Smyrna Police Department (SPD) is asking for assistance in identifying the suspect involved in the theft of a vehicle. On April 12, 2020, the driver of a 2019 orange Nissan Kicks left the vehicle running and unattended at a gas pump at the Circle K on Nissan Drive. The vehicle was stolen. The suspect (pictured…
On April 18, 2020 the La Vergne Police Department received a complaint of a possible intoxicated driver. The vehicle matching the description was located by officers in the area and a traffic stop was conducted. During the traffic stop the vehicle fled the scene while officers were attempting to get the driver out of the…
MTSU Police officers have begun using “cruise lights” while on patrol to enhance their visibility on campus. The lights will be solid (non-flashing) blue mounted to the roof of patrol vehicles. Community members should be aware that they are not required to pull over or stop for a police vehicle displaying only “cruise lights.” Flashing…
A Murfreesboro man has been charged with arson after setting a car on fire at a home where he once lived on Monday evening, April 13. The man then had a stand-off with police before being taken into custody. Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) crews were dispatched to the car fire at 11:37 p.m. in…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) fire investigators are trying to determine who tried to set a house on fire Monday, April 13. Fire crews responded to a home in the 700 block of E. Castle Street around 4:58 a.m. Monday morning to reports of a fire with five people inside the house. Crews with Rescue…
Shooting suspect, James E. Evans, III, 28, of Murfreesboro, has been arrested for the fatal shooting of Woodbury resident Stephen Lopez, Jr. in Murfreesboro Thursday, April 9. Evans was served with a warrant for second-degree murder Sunday, April 12 and taken to the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. Evans remains in jail on an $85,000…
Excessive speed may have been a contributing factor in a serious two-vehicle crash on S. Church Street (Shelbyville Hwy) Saturday, April 11. The preliminary investigation revealed a 2010 Toyota Camry, driven by Amilcar Castro Lopez, 20, of Shelbyville, was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on S. Church Street when he crashed into…
Two families are displaced after a fire spread from one mobile home to another at the Cedar Park Mobile Home Park in Murfreesboro Saturday morning, April 11. Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighters were dispatched to the mobile home park on N. Tennessee Blvd at 7:48 a.m. Saturday. Heavy smoke and flames were visible when…
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…
Police chiefs and the sheriff in Rutherford County remind citizens in this video they are #SaferAtHome while trying to prevent COVID-19. Sending the message are Murfreesboro Police Chief Michael Bowen, Smyrna Police Chief Kevin Arnold, La Vergne Police Chief Mike Walker, Eagleville Police Chief David Breniser, MTSU Police Chief Buddy Peaster and Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh.