Cpl. Ray Cobb retires after 36 years at the Adult Detention Center Cpl. Ray Cobb got tired of driving to his state prison job in Nashville 36 years ago so he took a turn working at the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s Adult Detention Center. Now, he’s retiring with almost 40 years working as a corrections…
Detective Lt. Tony Hall of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office was one of 257 law enforcement officers who graduated from the FBI National Academy in December. Internationally known for its academic excellence, the National Academy offers 11 weeks of advanced communication, leadership, and fitness training. Participants must have proven records as professionals within their agencies…
Care for special needs children and underserved children earned Sheriff’s SRO Sgt. Dustin Cox the Jerry Anderson Hero Award Saturday from the NAACP-Murfreesboro Branch. He received the award during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration at MTSU. As a school resource officer, Cox has spearheaded the SRO Division’s mission to serve Rutherford County Schools’…
To celebrate Law Enforcement Day yesterday, United Communications delivered 400 cookies to 20 local law enforcement agencies in Middle Tennessee. In Rutherford County, United employee Liz Pitmon and Joe Marchesoni visited:
U.S. District Courts DO NOT ask people to pay bond payments at a BitCoin kiosk. A scammer sent this document and called a resident’s cell phone sounding very convincing in trying to trick the resident into paying a bond. But the resident had the good sense to hang up instead of losing his money to…
Six deputies received traffic safety awards for the Middle Region of the Tennessee Highway Safety Office during a lunch Tuesday in Bell Buckle. Field Training Officer Deputy Michael Bennett received the Beyond the Traffic Stop Award for a stop of a 15-year-old driver leading to the recovery of stolen handguns from a gun store in…
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Keith Lowery earned his Emergency Number Professional Certification from the National Emergency Number Association. ENP Certification establishes the benchmarks of performance to signify broad-based competence in the field. Earning the certification: Demonstrates mastery of the comprehensive knowledge base required for emergency number program management. Helps raise industry standards and increase…
Twenty-three Re-Entry Program participants at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center received a 10-hour OSHA training provided by the Tennessee College of Applied Technology and earned Department of Labor-issued cards proving they are trained in work-place safety. The Re-Entry program, a subsection of the Rutherford County Recovery Courts, partners with organizations such as TCAT to…
Four Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies earned awards for removing intoxicated and impaired drivers off the roadways in 2023. Mothers Against Drunk Driving presented the awards to Middle Tennessee law enforcement officers during their annual awards recognition ceremony Friday. Cpl. Zack Williams, Deputy Michael Bennett, Deputy Steve Hill and Deputy Tyler Marks received the awards from…
Jennie Griffin learned about Hurricane Helene devastation on East Tennessee residents from her son, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Tyler Griffin who is helping with recovery efforts. Jennie Griffin, who is an instructional coach at Rockvale Elementary School, felt compelled to act. “I felt our community and school could do something to partner with THP to…