Smyrna Police Department (SPD) is asking for assistance in identifying two individuals involved in an aggravated robbery. On Saturday, March 7, 2020, at approximately 2:00 a.m., two armed suspects entered the BP gas station located at 251 North Lowry Street. The two store clerks were held at gunpoint, while one of the suspects took an…
Local law enforcement leadership endorses the #9pmroutine campaign to educate citizens and help prevent burglary. Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh, Smyrna Police Chief Kevin Arnold, Murfreesboro Police Chief Michael Bowen, and La Vergne Police Chief Mike Walker joined forces to film a Public Service Announcement educating citizens about crimes of opportunity and simple steps to…
This year Central Magnet School has partnered with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in a year-long anti-texting while driving campaign called “Be In The Zone – Turn Off your Phone.” The school has been with the hospital throughout this school year to educate our students on the dangers associated with distracted driving. The…
Four individuals are behind bars after being arrested for murder. On February 29, 2020, Smyrna Police Department (SPD) personnel were dispatched to 7021 Bridgewater Drive and discovered two deceased individuals. Investigators determined the deaths were a double homicide. Three juveniles and one adult, Chazz Eckford (age 19), were arrested and charged with First Degree Murder,…
The first Crime Safety Analysis produced by the La Vergne Police Department is now available to the public. From January 1 through February 29 the reported crimes include: 13 assaults 125 domestic assaults 5 robberies 44 thefts 35 burglaries 29 thefts from cars 10 vehicle thefts 17 stolen vehicle recoveries Of the thefts from motor…
A man who made himself at home after breaking into a residence in Murfreesboro six-months ago, has been charged with aggravated burglary, theft and vandalism. Jimmy Dean Ulrich, Jr., 42, was identified as the burglar after an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) hit on a fingerprint recovered from a Pop-Tart wrapper. Ulrich was already in…
Because of an influx of speculation involving the suspension of two employees at Walter Hill Elementary School, Rutherford County Schools wishes to provide an update regarding the current status of the situation. In November 2019, law enforcement investigated multiple reports from concerned employees at the school about an alleged physical altercation that had occurred between…
An armed robbery suspect was arrested after ramming a Murfreesboro Police car and escaping injury when he drove toward a deputy who fired at him Wednesday on Cason Lane, law enforcement officers said. The suspect is accused of robbing the Stop and Shop Liquor and Wine store about 7:10 a.m. on St. Andrews Drive and…
Abner Brence Dement III was a teen when his father told him about the 1878 murder of his great-grandfather, Rutherford County Constable Abner Dement. His father, Abner Brence Dement Jr., pointed out a tree on Halls Hill Pike “where they lynched the guy who shot your great-grandfather,” Dement III remembered. “He didn’t talk about it…
A man, who police are calling the ‘Mule Kick Burglar,’ has been arrested and tied to at least 59 business break-ins in several Middle Tennessee communities. A Murfreesboro Police Department officer stopped a vehicle driven by Robert Shegog, 35, of Murfreesboro on January 27, and charged him with possession of drugs. This led to Shegog…