Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Chief of Police Michael Bowen announces the promotion of two detectives and an officer to the rank of Sergeant. Sergeant Sean Garrison started his career with MPD in Jan. 2004. Garrison served as a Field Training Officer (FTO), detective, Firearms Instructor, and a member of the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). In…
A Rutherford County Grand Jury has indicted two men and a woman for murder and other fentanyl related charges surrounding the April 2021 death of a Murfreesboro man. Walter “Tommy” Bowen, 42, of Smyrna, Travis Stanley, 29, of Murfreesboro, and Madison Davis, 25, also of Murfreesboro, were served the indictments on Nov. 24. All three…
A detailed description from bank tellers and witnesses, helped Murfreesboro Police Department officers arrest a bank robber minutes after he robbed the Pinnacle Bank on Monday, Dec. 6. Officers responded to the bank located at 2035 SE Broad Street for a strong-arm robbery around 9:21 a.m. A man handed a teller a note on a…
Murfreesboro Police Department detectives are searching for the person or persons who riddled a house with bullets, endangering four people, including a three and a 12-year-old on Monday, Dec. 6. At least three bullets entered the Courtland Street home, but no one was injured. A MPD officer heard multiple shots while patrolling an area near…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Officer Allen Cox is retiring after more than 27 years of dedicated service. Cox began his employment with MPD in May 1994. He has served in various roles and positions throughout his career with the department. “I will miss the people most,” Cox said when asked about his retirement. “I’m looking…
Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division detectives have arrested a Murfreesboro man for the shooting death of his former girlfriend on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Myron Jenkins, 26, is charged with first-degree murder. Police responded to a duplex located at 1421 Old Lascassas Hwy. for a report of an unresponsive female around 7:10 Tuesday evening. The…
The man found dead in a parking garage Thursday morning in Murfreesboro has been identified as David Rowan. Rowan appears to have died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the preliminary investigation. Murfreesboro Police Department officers responded to the Rutherford County Justice Center Parking Garage, 223 Maple Street, around 11:43 a.m. Officers found…
Three men are in custody after two separate carjackings in Smyrna. On November 30, 2021, 11:20am, Smyrna Police Department (SPD) personnel were dispatched to the 1300 block of Hazelwood Drive in response to a carjacking. Three individuals surrounded the victim’s vehicle while he was looking in the trunk; at least one was brandishing a firearm….
The manager of a local tire store is arrested for firing his handgun at a dumpster behind the business, sending several people running and ducking for cover on Monday, Nov. 29. Adam Heinz, 39, is facing two counts of felony reckless endangerment, felony vandalism, unlawful possession of a firearm, and public intoxication. Police responded to…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) has set up four mobile surveillance cameras at local retail establishments ahead of Black Friday shopping. The surveillance trailers will not only deter crime but will give police an extra set of eyes during the busy shopping week, a police captain said. “Mobile surveillance trailers are not only a crime deterrent,…