Police Department

Child Safety Tips

1. Make sure your child learns his or her address and phone number at an early age. A second phone number of a friend or relative is also helpful.
2. Teach your child how to call 911 in case of an emergency.
3. Do not leave a child unattended while shopping, visiting with neighbors or friends, or running errands. Under no circumstances should you leave a child alone in a vehicle.
4. When home alone, children should never open the door for strangers.
5. On the telephone, your child should never let anyone know they are home alone. Discuss responses such as : "Mom/Dad is busy right now."
6. A child should never leave school or daycare with anyone except a parent or guardian. You and your child should have a password in case you send someone else to pick them up.
7. When shopping or in a crowd, children should be taught who to go to if separated from you. (Cashier, clerk, security officer, etc.) The child should never leave the store looking for you.
8. Make sure your child knows to scream and run if approached in an alarming way by anyone.
9. Your child should know to make you aware anytime he or she feels uncomfortable with anyone.
10. Get to know the Internet and the sites your child visits. Teach your child to never give out personal information online. Your child should NEVER arrange a meeting with anyone he or she meets online.
11. Make sure your child always checks with you before going anywhere with anyone. Have them inform you of where they are going, whom they are going with and when they will be home.
12. Keep a record of your child's personal and medical information on hand in case of an emergency. Always include a recent photograph.
13. Remember to teach children that police officers are their friends, and that we are there to help them.

Welcome!
from Glenn Chrisman, Murfreesboro Police Chief

Welcome to the web page for the Murfreesboro Police Department. We hope the information provided on these pages will be of assistance to you regarding the services provided by our department.

At Murfreesboro Police, we are committed to the protection of life and the prevention of crime and disorder in support of our ultimate goal of creating a better quality of life for our citizens, visitors and ourselves. To accomplish this goal, we need the help and support of all members of our community. As a community-policing department, we are interested in building partnerships with community members in order to improve our ability to solve problems, prevent crime and improve the quality of our police services.

Please feel free to contact our department at any time with questions about police services or suggestions for improvement.