Grandmother Annie Maples lives with the pain of two sons dying and now suffers more heartache from the death of her granddaughter, Shontisha Marie Rutland. Rutland, 22, of Nashville talked to her grandmother frequently and told her earlier in the summer she was going to Murfreesboro. That was their last conversation. Her skeletal remains were…
Crashes remain the leading cause of teen deaths nationwide. That’s why Rutherford County Sheriff’s school resource officers hope to lower the rate of teen deaths through informational events this week during National Teen Driver Safety Week Oct. 18-24, said SRO Dustin Cox. “We want to raise awareness for distracted driving,” Cox said. “We are reaching…
Keeping medical information and contact emergency numbers in your vehicle can help first responders provide treatment when responding to injury crashes, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputy said. The Tennessee Yellow Dot Program gives the first responders immediate emergency medical information, especially when motorists are hurt in a crash, said Deputy Gary Herron, who is coordinating…
One person died in a tractor-trailer crash and fire on Interstate 24 about 5:45 p.m. at the 72-mile marker toward Nashville between Interstate 840 and Almaville Road. The truck hauled cattle. Deputies are corralling cattle into a field and helping with traffic. EMS paramedics are treating a patient while Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue extinguishes the…
Children can interact with law enforcement officers and public safety responders during the Trunk-or-Treat Drive Through sponsored by the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force. The free, early Halloween event will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27 on Samsonite Boulevard in Murfreesboro. Parents will drive one way from Old Salem Road…
Monsters won’t steal Halloween in Rutherford County, vows Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Erwin of the Community Services Unit. That’s why the Sheriff’s Office and Mid-Cumberland Community Action Agency are sponsoring the contact-free “Halloween 2020 Grab and Go.” The free event will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Halloween night Oct. 31 at Blackman Middle…
Four retiring Sheriff’s Office employees were recognized for their combined 77 years of service at Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office during a ceremony Wednesday. SRO Sgt. Bill West, SRO Greg King, Judicial Services Deputy Melvin Cunningham and Detention Deputy Deborah Vandygriff were honored by Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. Fitzhugh congratulated the retirees and thanked them for their…
Eagle Scout candidate Taylor Bell combined her love of dogs and law enforcement to design an obstacle course in agility for Rutherford County Sheriff’s K9s for her Eagle project. Taylor, a freshman at Rockvale High School, was one of a few girls who joined Boy Scout Troop 2019 with the goal of earning her Eagle…
No defects were found after an inspection by the Tennessee Corrections Institute staff Wednesday at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. This is the fourth time since 2017 that the Adult Detention Center passed inspection with no defects. “No defects in four years is phenomenal to me,” Fitzhugh said. The sheriff…
Family members need more information after learning their relative’s skeletal remains were found July 27 in a field off Mt. Herman Road, Rutherford County Sheriff’s detectives said. DNA testing identified the remains as Shontisha Marie Rutland of Nashville, who was supposed to be celebrating her 23rd birthday this month, said Capt. Britt Reed of the…