A 16-year old male has been arrested a day after a drive-by shooting with one of the bullets coming inches away from striking a 1-year-old baby in the back seat of a vehicle. Officers were able to locate the teen Thursday morning and took him into custody. He is facing several charges including three counts…
Eighty-one drivers received citations for speeding last Friday during “Operation 40 to 40” on Interstate 840 from Dickson County to Wilson County, a Tennessee Highway Patrol supervisor said. The enforcement event was coordinated by THP Lt. Jon Officer of the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force. THP troopers, sheriff’s deputies and city police officers were…
A man escaped injury when another driver fired two bullets into his car Monday morning on Interstate 24 near Smyrna, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. Driver Juan Parada of Nashville was traveling in the lane closest to the median toward Nashville in his red, four-door Mazda 3, said Detective Richard Brinkley. “A person driving…
Drivers driving at excessive speeds on Interstate 840 may expect traffic citations during Operation 40 to 40 from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. Friday from Dickson County to Wilson County. Tennessee Highway Patrol Lt. Jon Officer said state troopers, police officers and sheriff’s deputies from the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force will patrol I-840…
The La Vergne Police Department is asking for help identifying the subjects who stole weapons from a store yesterday afternoon. The subjects entered Specialty Arms on Old Nashville Highway on Monday, April 12 around 5:00 p.m. and ran out of the store with multiple weapons. At least three people were involved. The subjects fled the…
Smyrna Police Department (SPD) is asking for the public’s assistance in locating individuals involved in the theft of a travel trailer. In the early morning hours of March 22, 2021, two unidentified males broke into the EZ storage lot, located in the 1100 block of Courier Place in Smyrna, and stole a Sunset travel trailer…
A La Vergne police officer was injured while responding to a call on Friday night. Officer Zachary Benedetti was responding to an emergency call with lights and sirens around 7:45 p.m. when he and another driver collided head-on on Waldron Road near Industrial Boulevard. Officer Benedetti was transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center with serious injuries….
Keeping school students safe will be the focus of Operation School Zone Safety Friday by the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force. Murfreesboro Police officers, Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies will patrol in Rutherford County Schools’ zones to promote safe driving when students arrive at school and leave in the afternoon….
One homeowner suffered injuries during a drive-by shooting Tuesday in the Blackman community near Murfreesboro, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s captain said. The 63-year-old man is being treated for his injuries at a hospital, said Detective Capt. Britt Reed. His injuries are believed to be non-life threatening. He heard several shots fired into his Chadwick Drive…
The Murfreesboro Police Department Special Operations Unit (SOU) used a robot and drone in aiding and apprehending a wanted man found hiding in the attic of a home, a police captain said. Shelton Hall, 37, of Murfreesboro, was held up for more than an hour inside a home at the Center Point Townhomes, 1329 Old…