Man suffers self-inflicted gunshot wound following attempted auto burglary and pursuit

Man suffers self-inflicted gunshot wound following attempted auto burglary and pursuit

A Murfreesboro man in an attempted auto burglary shot himself inside a stolen car after leading police on a pursuit Friday, July 9. Officers and medical personnel began treating the 19-year-old before taking him to the hospital. He is in critical but stable condition at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Officers responded to a report of an…

Missing/Wanted Person Gavin Hitchings

BOLO: Missing/Wanted Person Gavin Hitchings

18-year-old Gavin Hitchings was involved in an altercation with a resident and then stole the person’s car on July 2, 2021. He later crashed the car while fleeing from police and then attempted to carjack another vehicle. Hitchings has seven active warrants including felony theft, felony evading, felony reckless endangerment, and carjacking. On July 3,…

Dereka Conway

Woman arrested on suspicion of stealing thousands of dollars of merchandise from local businesses

Two women are seen stuffing bags full of thousands of dollars’ worth of stolen items at JCPenney at Stones River Town Centre but dropped the keys to the getaway vehicle and couldn’t leave on Saturday, June 26. Police arrested one of the shoplifters. Dereka Conway, 25, of Nashville, is charged with theft/shoplifting. Conway also had…

Smyrna Police Department searching for suspects involved in the theft of a travel trailer

Smyrna Police Department searching for suspects involved in the theft of a travel trailer

Smyrna Police Department (SPD) is asking for the public’s assistance in locating individuals involved in the theft of a travel trailer. In the early morning hours of March 22, 2021, two unidentified males broke into the EZ storage lot, located in the 1100 block of Courier Place in Smyrna, and stole a Sunset travel trailer…

Business Break Ins

Police investigating break-ins at three businesses in the Medical Center Pkwy area

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating several business break-ins that occurred on Monday, Feb. 2. Three businesses, BurgerIM, Mission BBQ, and Bad Daddy’s, along Medical Center Pkwy, were impacted. According to detectives, a concrete cinder block was used to break the front or side glass doors of the businesses to gain entry. The cinder…