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.
Defendants in Circuit Court who were supposed to serve their sentence on non-violent misdemeanor or felony case or violation of probation in April should report 30 days later, the Circuit Court judges ordered Monday. People convicted of violent offenses of crimes against people and children, aggravated burglary, DUI third offense or higher and all domestic…
Smyrna Police Department (SPD) is asking for assistance with a theft. On March 29, 2020, a subject driving a gray Toyota Tundra pickup truck, pictured below, arrived at Auto World, located at 1497 South Lowry Street in Smyrna. The subject approached a damaged 2016 Toyota Tundra and detached the tailgate. The subject loaded the tailgate…
Together, the law enforcement agencies of Rutherford and Cannon Counties are dedicated to the safety of our citizens. Our goal during this declared state of emergency is to ensure the welfare of everyone living in this jurisdiction. Based on what is known about the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the best ways to accomplish this goal…