The Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) is actively investigating a hit and run fatal collision between a vehicle and a bicyclist that occurred on Thursday, July 18. The collision took place in the 2900 block of S. Rutherford Blvd. around 5:30 p.m. yesterday. The driver involved in the crash, 41-year-old Isaiah Isom,…
Murfreesboro Police Department newly created Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit detectives have arrested a Murfreesboro man on child pornography charges. Detectives also assisted Homeland Security Investigations with arresting a Texas man and dismantling a possible child porn ring in the Lone Star state. Detectives arrested registered sex offender, 44-year-old Edward Van Epps of Murfreesboro…
Rutherford County was ranked No. 1 for speeding-related crashes from 2019 to 2023 in Tennessee, based on the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s crash data, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. Speeding was listed as the contributing factor in one traffic death and 282 crashes this year in the county, the sheriff said. Five people died in speeding-related crashes…
Do you know this man? He is wanted for questioning in an investigation where a female was allegedly recorded while in a changing room at Plato’s Closet on N. Thompson Lane on June 24. According to the investigation, the unidentified man supposedly entered a changing room next to the victim. The victim noticed a cell…
Riverdale High School girls’ soccer coach Nathan Sweet was charged with two counts of statutory rape by an authority figure and sexual exploitation of a minor. Rutherford County Sheriff’s detectives charged him Monday after an investigation. Sweet, 35, of Murfreesboro is being held on $75,000 bond at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. A hearing is…
The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) is proud to announce the promotion of Officer Charles Ryan Speed and Detective Steven Vajcner to Sergeant. “Both Speed and Vajcner embody the values and mission of the Murfreesboro Police Department,” said Chief Michael Bowen. “Their promotions are a testament to their dedication and hard work in serving our department…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) detectives are searching for the three individuals who used a stolen truck and crowbar to try, and pry open an ATM, but their efforts failed. No money was taken. Officers responded to a burglary alarm at the Ascend Federal Credit Union on W. Clark Blvd. at 1:50 a.m. Sunday. Officers found…
Murfreesboro Police Department recruiters will participate in the Slash Into a New Career Job Fair hosted by the City of Murfreesboro in partnership with American Job Center. The job fair will take place on Friday, June 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Civic Plaza, 111 W. Vine Street Murfreesboro. Both sworn police officers…
Surveillance video of a smash and grab-style burglary at a Murfreesboro gun store shows thieves ramming the doors with a stolen car, running inside, grabbing weapons, and leaving the business in roughly a minute. The search for the suspects continues. Police responded to the Bullseye Gun & Range on Shelby Street around 4 a.m. Saturday,…
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Deputy Chad Dodson, who serves as a school resource officer, was named the recipient of the 2024 “Innovation in the Classroom Award.” The award is presented by The National Road Safety Foundation and the National Association of School Resource Officers. Deputy Dodson will receive the award July 15 at the annual NASRO…