Two people are in the hospital with gunshot wounds following a double shooting on S. University Street Tuesday evening, October 6. Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers responded to the 400 block of S. University Avenue near State Street and discovered a male and a female shot around 7:04 p.m. Both victims were treated on the…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers are searching for the man who robbed the Fifth Third Bank, 1861 Memorial Blvd., Friday afternoon, Oct. 2. A man handed a teller a note claiming he had a gun and demanded money around 2:17 p.m. The teller complied, and the man left the bank walking. The robber was wearing…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) detectives and patrol officers arrest two teens in connection to the homicide of Javarius Malone that occurred on Gunnerson Ave. Sunday, Sept. 27. Corey Lillard, Jr., 18, and a 17-year-old male juvenile were both charged with first-degree murder Saturday, Oct. 3. Lillard was hiding in a closet in a Center Pointe…
Smyrna Police Department is asking for assistance in locating a vehicle. On September 27, 2020, at approximately 8:47 p.m., Smyrna Police Department responded to a call for shots fired at the entrance of Sharp Springs Park on Espy Drive in Smyrna. One individual was injured and transported to an area hospital. The vehicle pictured is…
A 32-year-old man shot and killed on Gunnerson Avenue Sunday night, Sept. 27, has been identified as Javarius Malone. Police are attempting to identify a possible suspect. Murfreesboro Police Department officers responded to the scene to find Malone shot once in the chest Sunday night, just before 11:30 p.m. He was pronounced deceased at Ascension…
Smyrna Police Department is pleased to congratulate five newly certified officers that graduated from Basic Law Enforcement School at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, Thursday, September 24. Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy’s (TLETA) Basic Law Enforcement School course is a twelve week course that provides technical and tactical expertise in addition to the ethical and…
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Tennessee (NAMI Tennessee), a member of the largest grassroots mental health organization, names the Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) and Chief of Police Michael Bowen as one of two recipients of the 2020 Criminal Justice Award. The Criminal Justice Award recognizes the criminal justice professional or program that most exemplifies…
Smyrna Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Officer Ray Jones, a 31 year veteran of the department, lost his battle with cancer on September 16. Officer Jones joined the department in 1989, faithfully serving the citizens of Smyrna as an officer, member of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT),…
A Murfreesboro nail salon technician was arrested for committing a sex crime against a customer during a COVID-19 home appointment on Sunday, Sept. 6. Nam Dinh, 39, of Murfreesboro, was taken into custody Sept. 11 and charged with sexual battery. A 37-year-old female customer booked a home appointment for a manicure and pedicure with Dinh…
On September 6, 2020, at approximately 5:53 a.m., Smyrna Police and Fire Department personnel responded to a motor vehicle crash in the 700 block of Nissan Drive. A Nissan Quest, driven by Shelbyville resident Victor Sebastian, age 41, collided with a Dodge Ram, driven by Smyrna resident James Bevill, age 42. Rutherford County Emergency Medical…