A senior citizen escaped injury when a woman she gave a ride to threatened to kill her and carjacked her vehicle Monday on Central Valley Road, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. The 71-year-old senior citizen was not injured but flagged down another driver who contacted the sheriff’s office, said Detective Brian Gonzales. She was…
A Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective earned an outstanding achievement award from the Tennessee Narcotic Officers Association Saturday. Detective R.L. “Fuzzy” Williams received the award in recognition of this “dedication and unwavering commitment in the performance of your duties as a narcotics investigator in 2020.” Williams was part of multiple international and local investigations and participated…
Three men teamed up to save an unconscious driver’s life inside a running vehicle Tuesday near the Dollar General store on Epps Mill Road in Christiana, sheriff’s deputies said. An unidentified farmer used his truck to stop the driver’s vehicle from moving into the street. Sgt. Dan Goodwin reported Deputy Gregg Speck and recently retired…
An in-home health care worker was indicted for stealing approximately $457,000 from two Rutherford County patients and a church, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said Monday. Suspect Vicky Lynn Wiseman, 43, of Arnold Drive in Murfreesboro, was indicted on charges of theft over $250,000, forgery over $250,000 and identity theft on one victim; theft over…
Teams of law enforcement officers issued 230 citations to drivers during “Operation Move Over/Hazardous Moving Rutherford” as part of National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week Nov. 9-15. Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers, Murfreesboro Police, Smyrna Police and Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies concentrated on the Move Over law and the Hands-Free driving law as part of the…
Expect slower traffic when teams of officers emphasize enforcement of the “Move Over” law, distracted driving and hazardous driving Friday on Interstate 24 and U.S. Highway 41/70 South in Murfreesboro and Smyrna. Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and sheriff’s deputies will concentrate on driving violations from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. from Joe B. Jackson Parkway…
Three awareness checkpoints will be held Friday to combat the rising number of traffic deaths this year in Rutherford County, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s sergeant said. Forty people lost their lives in traffic crashes this year as compared with 23 at this time last year, said Sgt. Michael Rodgers. “The holiday season is notoriously rough…
One Rutherford County Schools’ student and one driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a school bus crash Wednesday on U.S. Highway 41/70 (John Bragg Highway), Rutherford County authorities said. Emergency Medical Services paramedics evaluated the four students on the bus and transported the driver of a car to St. Thomas Rutherford. Rutherford County Schools’ spokesman James…
Vandals damaged a Sheriff’s Office sign designed to slow down motorists on Midland-Fosterville Road recently, said Sgt. Michael Rodgers. Heavy damage was sustained to three different areas of the sign displaying the speed and the solar panel when located between U.S. Highway 231 South (Shelbyville Highway) and Midland Road. “More than likely, it will not…
Sheriff’s Detective Ty Downing was selected the Officer of the Year for the Exchange Club of Murfreesboro. Downing received the award during the Exchange Club meeting Wednesday. Detective Downing is a seasoned investigator who has solved several murder cases. He was assigned as the lead investigator for the murder of Erick Bixler, 45, of Asbury…