Detectives are attempting to identify two men as persons of interest in a motorcycle theft case. On May 19, a Kawasaki Ninja 300 motorcycle was stolen from the Lofts at Gateway Commons Apartments on Medical Center Blvd. Surveillance video shows two males exiting an early 2000’s model hunter green Chevrolet Tahoe XLT or Suburban with…
One woman is behind bars today thanks to the La Vergne license plate reader system. The Blue Sentinel LPR alerted officers to a vehicle entering the city that had been reported as stolen. The driver was later spotted backing the vehicle into a spot at the Kroger parking lot on Murfreesboro Road. Officers were able…
A three-year-old is accidentally hit and injured by a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) after the child ran into traffic on busy Old Fort Pkwy. on Thursday, May 26. The little girl was rushed to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital to be treated for injuries. She is in stable condition. The child was able to cross the eastbound…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Special Investigations Division Vice Unit detectives, with assistance from special agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), arrest a Florida man on sex trafficking charges. Vytal Dominique Cote, 27, was arrested in Broward County, Florida on May 11. Cote was indicted May 4 by a Rutherford County Grand Jury…
Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Center Emergency Operations Coordinator Becki Green and Communications Specialist II Brady Lutton are now 911 CIT certified through the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board and NAMI, in collaboration with Virginia’s Thomas Jefferson Area Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Program. Green and Lutton took part in the CIT Train-the-Trainer Course at the Williams County Public…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Fatal Accident Crash Team (F.A.C.T.) is investigating a head-on collision which took the life of an 11-year-old child and left five others injured on Monday, May 23. The crash occurred on Lascassas Pike just east of DeJarnette Lane around 3:15 p.m. The preliminary investigation finds the driver of a gray 1993…
PREVIOUSLY RELEASED: 17-year-old identified as shooter arrested in graduation shooting The 17-year-old shooter in the Riverdale High School after-graduation shooting at MTSU will remain in juvenile detention. A probable cause/detention hearing was held for the teen in Rutherford County Juvenile Court on Friday, May 20. The teen will remain at the facility. The 17-year-old will…
Murfreesboro Police Officer Connor Gavlick and Sgt. Tim Higgins were honored May 19, 2022, as STARS award recipients for saving a child’s life. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized the officers before the regular City Council meeting. The following description by Sgt. David Harrison nominated the officers for the STARS award: “On April 30, 2022, at approximately…
A 17-year-old has been arrested charged with first-degree murder for the fatal shooting following the Riverdale High School graduation held at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Wednesday, May 18. Murfreesboro Police Criminal Investigations Division homicide unit has obtained juvenile petitions for first-degree murder for 17-year-old. Clarksville Police Department officers took him into custody shortly before…
La Vergne Police Department’s license plate reader system alerted officers to a stolen vehicle, resulting in the arrest of a juvenile. The Blue Sentinel License Plate Reader (LPR) system alerted officers to the vehicle entering city limits this afternoon. Officers were able to quickly locate the vehicle which was parked in front of a business…