Hazel Bowers giggled like a little girl when she received a Christmas stocking and presents delivered by Coordinator E.T. Guice of the Senior Citizens Awareness Network sponsored by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. “What’s that?” she asked as she gazed into the bags of gifts. Guice described Bowers as being overjoyed at her Christmas surprise….
Five students waiting for school buses lost their lives when struck by drivers in one week this fall in the U.S. Those tragic deaths prompted Rutherford County Sheriff’s patrol deputies and school resource officers to develop Operation Bus Stop, an educational and enforcement program to promote school bus safety from Dec. 10-14. Their goal is…
Capt. Chris Fly of the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center graduated from the 29th National Jail Leadership Command Academy. Jail administrators learn to develop leadership skills to use within jails during the week class. “One of the most interesting things I learned was working with the various generations who make up the current work force,”…
Senior citizens who live alone may not receive Christmas presents. That’s why the sheriff’s Detention deputies are collecting gifts for 85 senior members of the Sheriff’s Senior Citizens Awareness Network, said Deputy Lydia Saunders, the detention community organizer. “I feel like this is a good way to give back,” Saunders said. Seniors need new full-size…
Three volunteers were selected to serve as chaplains for Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office employees, Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh said Wednesday. Freddy Dulaney, Dr. Victor Poletajev and Ivan Duggin will participate in a much needed chaplaincy program, the sheriff said. “I think it will be beneficial for our officers to talk to a chaplain, given some of…
An investigation by both RCFD and RCSO Investigators into the cause of a March 27th house fire has resulted in the arrest of Judith Johnson of Murfreesboro. Mrs. Johnson has been charged with arson and booked into the Rutherford County jail, being held on a $25,000 bond. The suspicious fire took place around 3:15 am,…
Rewards up to $3,000 are being offered for a 2017 XP1000 Polaris Razor stolen between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. from a Leanna Road home near Murfreesboro, said Sheriff’s Detective Kyle Norrod. Thieves may have driven the utility task vehicle from the home, he said. The owner is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading…
At approximately 2:40 AM this morning Murfreesboro Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at 2029 S. Church Street and made contact with a female who reported being assaulted by a male who had left the scene in a Ford pick-up truck. She reported the subject may have weapons and a possible explosive device…
Information is needed about the vandals who destroyed the sod and grass early Tuesday at Rock Springs Middle School at 3301 Rock Springs Road in Smyrna, a school resource officer said. Baseball coach Keith Stephenson reported the baseball field was vandalized Tuesday, said SRO Ben Baldwin. Video showed a driver drove around the gate at…
Dispose of your unused prescription medications safely by dropping the drugs off from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Sheriff’s Office in Murfreesboro or TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna. The Sheriff’s Office will partner with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration during the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to get…