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…
A Rutherford County Grand Jury has returned three indictments against Universal International Insurance employee Kelsey Ketron who faces more than 70 separate charges. At approximately 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 4, Murfreesboro Police Detective Chris Pitts served the indictments on Ketron at her Murfreesboro home. She was taken into custody and booked into the Rutherford…
A man who has been robbing stores along Memorial Blvd. over the past week and a half has been arrested. Mark Longmire, Jr., 29, is accused of robbing the following businesses using what appeared to be a shotgun and getting away with hundreds of dollars and cigarettes: Mapco Mart BP 1320 Memorial Blvd On 10/11/19…
Murfreesboro Police Detectives are trying to track down the men who allegedly pulled off high-dollar jewelry heists at Sam’s Clubs from Tennessee to Illinois, including one in Murfreesboro on Thursday, Oct. 17. Officers responded to an alarm call from Sam’s Club, 125 John R. Rice Blvd., around 1:11 a.m. on Oct. 17. Upon arrival they…
Three Rutherford County deputies who saved two people earned Life Savers’ awards during a ceremony Wednesday at the Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh presented the awards to School Resource Officer Shane Vaughn, Deputy Sarah Blair and Deputy James Elliott. Vaughn was called to the La Vergne High School cafeteria when teacher Garry Gannon suffered a…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) employee Tim Rowlett has been named, ‘Firefighter of the Year,’ by the Noon Exchange Club of Murfreesboro. The award was presented at the Noon Exchange Club of Murfreesboro 2019 Fire and Crime Prevention Banquet held at First Methodist Church on Thompson Lane Thursday, Oct. 10. Chief Mark Foulks accepted the…
At approximately 6:54 pm, an armed robbery occurred at Gil’s Market. A black male displayed a gun to cashiers and directed them to empty the register. He appears to be in his mid-20’s to mid-30’s, 6’1” to 6’2” tall, and was wearing dark clothing, light-colored shoes, and a green Philadelphia Eagles logo hat. The suspect…
A man called 9-1-1 Sunday, Oct. 6, claiming he was being followed. He fired shots while driving along the Interstate, striking a vehicle and damaging his own. Mohamadu Bah, 21, told officers a vehicle started following him on S. Rutherford Blvd. and continued onto Interstate 24 around 5:46 a.m. He also claimed he was being…