Crime & Safety

Rutherford County Environmental Court convenes June 6

May 30, 2018 at 02:23 pm by Voice Wire

Rutherford County will hold its first session of Environmental Court on June 6 at the new Rutherford County Judicial Center. A division of General Sessions Court,.... Read More

Domestic-related murder-suicide suspected in Walter Hill shooting

May 28, 2018 at 07:42 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Three family members were killed and husband took his own life Monday, the second domestic-related murder-suicide in 12 days in Rutherford County, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh..... Read More
Bobby Smelcer

Bobby Smelcer's skull was found in Duck River

May 28, 2018 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

Bobby Smelcer disappeared from his home on Nov. 21, 2010. He wasn't found until April 2012 when a human skull was found in the Duck River and determined to be his. The skull.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: 'Pipe bomb' found in park

May 26, 2018 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

On Monday, May 21, a possible bomb at Walter Hill Park on Lebanon Road was reported to the Murfreesboro Police Department. Officers arrived and spoke with first responders fr.... Read More

Murfreesboro records third murder in past week

May 20, 2018 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

The suspect in the death of a 45-year-old Murfreesboro man was quickly apprehended Saturday afternoon, May 19, according to a news release from the Murfreesboro Pol.... Read More

Sheriff: 2 dead after Wednesday night shooting

May 17, 2018 at 06:13 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Two people died in a shooting late Wednesday at their home off state Route 96 West (Franklin Highway), said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. Responding deputies heard shots fired when.... Read More

TBI finds no murders at Tennessee schools from 2015-2017

May 17, 2018 at 01:00 pm by Voice Wire

The good news is there weren't any murders at Tennessee schools from 2015-2017. The bad news is reports of "involuntary servitude" were up 220 percent, according to TBI's annu.... Read More
Brandon Robichaud

Murfreesboro man charged with first-degree murder in death of girlfriend

May 16, 2018 at 02:26 pm by Michelle Willard

A 37-year-old woman was reportedly shot dead by her boyfriend Tuesday night in Murfreesboro, according to a statement from police. Brandon Robichaud, 27, of Old Fo.... Read More
McCormick Trucking

Murfreesboro trucking company fined $750K for overbilling the Post Office

May 16, 2018 at 10:30 am by Voice Wire

Tracie McCormick, Inc., doing business as McCormick Trucking, based in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle contract and common law allegations of double.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Jogger jumps into moving vehicle to escape beer-flinging men

May 12, 2018 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

  A 50-year-old Murfreesboro man was accosted by two drunk men Saturday, May 5 on the Square, according to an incident report. The man was innocently jogging down Walnu.... Read More
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Debbi Domingo-McMullen

Golden State Killer connections give perspective to CrimeCon 2018

May 09, 2018 at 09:00 am by Michelle Willard

Debbi Domingo-McMullen just added the hyphen to her last name but it wasn't because she had gotten married. It was because the man who allegedly killed her mother was finally.... Read More

Car chase ends near Central Magnet, MPD nabs shooting suspect

May 08, 2018 at 07:55 pm by Voice Wire

The search for the suspect in the shooting last week of a Murfreesboro man ended Tuesday with a car chase in downtown Murfreesboro, according to a press release from the Murfr.... Read More