Crime & Safety

Armed robber holds up Blackman Market

Jun 30, 2018 at 05:40 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Do you recognize this person? Video captured a suspect who robbed the clerk about midnight in the early hours of Saturday at Blackman Market on Blackman Road. The suspe.... Read More

Three suspects charged in shooting death of Dylan Biddle Jr.

Jun 29, 2018 at 04:44 pm by Voice Wire

Three suspects have been charged in connection with a shooting that killed one Murfreesboro man and injured another earlier this week, according to the Murfreesboro Police Dep.... Read More

One dead, one injured in shooting near MTSU campus

Jun 28, 2018 at 09:06 am by Voice Wire

A shooting Wendesday evening June 27 leaves one victim dead and a second in critical condition, according to a press release from the Murfreesboro Police Department. MPD was.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Free apple pie doesn't calm angry McDonald's customer

Jun 23, 2018 at 08:59 am by Michelle Willard

Earlier this month, a disgruntled customer carried her grudge into the McDonald's on South Church Street because their food had "made her sick years ago," according to a rep.... Read More

Georgia prisoners are trying to scam Tennessee residents

Jun 22, 2018 at 01:45 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Residents receiving calls from people posing as sheriff’s deputies asking for money should not respond with cash or green dot cards, a sheriff’s detective said Fri.... Read More

Was Marcie Smith killed by her husband?

Jun 18, 2018 at 08:24 pm by Michelle Willard

Marsilene Smith disappeared in December 2007 from Murfreesboro and police have searched the state since looking for her remains. After she was reported missing, suspicion lan.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Woman reportedly kidnapped, 'forced to smoke meth'

Jun 16, 2018 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

A 26-year-old woman showed up in the MPD lobby around 8 p.m. Friday, June 8 to report she had been kidnapped and "forced to smoke meth," according to an incident report from t.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Fight broken up by ketchup

Jun 09, 2018 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro husband saved his wife from a knife attack with ketchup, according to an MPD incident report. The victim, a 35-year-old Murfreesboro woman, was reportedly stab.... Read More

Former Linebaugh branch librarian charged with assault, attempted vehicle burglary

Jun 05, 2018 at 03:08 pm by Michelle Willard

The branch librarian for Rutherford County Library System's new technology center is no longer employed after being charged with several crimes, including.... Read More

Was Shelia Bradford killed to cover up a double murder?

Jun 04, 2018 at 11:45 am by Michelle Willard

In January 1991, a young couple was murdered and the house where the crime occurred was burned to the ground in Benton County, Tenn. Investigators spent more than a year on a.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Couple steals $70 in shrimp

Jun 02, 2018 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

A man and woman are suspected of stealing more than $70 of shrimp and hair care products from a grocery store on Old Fort Parkway, according to an incident report from Murfree.... Read More

Murfreesboro podiatrist sentenced for defrauding taxpayers of $200K

Jun 01, 2018 at 08:38 am by Voice Wire

Dr. John J. Cauthon, 51, of Murfreesboro, was sentenced Wednesday, May 30 in U.S. District Court to two years in prison for health care fraud, announced Don Cochran, U.S..... Read More