Crime & Safety

Florida fugitive arrested after 3-hour stand-off with Murfreesboro police

Dec 09, 2019 at 06:14 pm by Voice Wire

A man wanted on a felony warrant for probation violation out of Florida is taken into custody after a two-hour stand-off with Murfreesboro Police Department’s SWAT Team..... Read More

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4 high-level gang members convicted of racketeering acts from Clarksville to Murfreesboro

Dec 05, 2019 at 08:42 am by Voice Wire

Following a seven-week jury trial in U.S. District Court earlier this year, a federal jury convicted five members of the Gangster Disciples of multiple counts relating to a ra.... Read More

Smyrna Police make arrest in 2014 cold case

Dec 04, 2019 at 03:30 pm by Voice Wire

A Smyrna man is behind bars after being arrested for the 2014 homicide of Danny J. Wright. Enrique Dane Decourcey, 30, is facing charges of criminal homicide. On t.... Read More

An open letter to DA Jennings Jones about judicial abuse in Rutherford County

Dec 02, 2019 at 11:00 am by Tess2019 3

Stand outside the courthouse, on any day, examine the lines of people waiting for their opportunity to have their case heard. Does everyone look like a criminal? If you answe.... Read More

The STARS Service Excellence program is intended to recognize outstanding employees in Murfreesboro.

City recognizes MPD officers who made August drug bust

Nov 23, 2019 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

A team of Murfreesboro Police officers received STARS Awards Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, for "representing the City in a positive light, exhibiting the core values and 'creating.... Read More

Murfreesboro couple accused of burglarizing 19 businesses

Nov 22, 2019 at 10:03 pm by Voice Wire

A Murfreesboro man and woman have been arrested and charged with a string of commercial business burglaries that occurred over three months. Jalen Ellison, 25, was taken into.... Read More

A Murfreesboro man is accused of all four tires on an MPD SUV.

Suspect arrested for vandalizing MPD patrol vehicle

Nov 20, 2019 at 02:04 pm by Voice Wire

A Murfreesboro man is behind bars after being arrested for vandalizing a Murfreesboro Police Department patrol vehicle. Larod Everett, 47, is accused of slashing all four tir.... Read More

Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest for 2018 winner

TBI announces annual Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest for 2020

Nov 19, 2019 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is calling on all 5th graders, from across the state, to participate in 2020 National Missing Children's Day poster contest. The annual.... Read More

Rutherford Work Center Director Bill Cope donates historical document to Alcatraz East

Nov 11, 2019 at 11:11 am by Michelle Willard

Rutherford County Correctional Work Center Director Bill Cope has an interesting hobby. He collects rare books, signed art, ephemera, coffee mugs and other unique artifacts..... Read More

Week in Ketron: Kelsey Ketron is in the clink

Nov 05, 2019 at 08:37 am by Michelle Willard 1

Last time we left off with our illustrious mayor, he was in the midst of a fraud investigation into his family-owned insurance agency, fielding questions about how he spent ca.... Read More

19 Days of Activism: Child sex trafficking preys on the vulnerable

Nov 02, 2019 at 09:00 am by Child Advocacy Center

Editor’s note: This is part of a series for the 19 Days of Activism Campaign sponsored by the Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford and Cannon Counties. By Detective Andr.... Read More

Rutherford County human trafficking sting nabs 16 men

Oct 28, 2019 at 02:15 pm by Voice Wire

SMYRNA – A two-day, undercover operation by several law enforcement agencies has resulted in the arrests of 16 men accused of seeking illicit sex from minors. Over a tw.... Read More

Have you seen Prevo Clark or David Sturgis?

Oct 25, 2019 at 09:30 am by Voice Wire

On Oct. 22, Prevo Larry Clark was reported missing by a family member. The family has not heard from him since Oct. 10. Clark was released from the Rutherford County Adult De.... Read More

Seven suspects charged in national domestic violence sweep

Oct 24, 2019 at 02:00 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Seven suspects wanted for domestic assault and related crimes in Rutherford County were arrested Wednesday during a nationwide sweep, a Rutherford County Sheriff's captain sai.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police: BB gun-wielding robber nabbed

Oct 23, 2019 at 03:59 pm by Voice Wire

A man who has been robbing stores along Memorial Blvd. over the past week and a half has been arrested. Mark Longmire, Jr., 29, is accused of robbing the following businesses.... Read More

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