Police Seek Other Possible Victims After Man was Arrested for Exposing Himself to a Teen

Police Seek Other Possible Victims After Man was Arrested for Exposing Himself to a Teen

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Patrol Division officers arrest a man for exposing himself to a teenager at Target over the weekend. Police believe there may be other possible victims. Nicholas Woodley, 29, of Murfreesboro, was arrested at the Old Fort Pkwy. business around 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. Woodley has been charged with indecent exposure…

Murfreesboro Police Searching for Shooters

Murfreesboro Police Searching for Shooters Who Shot and Kill One Man, and Injuring Another

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Criminal Investigations Division detectives are trying to determine if robbery was the motive behind a shooting that left one man dead and another one seriously injured Thursday evening, Oct. 12. Christopher Jones-McClean, 26, died after being shot at a home in the 2000 block of Cason Lane at 10:19 p.m. Thursday…

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Murfreesboro PD Issues Theft Warning for Hyundai and Kia Owners

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Criminal Investigations Division detectives have issued a warning to Kia and Hyundai owners to be on high alert after a viral TikTok trend has resulted in a significant rise in stolen cars. A total of 65 Hyundai and Kia vehicles have been reported stolen in Murfreesboro so far in 2023. This…

Police Trying to Identify Pedestrian Hit and Killed by Driver

Police Trying to Identify Pedestrian Hit and Killed by Driver

UPDATE: The pedestrian struck and killed by a pickup truck on Aug. 31 has been identified as 54-year-old Troy Chaffin of Rockvale. The preliminary investigation revealed Chaffin was walking inbound in the outbound lanes near the 2900 block of S. Church St. and was jumping in front of vehicles. He was hit in the middle…

Standoff With Armed Gunman Ends Peacefully

Standoff With Armed Gunman Ends Peacefully

A three-and-a-half-hour standoff with a barricaded man with a gun ends peacefully after Special Operations Unit (SOU) used several de-escalation tactics. Michael Thibodeau, 33, was taken into custody shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31. He is charged with aggravated domestic assault. Police responded to reports of a man with a gun threatening a woman…

Murfreesboro Robbery at Bank

Convicted Felon Arrested for Robbing Murfreesboro Bank

A convicted felon is arrested in East Tennessee two-weeks after being accused of robbing a Murfreesboro bank. Benjamin Monroe Collins, 61, was taken into custody in Morristown by the Morristown Police Department with assistance from, the Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) detectives, and the FBI on Thursday, Aug. 3. MPD detectives and the FBI Violent Crimes…