MPD Peace Officers Memorial Service

MPD Peace Officers Memorial Service to honor fallen goes virtual

The annual Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Peace Officers Memorial ceremony in honor of fallen officers, will air on various broadcast and social media platforms, at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14. In past years, the ceremony has taken place at the Murfreesboro Civic Plaza, most recently, at the Memorial Wall located at the MPD headquarters on…

Police investigating woman’s death

Police investigating woman’s death after body found outside apartment complex

The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) is working a death investigation at the Chariot Pointe Apartments after a woman was found dead Tuesday morning, May 12. Detectives are trying to determine how she died. MPD officers were dispatched to the apartment complex, located in the 1700 block of E. Northfield Blvd., around 5:48 a.m. for a…

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K-9 helps led officers to a teenager who robbed woman at ATM, another suspect on the run

A Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) K-9 was able to lead a track to a teenager who is accused of robbing two women at gunpoint as one withdrew money from an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) on Saturday, May 9. Another suspect remains on the run. The 21-year old female victim and a friend were withdrawing money…

Saturday morning accident sends three to the hospital and closes local restaurant

Saturday morning accident sends three to the hospital and closes local restaurant

A Saturday morning traffic accident sent three to the hospital, closed roads, and closed a local business. B-Shift Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) and Smyrna Police Department (SPD) personnel were dispatched to a multi-vehicle accident at approximately 11:13 a.m., May 9, 2020. A vehicle and dump truck collided on Lowry Street. The collision resulted in the…

Bomb squad renders discarded pressure cooker in front of elementary school safe

Bomb squad renders discarded pressure cooker in front of elementary school safe

A pressure cooker was found at the entrance of Cason Lane Academy which caused a scare Friday afternoon, May 8. The pressure cooker was discovered on the sidewalk on Cason Lane by the staff at school just before 1:00 p.m., and they immediately notified police. Murfreesboro Police Department officers called in the Tennessee Highway (THP)…

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$10,000 reward offered for Veterans Parkway shooting

A reward up to $10,000 is offered for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of someone who shot a Murfreesboro woman April 23 on Veterans Parkway, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. The 42-yearold Murfreesboro business owner’s identity has not been released yet, said Detective Jamin Humphress. “She has been in the trauma unit…

Murfreesboro Fatal Shooting

MPD detectives investigating a fatal shooting

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Criminal Investigations Division detectives are investigating the circumstances that lead to the shooting death of a Woodbury man in Murfreesboro Thursday evening, April 9. Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1100 block of N. Rutherford Blvd. around 8:30 p.m. to reports of a shooting. Upon arrival they found the…

Veterans Parkway shooting

Update and request for info on Veterans Parkway shooting

A woman remains in critical but stable condition after being shot inside her car Thursday on Veterans Parkway near Murfreesboro, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. The woman, who is not being identified yet, is recovering in the hospital. Detective Jamin Humphress said the woman was driving her car when shot about 11:15 a.m. between…