Suspect Charged With Burning $10,000 in Personal Property in Domestic Case

Suspect Charged With Burning $10,000 in Personal Property in Domestic Case

A suspect who apparently burned $10,000 worth of personal property and filed a false report was charged Friday by the Rutherford County Fire Marshal’s Office investigators. Marcus Anthony Ellis, 46, of McNair Ave. in Smyrna was charged with felony setting fire to personal property and felony filing a false report to an officer, said Fire…

Man Wanted for Theft and Vandalism at Dental Office

Man Wanted for Theft and Vandalism at Dental Office

MPD detectives are investigating three burglary cases at businesses on S. Rutherford Blvd. On Aug. 1, three-hundred dollars cash, antibiotics were stolen, and an HVAC Unit was damaged at Davis Dentistry. An industrial fan and cooler were taken from a pickup truck parked behind Express Employment. A storage building was also broken into. Detectives would…

Officials Say Juvenile Charged with Aggravated Arson and Vandalism of Lifepoint Church

Officials Say Juvenile Charged with Aggravated Arson and Vandalism of Lifepoint Church

Officials with Rutherford County Fire Rescue (RCFR) say a juvenile has been charged with aggravated arson and vandalism of LifePoint Church located at 5100 Almaville Road. RCFR and Almaville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at the church just after 9:00 p.m. Wednesday. Crews were informed that church staff located two…

RCSO Command Vehicle Suspect

Sheriff’s Office command vehicle vandalized at COVID testing site

Murfreesboro Police Department detectives are in search of the man who vandalized a Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) Incident Command vehicle and spewing profanities on the radio at a county COVID testing site on Wednesday, March 3. Officers responded to the State Farm COVID testing site, 2500 Memorial Blvd., around 8:52 p.m. after a Rutherford…

Suspects used crowbar to break into two Murfreesboro business minutes apart, stealing cash

Suspects used crowbar to break into two Murfreesboro business minutes apart, stealing cash

Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Property Crimes detectives are attempting to identify three individuals who used a yellow crowbar to pry open the front door of two businesses stealing cash on Sunday, January 24. The first burglary occurred at the Quick Stop Food Mart, 760 E. Northfield Blvd., around 3:15 a.m. The suspects stole…

Cracked speed sign

Damage to speeding signs

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…