Keeping students safe in school zones this academic year will be the goal of Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force officers who will launch an awareness event beginning Friday. Tennessee Highway Patrol Lt. Jon Officer said troopers, city police officers and sheriff’s deputies will participate in the enforcement and awareness campaign through Friday, Aug. 13….
Is your child in the right car seat? You can find out at the BuckleUp Boro Child Safety Seat Checkpoint on Friday, July 9. The checkpoint will take place in the front parking lot of the Murfreesboro Police Department headquarters building located at 1004 N. Highland Ave. from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Nationwide, eight…
Murfreesboro Police and Fire Rescue Departments are urging residents to practice fireworks safety after part of a man’s hand was amputated while attempting to shoot a firework mortar from the sunroof of a car Wednesday, June 30. A woman in the car also suffered minor burns and injuries. The Murfreesboro man told police Rutherford County…
The La Vergne Fire Rescue Department has added a new life-saving tool to its fire apparatus – AEDs. An AED, or an automated external defibrillator, is used to help those who are experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. “We never know what type of emergency our firefighters will be called to,” says Deputy Chief Nick Matthews. “Adding…
Drivers driving at excessive speeds on Interstate 840 may expect traffic citations during Operation 40 to 40 from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. Friday from Dickson County to Wilson County. Tennessee Highway Patrol Lt. Jon Officer said state troopers, police officers and sheriff’s deputies from the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force will patrol I-840…
Mayor Bill Ketron recently proclaimed April 2021 “Safe Digging Month” in Rutherford County. The proclamation was a request of Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District, noting the need to bring awareness to the importance of contacting 811 before digging. In 2005, five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to adopt 811 as the…
Keeping school students safe will be the focus of Operation School Zone Safety Friday by the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force. Murfreesboro Police officers, Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies will patrol in Rutherford County Schools’ zones to promote safe driving when students arrive at school and leave in the afternoon….
Rutherford County Fire Rescue (RCFR) officials say an unattended candle caused a house fire Friday morning, resulting in the injury of a six-year-old child. Just before 11:30 a.m., RCFR and Almaville Fire Department responded to the home on Longview Drive. Crews were able to contain most of the fire to a bedroom area, where the…
A scenario where a teacher experienced trouble breathing tested the response by Siegel High School students, teachers and staff during an annual safety drill conducted by school resource officers Wednesday. Students and teachers wearing masks were evacuated safely outside for a few minutes while staff responded to the mock emergency. Principal Larry Creasy, assistant principals,…
The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) will join other agencies throughout the state with increased impaired-driving enforcement in hopes of saving lives this holiday season. The enforcement efforts will run from December 18, 2020, to January 1, 2021. “MPD officers will be out in force this holiday season, making sure the streets are free of impaired…