A Jackson man, already on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Sex Offender Registry, has been convicted by a Rutherford County jury for raping a 12-year-old girl in March 2018, in an unrelated case. “In my experience of working child sexual abuse cases, the vast majority of times the perpetrator is someone close, someone, that is…
A Nashville man is shot and left for dead in his vehicle in Murfreesboro on Saturday, Oct. 24. 22-year-old Blake Boulton was found near the intersection of Stonewall Blvd. and N. Tennessee Blvd. by a Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officer responding to a call of people hearing gunshots in the area around 12:50 a.m. Boulton…
A man, with drugs, in a stolen vehicle plows through a red light causing a multi-vehicle crash after police attempted to make a traffic stop for reckless driving on Tuesday, Oct. 20. An unknown male passenger is still on the run. 18-year-old Steven Birdwell is facing drug violations, theft, reckless driving, evading arrest, leaving the…
Chain saws, weed eaters, drills, tools, and home security systems are some of the items Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) detectives recovered that were stolen from various businesses and sold to a local pawn shop. Robert Cornelison, 34, of Woodbury, is facing four counts of theft, Sandra Cornelison, 39, of Woodbury, is facing four counts of…
Smyrna Police Chief Kevin Arnold is the recipient of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) 2020 Joe Casey Award. The award was presented by TACP Past President and Retired Metro Police Chief Joe Casey earlier this evening. Chief Arnold began his law enforcement career in 1980 as an officer with the Middle Tennessee…
Officers have TASED and detained one man who crashed a vehicle into a police squad car in the back parking lot at the La Vergne Police Department. Several officers were in the parking lot around 7:30 p.m. when the collision occurred. The officers drew their weapons and ordered the driver out of the car. When…
Citizens can safely dispose of their unused and expired prescription drugs by making a trip to the lobby of the Murfreesboro Police Department. The latest episode with Public Information Officer Larry Flowers also features military veterans walking across the country, bringing awareness of veterans who may be experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). ‘Behind the Badge’…
Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division detectives are trying to identify two men who stole tens of thousands of dollars from a victim as part of a credit card scheme. The men are compromising bank accounts, applying for new debit cards, and having them sent to a vacant residence in Nashville. A Knoxville man reported…
A Murfreesboro man riding a bicycle dies after colliding with a vehicle on S. Church Street Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7. The impact caused the victim, 71-year old Herbert Knee, to be tossed from the bike and land several feet away. Knee was treated on the scene by personnel with the Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department and…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers arrest a Williamson County man on Monday, Oct. 5, for breaking into three construction sites and stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of tools and equipment. Matthew Edward Reed, 25, of Thompson Station, has been charged with burglary, possession of burglary tools, and theft of property. While on routine patrol Monday…