A MPD officer is injured after being struck by a car during a traffic stop Tuesday evening, June 20. Officers are searching for the driver and two passengers. The injured officer was assisting another officer and a recruit on a traffic stop on Old Fort Pkwy. and Chaffin Place around 8:30 p.m. The driver of…
Detectives need help identifying a person of interest in a shoplifting case. On June 5, an unknown woman went inside the Walmart on Memorial Blvd. and scanned a Pepsi at the self-checkout but walked out the store with three televisions without paying for them. The person of interest drove away in an older red Ford…
UPDATE: Injured driver dies An 18-year-old who was critically injured in a two-car crash on Joe B. Jackson Pkwy. on June 8 has died. Dallas Johnson,18, of Murfreesboro, passed away from his injuries on Saturday, June 17. Johnson’s black Nissan Sentra collided with a brown Nissan Altima nine days ago, crashing into a light pole….
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) investigators have identified the driver the fatal crash involving a pickup which caught fire on Sunday, June 4. The driver has been identified as 62-year-old Donnie Preston Beasley. MPD officers responded to the single-vehicle crash involving a red 1994 Chevrolet 1500 truck at the intersection of…
Law enforcement officers wrote citations for texting and driving to 125 drivers, 116 citations for drivers not wearing seat belts and nine citations for not securing children in safety seats during an enforcement May 26. The enforcement was part of the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign to educate drivers about the safety of wearing…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers arrest a man after a shooting and brief foot pursuit on Tuesday, May 31. Keonza Scales, 19, ran from police but was quickly taken into custody after the shooting. Scales is charged with attempted first-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during…
Detectives need help identifying a person of interest in a stolen vehicle/debit card fraud case. On May 23, a Murfreesboro woman’s 2016 white Kia Optima was stolen from the Brownstone Apartments on New Lascassas Pike. The victim reported to police that someone withdrew money from an ATM and made several other transactions at a gas…
In a gesture of gratitude and recognition, Rutherford County Schools and the Rutherford County Board of Education proudly presented the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office with a resolution of appreciation during Thursday’s board meeting. The resolution, signed by Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Sullivan, the RCS School Board members, and Safety Director Patty Oeser, symbolizes the…
MPD CID detectives are searching for a stolen car and the people accused of stealing it. On May 6, 2023, around 2:30 p.m. a red 2017 Dodge Charger was stolen from the Farmers Market on Old Fort Pkwy. The back window was busted out to gain entry. The stolen car was captured on video being…
Encouraging drivers to wear seat belts and to protect children in child restraint seats will be the focus of an enforcement effort Friday by the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force. Police from the task force will watch for drivers not wearing seat belts and children not secured in child seats from 7 a.m. to…