Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) detectives are searching for the person who stole three urns containing ashes and an assortment of jewelry from two mausoleum display cases at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. A funeral director called police Friday, July 17, after discovering someone had entered the mausoleum, broke into the display cases, and took the items. It…
Rewards increased to $26,000 for information about the person who shot a Murfreesboro business woman driving her Tesla April 23 on Veterans Parkway, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. She remains bedridden while recovering from her critical injuries, said Detective Jamin Humphress. “The victim and the family desperately want justice and prosecution of the person…
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic school supplies are still a necessity, whether schools are meeting online or in person. As a way to help out students and teachers in our community the La Vergne Police and Fire Departments will be holding a School Supply and Backpack Drive to collect school supplies that can be handed out…
MPD responded to a shooting in the 700 block of SE Broad Street at 4:41 p.m. Friday, July 17. One person shot and taken to the hospital. The shooter is in custody. The shooting is under investigation by CID detectives.
After a week on the run, the suspect in the shooting of his ex-girlfriend on the Fourth of July has been arrested. Brandon Francis, 26, turned himself in to authorities on Saturday, July 11. He has been charged with attempted first-degree murder. The shooting occurred on Battle Ave. at approximately 7:15 a.m., July 4. The…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Criminal Investigations Division detectives have arrested the person who shot and killed a Murfreesboro man Thursday evening, July 9. The suspect, Zolan Miles, 21, turned himself in at the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office shortly after the shooting. He was interviewed by MPD detectives and charged with second-degree murder. The victim, Rodney…
SHOOTING #1 MPD responded to a shooting in the 1500 Blk. of NE Broad around 7:42 p.m. 7/9/20. Possible road rage incident. One person shot in leg, taken to hospital. Suspect vehicle is a blue Dodge Ram 4-door with W. Virginia license plate. Call Det. James Abbott (629) 201-5523 Below is a photo of the…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) detectives are searching for the man who shot a woman multiple times and fled the scene early Saturday morning, July 4. The shooting took place at the Midtown Estates Apartments on Battle Ave. about 7:15 a.m. An arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect, Brandon Francis, 26. The preliminary investigation…
Nine people lost their lives in traffic crashes in June in Rutherford County, making officers fear more people will die in deadly crashes this year than usual, a sheriff’s sergeant said. About 40 people die from traffic crashes each year in Rutherford County so nine deaths in one month concerns Sgt. Michael Rodgers, who supervises…
A driver who failed to yield the right of way is believed to be the cause of a crash between a motorcycle and a car that seriously injured two people at the intersection of Memorial Blvd. and E. Northfield Blvd. Tuesday night June 30. The preliminary investigation reveals a 2007 Chevy Impala driven by a…