2761 Old Fort Pkwy on June 19, 2021. The owner says the $8,500 trailer was left at the construction site the day before. When he returned to work, it was missing. Detectives are trying to identity…
Criminal Investigations Division detectives have solved a 2020 homicide with the arrest of a 19-year-old man. Rickey Leedarius Flowers, of Murfreesboro, was arrested June 15 on a sealed indictment from a Rutherford County Grand Jury. Flowers is charged with the first-degree murder of Jaylen Spears, 19, of Nashville. Spears was shot multiple times inside a…
New numbers show a downtick of crime year-over-year in La Vergne of nearly 6% overall. A total of 2,924 crimes were reported in 2017, 2,630 were reported in 2018 and 2,392 were reported in 2019. That’s more than 500 fewer reported crimes in just two years. “I’m proud of our men and women who serve…
A Murfreesboro man has been arrested for shooting at a home multiple times with seven people inside, including a 15-month old, on Saturday, June 27. Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers responded to a call where a man fired more than a dozen bullets at a home in the 500 block of Highland Ave. The shooting…
A suspect has been arrested and multiple stolen firearms recovered following the robbery and shooting of a Murfreesboro man Wednesday, June 24. Another suspect is still on the run. Marcus Johnson, 33, was arrested shortly after the crime and charged with especially aggravated burglary and theft over $2,500. There are also active warrants for a…
Three men were charged with killing a Smyrna resident Monday off Corner Drive, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. Victim Thein Win, 23, died about 10 a.m. Monday in his car near the intersection of Corner Drive and Summertime Drive just outside the Smyrna city limits, said Detective Ty Downing. Two other men inside the…