Drivers who try to beat traffic signals can expect citations as part of the Operation Red Light Runner enforcement event from 2-6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 26 throughout the county. The Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force will focus on traffic lights enforcement to change driving behavior, said Murfreesboro Police Capt. Cary Gensemer, a task force…
A man has been arrested for robbing two Murfreesboro banks four months apart, using only a note. Devon Gault, 24, of Murfreesboro, was arrested Wed., Feb. 19, for two counts of aggravated robbery. The latest bank robbery happened Feb. 19, at the First National Bank, 3427 Memorial Blvd., around 3:05 p.m. Gault handed a teller…
Smyrna Police Department (SPD) is asking for assistance in identifying three individuals involved in the vandalism of two vehicles belonging to John Coleman Elementary School’s Head Start Program. On February 15, 2020, at approximately 5:55 p.m., three individuals approached the school’s GMC van. All three climbed onto the van and took pictures. It appears one…
Smyrna Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying individuals responsible for a theft of wire at a construction site. On Saturday, February 8, 2020, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the vehicles pictured below pulled into a hotel under construction located at 800 Expo Drive. The occupants of these vehicles entered the hotel and pulled wire…
A Murfreesboro man has been indicted and charged in connection with a 2019 overdose death of a man found deceased at a gas station in June 2019. William Green, 41, of Murfreesboro, was indicted by a Rutherford County Grand Jury Feb. 4. Green was already in custody at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on…
Murfreesboro Police Department officers and detectives are still searching for the man who robbed and shot a store clerk and took off in victim’s vehicle, Monday, Feb. 10. A black male, dressed in a camo jacket, wearing a hat, and a doo rag, is seen on surveillance video walking into the store. After the robbery/shooting,…
Smyrna Police Department (SPD) would like to remind citizens to use caution when sharing information over the phone. “Smyrna Police Department has received a few reports of attempted phone scamming,” explained SPD Chief Kevin Arnold. “Fortunately, the scamming hasn’t been successful in these cases. We want to be proactive in messaging to our community to…
On February 8, 2020, 6:33 p.m., personnel from Smyrna Police Department, Smyrna Fire Department, and Rutherford County EMS responded to a motor vehicle crash with injuries at 1883 Almaville Road, near I-24, in front of the Mapco Station. Upon arrival, First Responders located a white Ford Ecsort and a red Toyota Highlander in the roadway,…
Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies rescued several drivers who drove around barriers and stalled their vehicles. Deputy Nikolas Madore waded into almost waist-high water to rescue a driver on Sulphur Springs Road near West Buckeye Bottom Road this morning. The driver was cited for failure to exercise due care, driving around a barricade and failure to…
On February 3, 2020, approximately 6:00 p.m., Smyrna Police Department personnel responded to an accident at the intersection of South Lowry and Sam Griffin. A motorcycle driven by Smyrna resident Karl J. Burdette, age 48, had been struck by a minivan driven by Murfreesboro resident Willa D. Palmer, age 70. Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services…