A five-week-old baby locked inside a hot SUV was pulled to safety by fast-acting firefighters who broke the windows and removed the infant. An off-duty nurse assisted with other life-saving medical care until medics arrived. The incident occurred in the parking lot of Kroger on Old Fort Pkwy. on Monday, June 13 at 5:16 p.m….
A fast-food restaurant manager has been arrested for shooting at a customer after a dispute over food and a disturbance in the parking lot of Checkers on Wednesday, June 22. The manager, Sherrika Starnes, 36, left the restaurant, located 829 NW Broad Street, after the incident, but later came to Murfreesboro Police Department headquarters to…
A Murfreesboro man faces multiple charges including vehicular homicide in the fatal head-on collision crash on Lascassas Pike back in May where an 11-year-old died. Eduardo Tejeda, 42, was arrested Monday afternoon at a home on Mason Court. Tejeda is charged with vehicular homicide, three counts of vehicular assault, felony reckless endangerment, driving under the…
Three Murfreesboro Police Department officers receive the Jerry Anderson Hero Award for helping to save the life of a baby. The latest episode of ‘Behind The Badge’ with Public Information Officer Larry Flowers also features honoring fallen officers as part of National Police Memorial Week, and Teens Citizens Police Academy students getting a behind the…
Divers recovered the body of a Rockvale man who fell out of a boat Sunday near Stewart Creek Boat Ramp, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s sergeant said. His name is not yet being released until family members are notified. The man and his wife were boating when he fell, said Sgt. Nick Coble. She attempted to…
Persistent old-fashioned police work by Murfreesboro Police Department officers, detectives, and crime data analysts led to the arrest of the man known to law enforcement as the ‘Rock Burglar.’ Jalen Ellison, 28, was taken into custody after an attempted break-in at Koji Express Japanese Grill, 1010 Memorial Blvd., on Friday morning, June 17. He currently…
Two men found dead in vehicles three weeks apart in the parking lot of a Murfreesboro Walmart are not believed to be victims of foul play. Police responded to a welfare check call from a manager at Walmart, 140 Joe B. Jackson Pkwy., around 2:17 p.m. Tuesday (June 14). A 46-year-old man was found inside…
Murfreesboro Police Department is investigating after a dead body was found inside an SUV in the parking lot of the Joe B. Jackson Walmart on Tuesday, June 14 around 2:17pm. A male in his 40’s was pronounced deceased on the scene. No foul play suspected. An autopsy by the medical examiner has been requested.
Two adults were arrested following a foot pursuit after officers received an alert from the City’s license plate reader. The LPR system, Blue Sentinel, alerted officers to a stolen 2004 Galant entering the La Vergne city limits on Monday, June 13 around 2:00 p.m. A K9 patrol spotted the vehicle and followed it to a…
Detectives need assistance identifying a person of interest in a fraudulent use of a credit card case. On April 13 and 14, a victim’s credit card was used to purchase items at Home Depot, Harbor Freight and Thornton’s totaling $1,564.33. Police want to talk to the man in the photos. Contact Detective Ray Daniel at…