Face shields for Mounted Patrol

Nissan creates and designs face shields for Mounted Patrol

Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol horse Randy appeared curious when Nissan quality manager Bob Gray and trim and chassis supervisor Neal White attached a protective face shield on his head. Nissan employees in the trim and chassis division designed and produced 12 face shields for the Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol horses. “He seems to tolerate it great,” Gray…

Smyrna SWAT

Smyrna Police Department’s SWAT Team Successfully Negotiates an Incident

Smyrna Police Department’s (SPD) Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) resolved a situation without incident. On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at approximately 5:41 p.m., Smyrna Police Department officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Bane Drive. An armed man was barricaded in a home with a weapon. SPD’s SWAT Team was called to the…

Shooting at Liquor Store

Two men shot after botched drug deal, attempted robbery in liquor store parking lot

Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division detectives are investigating a botched drug deal and attempted robbery that led to the shooting of two men in the parking lot of a liquor store on Monday, June 22. The preliminary investigation revealed Terrion Daniel, 19, and Rickey Flowers, 18, both of Murfreesboro, met a man and a…

School Resource Officer Sgt. Bill West Jayden Allen

Last of the original SROs retires

School Resource Officer Sgt. Bill West is passionate about school safety and building better understanding between students and law enforcement. “The bottom line is we are there for school safety as law enforcement officers to keep schools safe,” West said. “We are passionate about keeping schools safe.” Rutherford County Sheriff Office was the first county…

Murfreesboro Police

Man shot multiple times at apartment complex, gunman still on the run

A Murfreesboro man was shot multiple times outside an apartment building Thursday evening, June 18. The suspect who shot him is still on the run. Officers responded to The Pointe at Raiders Crossing Apartments, 2315 N. Tennessee Blvd., around 9:30 p.m. Thursday in reference to a shooting. Officers discovered the victim, 21-year-old Leul Christopher Holloman…

Shooting at Herald Lane

Verbal dispute between acquaintances leads to triple shooting

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) detectives say a dispute between acquaintances led to a triple shooting Thursday, June 18. Officers were dispatched to a home in the 1700 block of Herald Lane around 4:30 a.m. Thursday morning to report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers found 22-year-old Eric Simmons in an upstairs room suffering from gunshot…

Phone Scam Alert

Phone Scam Alert

Residents beware of a scammer calling people claiming to be from the Federal Social Security Board. A Murfreesboro resident was contacted June 16, 2020 by someone claiming there was an outstanding warrant for her arrest. The caller told the victim he needed to verify her Social Security number. The scammer began asking more questions and…

Dad and Daughter Meet Medics and Dispatcher

Dad and Daughter Who Saves His Life Meet Medics and Dispatcher from Call

This Fathers’ Day weekend will be extra special for Anna Grace Arnold and her father, Clark Arnold. Without Anna Grace’s quick thinking and intervention, Clark might not have been alive to celebrate on Sunday. On Thursday, April 23, Clark suffered a massive heart attack at home. Anna Grace, a teacher’s assistant at Middle Tennessee Christian…

Smyrna Police

Smyrna Police Department Responds to Fatal Traffic Accident

On June 13, 2020, at approximately 4:53 p.m., Smyrna Police and Fire Department personnel responded to an accident in the 500 block of Nissan Drive. A truck driven by Smyrna resident Forrest Weatherford left the roadway, overturned and ejected the driver. A passenger in the vehicle was transported to TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center with minor…