Drivers will be stopped to check for driving impaired during a sobriety checkpoint from 10 p.m. to midnight Friday on Rutherford Boulevard between Broad Street and Church Street. Tennessee Highway Patrol Lt. Shawn Boyd said THP troopers and members of the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force will look to see if drivers appear to…
To celebrate Law Enforcement Day yesterday, United Communications delivered 400 cookies to 20 local law enforcement agencies in Middle Tennessee. In Rutherford County, United employee Liz Pitmon and Joe Marchesoni visited:
U.S. District Courts DO NOT ask people to pay bond payments at a BitCoin kiosk. A scammer sent this document and called a resident’s cell phone sounding very convincing in trying to trick the resident into paying a bond. But the resident had the good sense to hang up instead of losing his money to…
Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Violent Crimes Unit detectives are actively searching for the gunman and other individuals connected to a weekend shooting that critically injured two victims. Detectives urge the community to assist with locating those responsible. Officers responded to a shots fired call at the Clarion Inn on Old Fort Pkwy on…
The Murfreesboro Police Department’s Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) is urgently seeking witnesses to a fatal three-car collision that occurred on Wednesday, Dec. 4, just before 1 p.m. on outbound NW Broad Street near I-840. The preliminary investigation suggests that the female driver of a 2020 Kia Rio may have improperly changed lanes, resulting in…
Two women whose lives were threatened escaped unharmed and the suspect barricaded himself inside their home during a standoff Wednesday on Barfield Crescent Road, Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies reported. Deputies responded to the home after a woman screamed for help, Cpl. Daniel McGee reported. Suspect Zykaria Velazquez, 24, of Barfield Crescent Road allegedly threatened to…
The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Police Chief Michael Bowen is proud to announce the promotion of Sergeant Zachary Ferrell to Lieutenant and Officer Joshua Sandlin to Sergeant. “Ferrell and Sandlin’s promotions are not only a recognition of their leadership skills and dedication but also a testament to their commitment to serving our department and the…
Assistant Fire Marshal Shandreah Womack of the Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) has been named ‘Firefighter of the Year’ by the Exchange Club of Rutherford County. The award was presented by Exchange Club Treasurer Melissa Wright during a luncheon held at Through the Grapevine on Broadmor Street. Fire Chief Mark McCluskey, Assistant Chief of Training…
The driver in the fatal wrong-way DUI collision that killed a Murfreesboro man on S. Church Street last night has been charged with vehicular homicide. 23-year-old Lora Allison Tenpenny was also charged with felony reckless endangerment and DUI charges. The crash happened on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7:24 p.m. when Tenpenny was driving a 2004…
MPD officers have detained three people who took off running after bailing out of a stolen pickup shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4. MPD’s Real Time Crime Center License Plate Reader cameras alerted officers of the stolen truck. The Chevy Silverado was reportedly stolen from Kentucky. Officers spotted the vehicle near Lytle and Middle…