Crime & Safety

U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Murfreesboro man charge with embezzling $1M+ from former job

Oct 23, 2018 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Randall Griffin, 46, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was charged Oct. 18 with mail fraud, for operating an embezzlement scheme, during which he stole more than $1 million fro.... Read More
Justin Arwood and Sarah Dalton

Murfreesboro officer injured in car chase

Oct 17, 2018 at 09:58 am by Voice Wire

A routine patrol check ended Wednesday, Oct. 17 with an officer injured and a car chase into Coffee County, according to the Murfreesboro Police Department. Around.... Read More
Tennessee Appeals Court

Convicted child rapist has to stay in jail, Tennessee Appeals Court says

Oct 12, 2018 at 07:00 am by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro man convicted of child rape must remain in jail after the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals overturned a ruling last week by Rutherford County Judge Royce Tay.... Read More
Jonathan Baxter and Dewayne Halfacre

Escaped suspects caught!

Oct 11, 2018 at 12:30 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Two fugitives who escaped Rutherford County Adult Detention Center were captured within 35 hours Thursday near Smyrna, said Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. Dewayne H.... Read More

18-year-old Murfreesboro man killed in I-24 hit-and-run

Oct 08, 2018 at 03:28 pm by Michelle Willard

Jalah Owens, 18, of Murfreesboro was killed early Saturday morning in what Metro Nashville Police are calling a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 24. MNPD has charged susp.... Read More
Antonio Taylor

Antonio Taylor's family holds out hope for answers in his 1999 disappearance

Oct 08, 2018 at 01:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Antonio Taylor's family speaks of him in the past tense now. After he disappeared, they still used the present tense but it's been nearly 20 years and they've accepted the pro.... Read More
Tina Wilson and Clifton Braunwalder

Petition asks for Parole Board to deny Tina Wilson

Oct 03, 2018 at 11:39 am by Michelle Willard 1

Only three years after she entered a guilty plea for striking and killing a Boy Scout on the side of the road, Tina Wilson has the possibility for parole. According to a Chan.... Read More
Opioid crisis

Rutherford teacher suspended after charged with conspiracy to get opioids to jail inmates

Sep 27, 2018 at 02:53 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Six people, including a Rutherford County Schools teacher, were charged with felony into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center in September, Rutherford County officials.... Read More

TBI adds Shelbyville murder suspect to Most Wanted list

Sep 26, 2018 at 08:41 pm by Voice Wire

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to its Top Ten Most Wanted List: Jesse Ray Laurin. Laurin, 32, is wanted by TBI and the Shelbyville Police Department.... Read More
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office

Rutherford Sheriff's K-9 busts 4 Siegel High students for pot

Sep 26, 2018 at 09:24 am by Voice Wire

Four Siegel High School students were cited for simple possession of marijuana after K-9s scanned lockers and vehicles parked outside the school Tuesday, the Rutherford County.... Read More

UPDATED: Juvenile posts anonymous threat against Riverdale, gets arrested

Sep 20, 2018 at 07:29 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

No weapons have been found at Riverdale High School and the school is not on lockdown Friday, Rutherford County Sheriff’s supervisors said. Extra School Resource Office.... Read More

Murfreesboro man charged as 'serial bank robber'

Sep 20, 2018 at 02:22 pm by Voice Wire

With no mention of what kind of hat he was wearing, U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee announced a 24-year-old Murfreesboro man has been indic.... Read More