Two Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers were among dozens of law enforcement officers statewide to be honored by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for their efforts in keeping Middle Tennessee roadways safer. MPD Officer Chris Waters received the THSO Traffic ‘Officer of the Year Award’ and Officer Terry Spence received the ‘Beyond the Traffic…
A Murfreesboro woman is the latest victim of a texting scam targeting banking customers. The victim received a text message from someone claiming to be with the Fraud Department of a local bank asking her to confirm an attempted charge of $880 that was made at Kroger on Nov. 28. She was instructed to reply,…
A man wanted on a felony warrant for probation violation out of Florida is taken into custody after a two-hour stand-off with Murfreesboro Police Department’s SWAT Team. Police officers initially responded to a domestic call at the location. LaGrande answered the door at approximately 11:53 a.m., but quickly closed it. 37-year-old Donald LaGrande barricaded himself…
A Murfreesboro family managed to safely escape a burning home overnight but will not be able to stay in the home because of smoke and fire damage. At approximately 11:58 p.m., Dec. 8, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighters were dispatched to fire at a home on Bethany Court. Within seven minutes of the call,…
Two people are in custody following a lengthy pursuit lasting nearly an hour that started in La Vergne and ended in a rural part of Murfreesboro. Officers attempted to pull over the driver, identified as Christopher McMahan (45), around 10:45 a.m. on Taylor Drive. McMahan led officers on a pursuit through Smyrna and Murfreesboro before…
An officer and his K-9 partner were able to track down a man who fled the scene of a crime this morning thanks to an observant public works employee. A gas store clerk contacted police after confronting the suspect, identified as Od Keomuangtai (44), who he believed was using a stolen credit card to purchase…
A driver who led police on a pursuit on Thanksgiving night had to be tased before officers could take him into custody. When officers returned to the scene the next day they recovered a gun that was later determined to be stolen. The pursuit started around 6:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving when an officer attempted to…
A Murfreesboro man and woman have been arrested and charged with a string of commercial business burglaries that occurred over three months. 25-year-old Jalen Ellison was taken into custody by uniformed officers after a traffic stop at Maymont Drive and East Clark Blvd. around 1:58 a.m., Friday, Nov. 22. The car Ellison was driving matched…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Chief Michael Bowen announces the retirement of two veteran officers who dedicated more than 53 years of combined service to the department. A retirement ceremony was held Friday, Nov. 9, at Murfreesboro Police Headquarters honoring Officer Deric Haynes and Officer James Smith. Officer Haynes begin his employment with the department on…
A 19-year old man was killed after his vehicle veered off the roadway and down an embankment, striking a tree, in the southbound lane of NW Broad Street (Hwy 41/70) on Wednesday morning, Nov. 6. The preliminary investigation revealed traffic began to slow because of a previous crash around 10:30 a.m. Witnesses said the driver…