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Posted on: November 15, 2023

Two men arrested for ATM robbery; warrants issued for third man

Johnson Smith ATM Robbery (1)

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (November 15, 2023) Two men have been arrested and warrants issued for a third for the robbery of an ATM outside a Murfreesboro bank on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

Ryan Smith, 25, and Demond Johnson, Jr., 18, both of Houston, Texas, ar...

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Posted on: November 3, 2023

Exchange Club names Colby Reed ‘Officer of the Year’

SID Patch

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (November 3, 2023) – Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Special Operations Division Detective Colby Reed has been named, ‘Officer of the Year,’ by the Exchange Club of Rutherford County.

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Posted on: October 29, 2023

UPDATE: Driver arrested in fiery crash; speeding contributed to crash

charles Smith mug shot

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (November 16, 2023) A driver who caused a five-car chain reaction crash on Saturday, Oct. 28, where one car caught fire trapping a driver has been arrested.  Charles Smith, 45, was arrested by Rutherford County She...

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Posted on: October 24, 2023

Reported bomb attached to car turns out to be a dent protector

Car

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (October 24, 2023) A man who attached a make-shift rubber bumper to his car doors with wires and duct tape to prevent dents led to a massive federal, state, and local response for a bomb threat that turned out to b...

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Posted on: October 17, 2023

Driver pleads guilty in 2022 crash that killed 11-year-old child

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Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed 11-year-old child

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.  (October 17, 2023) A driver has pleaded guilty in the May 2022 crash on Lascassas Pike that killed an 11-year-old Providence Christian Academy student, inj...

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Posted on: October 16, 2023

Police seek other possible victims after man was arrested for exposing himself to a teen

Nic Woodley

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (October 16, 2023) Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Patrol Division officers arrest a man for exposing himself to a teenager at Target over the weekend.  Police believe there may be other possible vict...

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Posted on: October 13, 2023

Murfreesboro PD searching for shooters who shot and kill one man, and injuring another

Cason Lane Homicide

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (October 13, 2023) Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Criminal Investigations Division detectives are trying to determine if robbery was the motive behind a shooting that left one man dead and another one serious...

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Posted on: October 5, 2023

Murfreesboro PD issues theft warning for Hyundai and Kia owners

CRIME ALERT GFX

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (October 5, 2023) Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Criminal Investigations Division detectives have issued a warning to Kia and Hyundai owners to be on high alert after a viral TikTok trend has resulted in a si...

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Posted on: September 18, 2023

Murfreesboro police promotes new lieutenant and sergeant

HENDERSON AND MARTIN

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (September 18, 2023) Murfreesboro Police Department Chief of Police Michael Bowen promotes Katrina Henderson to the rank of lieutenant and Josh Martin to the rank of sergeant.

Lieutenant Henderson started her career with MPD...

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Posted on: August 31, 2023

Standoff with armed gunman ends peacefully

sTANDOFF 2

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (August 31, 2023) A three-and-a-half-hour standoff with a barricaded man with a gun ends peacefully after Special Operations Unit (SOU) used several de-escalation tactics.

 

Michael Thibodeau, 33, was taken into cust...

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Posted on: August 31, 2023

NEW: Pedestrian hit and killed by driver on S. Church Street identified

Fatal Pedestrian Accident

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (September 6, 2023) The pedestrian struck and killed by a pickup truck on Aug. 31 has been identified as 54-year-old Troy Chaffin of Rockvale.
The preliminary investigation revealed Chaffin was walking inbound in the outboun...
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Posted on: August 8, 2023

MPD Captain graduates from F.B.I. National Academy

Gensemer

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (August 08, 2023) Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Captain Cary Gensemer is a graduate of the 285th session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) National Academy. 

The graduation took place at the F.B...

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Posted on: August 7, 2023

MPD Deputy Chief, two Captains complete National Senior Management Institute for Police

SMIP Graduation

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (August 7, 2023) Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Deputy Chief Steve Jarrell and Captains Don Fanning and Bryan Anderson recently graduated from the Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) Program at Boston Univer...

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Posted on: August 4, 2023

Convicted felon arrested for robbing Murfreesboro bank

First Horizon Bank Robbery

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (August 4, 2023) A convicted felon is arrested in East Tennessee two-weeks after being accused of robbing a Murfreesboro bank.

Benjamin Monroe Collins, 61, was taken into custody in Morristown by the Morristown Police Depart...

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Posted on: July 17, 2023

Longtime detective retires from Murfreesboro police

Richard Presley

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (July 17, 2023) Detective Richard Presley is retiring from the Murfreesboro Police Department after dedicating 24 years of service to the department.

 

Presley began his employment with MPD in July 1999, as ...

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Posted on: July 13, 2023

Man accused of raping women while they were unconscious; police seeking to identify other victims

Immanuel Webb

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (July 13, 2023) An investigation is underway by the Murfreesboro Police Department Special Victims Unit (SVU) hoping to identify several women who were allegedly raped by a Murfreesboro man while they were...

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Posted on: February 16, 2023

Police investigating Wednesday night homicide, suspect arrested in Kentucky

Hamilton_Shaleem Courtesy Whitley Co Kentucky Jail

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (February 16, 2023) – Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Violent Crimes Unit detectives are investigating the shooting death of a woman allegedly by her boyfriend on Wednesday, Feb. 15.  The boyfriend was ...

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Posted on: February 14, 2023

Police arrest a man for allegedly stabbing roommate to death; victim identified

Malik Smith

Fatal stabbing victim identified

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (February 15, 2023) – The victim in Monday night’s stabbing on Ransom Dr. has been identified as 31-year-old Phillip Maddox, Jr.

The motive behind the stabbing death remains u...

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Posted on: February 3, 2023

Murfreesboro police add two more mental health co-responders after first year success

Mental Health Co-Responders

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (February 3, 2023) – The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) has added two additional mental health co-responders bringing the total number to three. 

Kevyn Wilson and Sydnee Kucenski-Land ...

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Posted on: December 1, 2022

Police announce takedown of man in multi-state theft of electronic handheld scanners

Scanners

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (December 1, 2022) An electronic handheld scanner theft investigation by Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Property Crimes Division detectives is instrumental in arresting man who has ...

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Posted on: October 31, 2022

Residents can report speeding, traffic concerns online to Murfreesboro Police

Report A Traffic Complaint Graphic (2)

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (October 31, 2022) Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) launched a new webpage that assists residents in reporting reoccurring traffic issues such as speeding, failing to stop at stop signs or red lights, ...

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Posted on: August 5, 2020

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