Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigation Division Fraud Unit is trying to track down two men who are alleged to be a part of an organized crime ring of selling lower-quality items, passing them off as more expensive ones. Detectives believe the criminals are mainly operating out of Texas and have expanded to several Southern states,…
Murfreesboro Police Chief Michael Bowen announces the retirement of Lieutenant Melonie Roche nearly 25 years of dedicated service. Roche began her career with MPD in July 1999 as a patrol officer. Roche was promoted to Patrol Division Sergeant in 2006. She was promoted to Administrative Services Division Lieutenant in 2019. She was also a general…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) investigators are still investigating the causes of two separate fatal crashes over the weekend in Murfreesboro. Both fatal crash victims identified. Terry Sague, 76, of Castalian Springs, died after being hit by a car while he was on the sidewalk on his recumbent bike waiting for…
Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) is investigating a second fatal crash, this one involving a sedan and two motorcycles on NW Broad Street on Saturday afternoon. One of the motorcycle riders died from his injuries. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other motorcyclist was taken to the hospital and is…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers are investigating three suspects accused of pointing handguns at police and leading them on pursuit through Murfreesboro and onto Interstate 24. The pursuit was terminated after contact was made between a Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office patrol unit and the stolen car on the Medical Center Parkway on-ramp at Exit 76….
Do you know this man? He is wanted for questioning for in a motor vehicle theft and vandalism case. On Jan. 29, 2024, a Penske Rental truck was stolen from a lot off Butler Dr. The legal driver of the truck noticed it missing and tracked it using an app, parked at a U-Haul facility….
One of the officers shot in La Vergne last October returned to light duty more than three months after the incident. Officer Ashley Boleyjack was responding to a call on October 21, 2023 on Stones River Road with Officer Greg Kern when they got into an altercation with a subject who ended up shooting both…
Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers will hold a sobriety checkpoint from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. after the Super Bowl near Roselawn Cemetery on U.S. Highway 41/70 (New Nashville Highway). They will be joined by the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force members from law enforcement agencies throughout the county. Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Shawn Boyd…
Do you know this woman? She is wanted for questioning in a theft of property case. On January 18, a customer was shopping at Kroger on Old Fort Pkwy. when an unidentified woman kept bumping into her. The customer’s purse was on her shoulder and once she checked inside, she realized her wallet was missing….
Do you know this man? He and another man are wanted for questioning for taking advantage of a woman who is blind. The two unknown individuals knocked on victim’s door claiming they were the police and had a search warrant. The victim allowed them in. On the same day, the victim’s debit card was used…