Exchange Club Provides Stuffed Animals to Emergency Agencies

Exchange Club Provides Stuffed Animals to Emergency Agencies

Two hundred small stuff animals from Kohls Cares were recently donated by the Exchange Club of Murfreesboro to the Rutherford County Sheriff Office, Rutherford County Fire Rescue Department, Rutherford County EMS, City of Murfreesboro Police Department, and City of Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department. The stuffed animals will be used when necessary should a child (…

1540 Place Shooting

18-year-old female shot at a weekend party; police looking for shooter

Murfreesboro Police Department detectives are searching for the person who fired shots into a vehicle injuring a woman as she and her friends were trying to leave a party after a fight. The shooting happened in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Saturday, Nov. 6. An 18-year-old female was in the backseat of…

Stashed Away Trailer Event

Stashed Away Trailer Event at Murfreesboro Police Department

Prevention Coalition for Success announces the Tennessee National Guard Counter drug Task Force’s Stashed Away Trailer will be at the Murfreesboro Police Department on November 17, 2021 from 3-6pm. Who: Prevention Coalition for Success What: The Tennessee National Guard Counter drug Task Force’s Stashed Away Trailer When: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. to…

Steve Beshara

Smyrna Fire and Police arrest a man involved in an overnight fire

Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) and Smyrna Police Department (SPD) arrested a man involved in an overnight fire. SFD and SPD were dispatched to Uptown Suites, 742 President Place, at 12:28am, November 4, 2021. Upon arrival, B-Shift fire personnel noted heavy smoke coming from the room. SFD crews removed smoke from the area and determined the…

Rodney Garrett

Man Wanted for Attempted Criminal Homicide Killed in Incident on I-840

A man wanted for attempted criminal homicide was killed in an incident on I-840 at approximately 8:27am this morning, November 4, 2021. A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper observed a man walking on I-840 in Williamson County armed with a weapon. The trooper stopped to investigate the situation. Before the trooper could engage the individual, he…

BOLO: Bank Fraud Suspect

BOLO: Bank Fraud Suspect

Detectives need assistance identifying a woman wanted for questioning in a bank fraud case. A Murfreesboro resident filed two police reports with MPD about multiple fraudulent withdrawals from her U.S. Bank account. On Oct. 5, an unidentified withdrew $2,500 from a U.S. Bank in Chicago, using the victim’s personal information. On Oct. 18, it appears…

Veteran Murfreesboro police officer Lee Brandon retires

Veteran Murfreesboro police officer retires after more than three decades

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officer Lee Brandon has retired after 32-years of untiring devotion and dedicated service. Brandon began his career with MPD in June 1989 as a patrol officer. He has worked in various roles during his career, and for the past 20 years, he worked at the Patterson Park Community Center as a…

Johnathan Pope ‘Officer of the Year’

Noon Exchange Club names Johnathan Pope ‘Officer of the Year’

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Field Training Officer Johnathan Pope has been named, ‘Officer of the Year,’ by the Noon Exchange Club of Murfreesboro. Exchange Club president Brian Hongsermeier presented Pope with the award at Through the Grapevine on Broadmor St. Wednesday, Oct. 20. “It’s an honor to accept this award,” Pope said. “Community service is…

Rutherford County Crime Stoppers unveils new crime-fighting app

Rutherford County Crime Stoppers unveils new crime-fighting app

Rutherford County Crime Stoppers and several area law enforcement agencies have joined the next generation of crime-fighting. Citizens can report crime tips and submit videos in real-time using an app for Crime Stoppers called P3 Global Intel. Community members can submit tips anonymously and securely to P3. The tips will quickly be sent to the…

Murfreesboro Police

Homicide investigation ongoing after overnight shooting

On Thursday October 7 around 10:00 pm Murfreesboro Emergency dispatch received multiple calls of gunshots in the area of 1345 Wenlon drive. Officers arrived at the scene and located a white Chevrolet truck occupied by 18-year-old O’Brien Deshun Henley, Jr. Mr. Henley had received multiple gunshot wounds and was subsequently transported by ambulance to St….