A Texas man wanted on a fugitive from justice warrant, for removing an ankle monitor and jumping bail, is arrested in Murfreesboro after briefly refusing to come out of a home on Sept. 14. The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service Middle Tennessee Joint Fugitive Task Force and Rutherford County…
Murfreesboro Police Department officers are searching for the driver of a black Mercedes that was involved in a hit-and-run crash. The crash caused a power outage to thousands of residents and businesses on Friday, Sept. 3. The Mercedes struck a white GMC 2500 work truck and then hit a guy wire and damage a TVA…
Jason Hurley, MTSU police training sergeant, is one of three campus officers and one campus dispatcher certified to instruct this month’s Rape Aggression Defense Systems, or RAD, course. A Murfreesboro native, Hurley chose to become a certified RAD instructor after serving those who have been victims of sexual assault and abuse during his almost decade-long…
More than $350,000 in vehicles were stolen or damaged after someone cut the wires to the alarm system and forced their way into Beamon Dodge Dealership stealing five cars from the showroom floor on Friday, Aug. 27. The thieves located keys to five cars, three Dodge Challengers and two Dodge Charges, driving right out of…
Detectives are attempting to identify and locate the individuals who stole a wallet and attempted to use one of the victim’s credit cards at Sam’s Club in late July. The victim told police her wallet was stolen while shopping at Ross. Five transactions totaling $10,000 were attempted, but denied by the credit card company. If…
Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) investigators urge motorcyclists to ride with care after a fatal crash on Monday, Aug. 23. Excessive speed may have contributed to the wreck. Mohammad Abdullahi, 31, of Murfreesboro, crashed his 2009 Yamaha motorcycle on Veterans Pkwy near Saint Andrews Dr. about 8:46 p.m. Abdullahi was treated on…
Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Special Victims Unit is attempting to locate 34-year-old Eric Branch. Branch is wanted on multiple felony warrants including aggravated assault, aggravated rape, rape of a child, aggravated kidnapping, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was recently indicted by a Rutherford County Grand Jury. The felon…
Murfreesboro Police Department detectives are looking for the man who robbed a bank at gunpoint on Thursday, Aug. 12. Police responded to the Fifth Third Bank, 2927 S. Rutherford Blvd. for a hold-up alarm around 10:46 a.m. A male entered the bank wearing a mask, sunglasses, neon work vest, fisherman-style hat, wig, and gloves. He…
A woman wanted for selling fentanyl-laced drugs is behind bars. On September 19, 2020, Smyrna Police Department responded to a call for service involving a drug overdose death. The medical examiner determined that fentanyl caused this death. Smyrna Police Department Narcotics Unit identified Smyrna resident Jessica Frey as the individual who sold the drugs to…
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has authorized a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for the killing of Terrell Ray, according to a letter from the governor. “We hope with this reward the family can find peace and justice,” said Sergeant-Detective James Abbott. “Ray was an innocent victim,…