Crime & Safety

Tennessee Appeals Court

Unlicensed daycare owner's appeals denied in conviction for death of 4-month-old

Nov 20, 2018 at 08:00 am by Michelle Willard

One of the most heart-wrenching trials I covered while at the Daily News Journal was the felony murder and child abuse trial of a Murfreesboro daycare operator, who was convic.... Read More
Health Care Fraud

Rutherford IDB member, dentist Nate Schott indicted for federal health care fraud

Nov 19, 2018 at 12:03 pm by Michelle Willard

Murfreesboro dentist Dr. Richard "Nate" Schott, 51, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Kendra L. Glenn, 43, of Hartwell, Georgia, and formerly of Murfreesboro, are fac.... Read More
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

Fitzhugh fires another deputy

Nov 14, 2018 at 10:59 am by Lisa Marchesoni

A Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputy was terminated Tuesday, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. Deputy Billy Spray was terminated “based on multiple violations of the st.... Read More
Rutherford County Fire-Rescue

Murfreesboro woman charged with arson of Sulphur Springs Road home

Nov 13, 2018 at 03:45 pm by Voice Wire

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, according to a pre.... Read More
Dustin Keener

Murfreesboro man arrested after confessing to causing hazardous oil spill

Nov 13, 2018 at 01:49 pm by Voice Wire

At approximately 2:10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue responded to a hazardous oil spill from Volunteer Oil Services located at 129 Cannon Avenue between West.... Read More
Murfreesboro Police Department

Police: Murfreesboro man killed in car wreck; father arrested for DUI, vehicular homicide

Nov 05, 2018 at 04:12 pm by Voice Wire

A 33-year-old Murfreesboro man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday evening, Nov. 3 in a van driven by his father. Bryan Frederich Downing Jr., 33, of Murfrees.... Read More
Terry Sullivan

Did Terry Sullivan's wife have him killed for life insurance?

Nov 05, 2018 at 11:00 am by Michelle Willard

After the shooting death of Terry Sullivan in 2009, the mystery surrounding it became one of White County's most high-profile investigations and notorious cold cases.... Read More

Second Friday shooting sends man to hospital

Nov 02, 2018 at 11:15 pm by Voice Wire

Murfreesboro Police Officers have responded to the emergency department of St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital to investigate an adult victim with a gunshot wound.  The victim.... Read More
Shooting

Police on scene of shooting at Broad Street barbershop

Nov 02, 2018 at 02:43 pm by Michelle Willard

The Murfreesboro Police Department is currently working a shooting situation at 810 N. W. Broad St at Eclipse Barbershop.  "There is one male adult victim who is current.... Read More
Rutherford County CrimeStoppers

Know who stole this vehicle? CrimeStoppers will give you $3K

Oct 31, 2018 at 08:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

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 Dete.... Read More
Fermin Viveros Leon

Bomb threat shuts down South Church Street Tuesday morning

Oct 30, 2018 at 12:50 pm by Michelle Willard

Traffic was snarled Tuesday morning, Oct. 30 on South Church Street in Murfreesboro as Murfreesboro Police officers investigated a truck for containing a possible explos.... Read More
Elsa Crafford

Police: Murfreesboro woman offers man massage, stabs him instead

Oct 30, 2018 at 11:25 am by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro woman was arrested Monday afternoon, Oct. 29 after stabbing an acquantence in the neck, according to an arrest report from the Murfreesboro Police Department..... Read More