Crime & Safety

Four charged for 2016 shooting death of Donte Johnson

Dec 07, 2017 at 04:16 pm by Voice Wire

The Murfreesboro Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit’s ongoing investigation into the in the March 18, 2016, homicide of Donte Johnson has resulted in mu.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Suspect borrows grandmother's SUV, allegedly uses to rob cars

Dec 02, 2017 at 04:00 pm by Michelle Willard

A 21-year-old man was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 22, after his wallet was found in his grandmother's SUV. Normally that isn't a crime, but the same SUV that matched a witness's.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police release sketch of rape suspect

Nov 30, 2017 at 02:13 pm by Michelle Willard

Murfreesboro Police released this press release along with the attached sketch Thursday, Nov. 30. Press release: As part of the ongoing investigation of the aggravated.... Read More

Police Reports: Politics disrupt family's Thanksgiving

Nov 27, 2017 at 03:07 pm by Michelle Willard

At least one family's Thanksgiving dinner was disrupted by a fight over politics. A 39-year-old Murfreesboro man got into an argument with his brother after Thanksgiving dinn.... Read More

Murfreesboro, Shelbyville police bust up possible prostitution ring

Nov 22, 2017 at 05:31 pm by Michelle Willard

A joint investigation between the Murfreesboro and Shelbyville police departments resulted in three arrests and the closure of two allegedly disreputable massage parlors.... Read More

Murfreesboro man finds himself arrested after fleeing police officer

Nov 21, 2017 at 01:00 pm by Michelle Willard

A call from a concerned neighbor resulted in a brief car chase, foot race and finally arrest for one Murfreesboro man, according to an arrest report from the Murfreesboro Poli.... Read More

Abducted or ashes? Bedford County children disappear with a trace

Nov 20, 2017 at 11:35 am by Michelle Willard

In 2012, the unthinkable happened in Bedford County. A fire on Kingdom Road near Unionville destroyed a home and left a family in shambles. On the night of Sept. 23, 2012, a.... Read More

Reported sexual assault places Murfreesboro schools on lockdown

Nov 17, 2017 at 03:00 pm by Voice Wire

The Murfreesboro Police Department is asking the public for help in solving a crime. On Tuesday, Nov. 14 just before 1:00 p.m., MPD responded to a call in the area.... Read More

Murfreesboro man threatened with blackmail over explicit picture

Nov 17, 2017 at 02:35 pm by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro man was scamming ladies online when he was scammed. After sending an explicit photo to an assumed woman he met online on the website WellHello.com, a local man.... Read More

Pair arrested for reportedly using bad checks to buy cars

Nov 16, 2017 at 03:17 pm by Michelle Willard

An audacious duo was arrested in early November in Franklin for passing bad checks to buy vehicles from car lots in Rutherford, Davidson and Williamson counties. MP.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police looking for information on armed robbery

Nov 15, 2017 at 02:15 pm by Michelle Willard

The Dollar General at 532 W. Northfield Blvd. was robbed by two men, one with a gun in his pocket, around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, according to a report filed with the Murf.... Read More

Stolen gun recovered from Lyft passenger

Nov 14, 2017 at 12:29 pm by Michelle Willard

An 18-year-old man was arrested Saturday after he passed out in the backseat of a Lyft car with a stolen gun in his lap, according to reports from the Murfrees.... Read More

Gregg Hawkins was fishing with daughter when gunned down in 2015

Nov 13, 2017 at 02:51 pm by Michelle Willard

More than two years after he was killed in 2015, detectives are still searching for the people responsible for the death of William Gregory Hawkins. Hawkins was killed in wha.... Read More

Would-be robber injured when thrown from truck

Nov 08, 2017 at 11:46 am by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro couple has been charged with conspiring to use Snapchat to rob two men on Nov. 2, according to an arrest report from the Murfreesboro Police Depart.... Read More

Naked man high on drugs gets philosophical and arrested

Nov 06, 2017 at 02:48 pm by Michelle Willard

It took an off-duty Murfreesboro cop with a taser to slow down on MTSU student tripping on acid, according to police reports from MPD. MPD Officer Eric Nelson reporte.... Read More