A sobriety checkpoint will be dedicated to the memory of Clifton Braunwalder, a 13-year-old Boy Scout killed by an impaired driver four years ago. The fourth annual Clifton Braunwalder Memorial Checkpoint will be from 10 p.m. to midnight, Friday, April 20 on Old Nashville Highway near Rocky Fork Road, said Rutherford County Sheriff’s Cpl. Michael…
On Saturday, February 17, 2018 Murfreesboro Police responded to a possible deceased person found on Hope Way near West College Street. Upon arrival officers located the body of Blair Yvonne Alexander (DOB 03/19/1994). Daniel Michael Conklin (DOB 2/18/1980) has been arrested and charged with Vehicular Homicide, Tampering with Evidence and Leaving the Scene of an…
The Murfreesboro Police Department, Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department, and the City of Murfreesboro honors local public safety Telecommunicators, the “first” first responders, this week in recognition of National Telecommunicators Week. National Emergency Telecommunicators Week was started in 1981 to put a special focus on public safety telecommunication professionals for their contributions to the safety…
For the fourth year in a row, attorney Scott Kimberly will be presenting a series titled “Can Police Do That?” at Middle Tennessee State University. The event is co-sponsored by the College Democrats, College Republicans, and Young Americans for Liberty. Join Murfreesboro Criminal Defense Attorneys Scott Kimberly and Hunter Fowler and retired Criminal Defense Attorney…
A fugitive out of Harris County, Texas was arrested Friday night in La Vergne. The La Vergne Swat team arrested 52-year-old Michael Gray at a home on the 100 block of September Drive. Gray, who was born in Nashville, was wanted out of Texas for felony aggravated sexual assault on a minor. Gray was booked…
One man was arrested after La Vergne Narcotics and Detectives executed a search warrant along with the La Vergne Swat team at a home on Sunrise Avenue Friday night. Detectives located approximately 1.25 ounces of cocaine, approximately 1 pound of marijuana and approximately $9,500 in cash in the house. 39-year-old Michael Watts was taken into…
A suspect who claimed to carry a gun to kill a judge in the Judicial Building Monday was arrested by Court Security deputies. Suspect Troy Clinton Chaffin, 48, of Dedham Drive in Rockvale was charged with retaliation for past action by Deputy Debbie Creech. Creech was operating the Judicial Building metal detector when the alarm…
A company soliciting donations for police may have its sights set on La Vergne. One resident contacted the police department saying the National Police Support Fund contacted her and asked for donations that would then be delivered to the La Vergne Police Department. Police Chief Mike Walker says the La Vergne Police Department is in…
At 4:59 p.m. on Saturday March 3, 2018, police were called to 616 Hollandale Road after receiving reports a woman had threatened her husband at gunpoint. The woman, identified as Amity Lovelace, was at the residence when police arrived and barricaded herself inside. Her husband was able to get out of the home with minor…
Officer Phillip Simpson has been placed on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of an ongoing Tennessee Bureau of Investigations review of an officer involved shooting. This shooting stems from the apprehension of Bedford County fugitive Jesse Caldwell. In addition to the original charges of Aggravated Burglary, Criminal Attempted Aggravated Robbery and Theft over…