A Murfreesboro Police Department officer makes a routine traffic stop that leads to an arrest of a man for drug possession and driving under the influence last month. The driver, identified as 20-year-old Antancio Modesto, was pulled over by Sergeant Nathan Corwin for driving without headlights on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. on Sunday,…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) employees honored and remembered the department’s fallen officers as part of a Peace Officers Memorial ceremony on Thursday, May 18. A moment of silence was also held for Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Detective Jacob Beu. The ceremony took place at the Memorial Wall located at the MPD headquarters on N. Highland…
A Murfreesboro man playing tennis at Old Fort Park is notified by his credit card company, that his cards were used at Lowe’s and Target in Smyrna last month. The victim went to his van and noticed someone had stolen his credit cards from his wallet and some cash. The thief charged thousands of dollars…
A drug trafficking investigation between organizations in California and Middle Tennessee resulted in the seizure of approximately 14,000 fentanyl pills and the arrest of a California man. Members of the Murfreesboro Police Department Special Investigations Division and agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested 22-year-old Jaylen Troy Arjona. Arjona was arrested outside a Murfreesboro…
Detectives need help identifying a person of interest in an attempted theft case. On May 2, an unidentified man driving a gray Toyota Corolla is seen getting out of his vehicle and attempting to break into Grand Slam Collectibles on NW Broad by using a crowbar to break the glass door. After the unsuccessful attempt,…
Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division detectives are investigating a home invasion where the homeowner shoots two intruders, killing one and injuring the other on Friday night. Police responded to a home in the 100 block of January Street and found a masked man with multiple gunshots wounds at the front door of the home…
Middle Tennessee State University will honor five officers of the Metro Nashville Police Department on Friday, May 5, for their “precision, duty and selflessness” in response to the recent deadly Covenant School shootings. Detective Ryan Cagle, detective Michael Collazo, officer Rex Engelbert, Sgt. Jeffery Mathes and detective Zachary Plese will be named honorary professors of…
A Florida man reached out to the Murfreesboro Police Department after he was notified by Truist Bank on Old Fort Pkwy., that someone was attempting to cash a $5,500 check using a Florida driver’s license with his signature. The unidentified man also presented the bank teller with the Florida man’s social security number. The victim…
This crash occurred on the 1300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at approximately 8:40 AM on Saturday, April 22, 2023. According to the Murfreesboro Police who responded to the accident, the driver allegedly suffered a medical emergency causing her to lose control of her vehicle and crash into the utility pole. The driver’s…
Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division detectives have arrested a man who allegedly stole an AR-15 and then fired at the owner of the weapon and two others who tried to retrieve it at an apartment complex on Wednesday, April 19. No one was shot, but several bullets struck the apartment building. Anthoney Barksdale, 19,…