Sheriff’s Detective Amanda McPherson earned the Rutherford County Sheriff’s “Officer of the Year” award from the Exchange Club of Rutherford County Wednesday. McPherson has become an integral part of the Criminal Investigations Division since joining in 2020. She has worked on numerous domestic violence cases, multiple types of crimes against children and violent crimes. McPherson…
Three Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies earned awards Wednesday from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office’s Middle Tennessee Region. Cpl. Zachary Williams received the Deputy of the Year award, Cpl. William Travis earned the Seat Belt Award and Deputy Shaun Matthews received the Speed Enforcement Award. The awards were presented during the THSO’s annual holiday awards lunch,…
Homeless and less fortunate children in Rutherford County schools may enjoy a merrier Christmas by choosing gifts during the annual Shop with the Sheriff event. Sheriff’s School Resource Officers will ask Toot’s customers to donate to the homeless children during a fund raising event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the…
Mother Peggy Loughren and her daughter, Luann Fox, team up to prepare stuffed animals and gift bags for the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s Kids in Desperate Situations program. Deputies give children the gift bags to comfort them when they are involved in car crashes or other stressful events. This is the second year Loughren and…
Inspiration from a narcotics detective who died in a motorcycle crash invigorated fellow Rutherford County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit detectives to work harder in his memory. Detective Jake Beu excelled in his duties at the Sheriff’s Office and challenged co-workers to perform better in their jobs before his death in May. Capt. Todd Sparks of the…
Redstone Federal Credit Union honored the Murfreesboro community’s first responders with a special meal and appreciation gift on Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 11am to 2pm, at its 2404 Medical Center Parkway office. Jonathan Kirby, Redstone’s Vice President of Security and Investigations, said the annual luncheon is one of Redstone’s favorite events and shows appreciation for…
Engaging the community through partnerships with faith-based organizations is the goal of the 3rd Annual Faith & Blue Weekend celebration in Murfreesboro. This year’s event is co-sponsored by the Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department (RCSO). MPD and RCSO are holding a Faith & Blue Community event on Friday, Oct. 6…
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Sgt. Shawn Jones graduated from Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety. Jones, who is a school resource officers’ supervisor, completed the 10-week School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University. This program, which was implemented by the Center for Public Safety in 1983, has graduated over 21,000 students both nationally and…
Dan Goodwin dreamed of being a narcotics detective like Sonny Crockett from the “Miami Vice” TV show while attending high school in Woodbury. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he worked as a journalist. Then he pursued his dream of becoming a law enforcement officer by joining the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office as a…
Parents of an infant who suffered severe burns on Christmas Eve 2021 entered pleas to aggravated child abuse, neglect and endangerment last month. Parents Demarcus Arinez Blackmon, 28, of Joe Brown Road near Murfreesboro and Whitnee Peters, 28, of Nashville, were indicted after an investigation by Rutherford County Sheriff’s Detective Jesse Gammel. Gammel was called…