Body of man found in wooded area ruled homicide, suspect arrested

Murfreesboro, Tenn. – The death of a man whose body was found in a wooded area on Robert Rose Drive Friday, May 15, has been ruled a homicide.  An arrest has also been made in the case.

Robert “Stump” Jenkins, 40, is ...

Victim identified in weekend fatal shooting

Police have identified the victim in a deadly weekend shooting on E. Northfield Blvd. as Thomas “Tommy” Holland, 46, of Murfreesboro.

Holland was shot multiple times behind his duplex Sunday morning, May 17.

The preliminary investigation...

MPD Peace Officers Memorial Service to honor fallen goes virtual

The annual Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Peace Officers Memorial ceremony in honor of fallen officers, will air on various broadcast and social media platforms, at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14.  In past years, the ceremony has taken place a...

K-9 helps lead officers to a teenager who robbed woman at ATM, another suspect on the run

A Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) K-9 was able to lead a track to a teenager who is accused of robbing two women at gunpoint as one withdrew money from an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) on Saturday, May 9.  Another suspect remains on the run...

Police investigating woman’s death after body found outside apartment complex

The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) is working a death investigation at the Chariot Pointe Apartments after a woman was found dead Tuesday morning, May 12.  Detectives are trying to determine how she died.

MPD officers were dispatched to the ...

Bomb squad renders discarded pressure cooker in front of elementary school safe

A pressure cooker was found at the entrance of Cason Lane Academy which caused a scare Friday afternoon, May 8.

The pressure cooker was discovered on the sidewalk on Cason Lane by the staff at school just before 1:00 p.m., and they immediately notified pol...