Smyrna Police Department (SPD) is asking for assistance with a homicide investigation. On February 29, 2020, SPD personnel were dispatched to 7021 Bridgewater Drive. Upon arrival, officers discovered two deceased individuals. Investigators were called to the scene and are now investigating this as a homicide. The victims have been identified as Andrew Geerts (age 40)…
Smyrna Police Department personnel executed a search warrant this afternoon, February 29, 2020, for an unlicensed massage parlor located at 1826 Rock Springs Road. One person was detained and later released. Evidence of a massage parlor and a small amount of narcotics were seized. This is an ongoing investigation.
A man who made himself at home after breaking into a residence in Murfreesboro six-months ago, has been charged with aggravated burglary, theft and vandalism. Jimmy Dean Ulrich, Jr., 42, was identified as the burglar after an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) hit on a fingerprint recovered from a Pop-Tart wrapper. Ulrich was already in…
Smyrna Police Department (SPD) is asking for assistance in identifying a man involved in a theft at a local pawn shop. On January 27, 2020, the suspect pictured below entered Smyrna Pawn and Gun Shop, concealed an air tool under his coat, and left the store without paying for the tool. The suspect is a…
A man, who police are calling the ‘Mule Kick Burglar,’ has been arrested and tied to at least 59 business break-ins in several Middle Tennessee communities. A Murfreesboro Police Department officer stopped a vehicle driven by Robert Shegog, 35, of Murfreesboro on January 27, and charged him with possession of drugs. This led to Shegog…
Smyrna Police Department (SPD) is asking for assistance in identifying three individuals involved in the vandalism of two vehicles belonging to John Coleman Elementary School’s Head Start Program. On February 15, 2020, at approximately 5:55 p.m., three individuals approached the school’s GMC van. All three climbed onto the van and took pictures. It appears one…
A boyfriend pleaded guilty Thursday to killing his girlfriend after an argument in 2017 at their Bell Buckle home, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s sergeant said. Victim Carly Hassett, 29, died when fatally shot by Jared Partin, 36, both of Millersburg Road on March 1, 2017, said Detective Sgt. Steve Craig, who investigated the murder. Partin…
A Murfreesboro man has been indicted and charged in connection with a 2019 overdose death of a man found deceased at a gas station in June 2019. William Green, 41, of Murfreesboro, was indicted by a Rutherford County Grand Jury Feb. 4. Green was already in custody at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on…
A Murfreesboro man accused in a multi-state fraudulent bar code shoplifting ring has plead guilty to the charge against him in the City of Murfreesboro. His wife has been cleared of charges. James Adkins, 36, plead guilty to one-count of criminal simulation between $60,000 and $250,000, before Rutherford County Circuit Court Judge Barry Tidwell Jan….
Rutherford County Fire Rescue’s (RCFR) Arson Investigation Unit has charged a male suspect with setting fire to personal property after investigating an RV/camper fire that occurred on January 9, 2020. Crews responded to the area of Saddle Drive and Crest Drive just after 2:00 p.m. on January 9 for reports of an intentionally set camper…