Three people indicted for the fentanyl overdose death of a Murfreesboro man and other related charges

Dec 09, 2021 at 11:39 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A Rutherford County Grand Jury has indicted two men and a woman for murder and other fentanyl related charges surrounding the April 2021 dea.... Read More
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MPD Arrested Pinnacle Bank Robbery Suspect In 9-Minutes

Dec 07, 2021 at 10:43 am by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  There was a strong-arm robbery at Pinnacle Bank Monday morning (12/6/2021). In less than 9-minutes, Murfreesboro Police had a suspect in custody.&nbs.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Investigating Credit Card Fraud

Dec 07, 2021 at 07:15 am by WGNS

UPDATE: The Murfreesboro Police Department now knows the names of those involved in the fraud case that unfolded on November 27th (below). According to Public Information Offi.... Read More

Four residents escape injury after home riddled with bullets, police searching for shooter(s)

Dec 06, 2021 at 07:46 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Detectives with the Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) are searching for the person or persons who riddled a house with bullets early Mond.... Read More

Scam Phone Calls Target Rutherford County Residents and Claim to be a Sheriff's Sargent Threatening an Arrest

Dec 06, 2021 at 10:25 am by WGNS

A scam is hitting several local residents throughout Rutherford County, which is why the Sheriff’s Office is making sure everyone knows about the phone call they may rec.... Read More

UPDATE: February Murder on Eweing Blvd.

Dec 03, 2021 at 12:06 pm by WGNS

WGNS has an update on a shooting that left one dead in Murfreesboro earlier this year  Ewing Blvd. With the details, here is Rutherford County District Attorney Jenn.... Read More

Man arrested after admitting to drinking and firing shots at dumpster, sending people scattering for safety

Nov 30, 2021 at 11:42 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The manager of a local tire store is arrested for reportedly firing his handgun at a dumpster behind the business, sending several people running an.... Read More

UPDATE: Two businesses broken into after burglar smashes glass door; police searching for burglar

Nov 29, 2021 at 05:09 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Police investigators continue their search for the individual who shattered a glass door and broke into two businesses, stealing sev.... Read More

4-Men from Woodbury, Nashville and Goodlettsville Arrested in Undercover Human Trafficking Operation

Nov 22, 2021 at 07:24 am by WGNS

In nearby Nashville, four men from Woodbury, Nashville and Goodlettsville, TN have been arrested and charged with “Felony Promoting Prostitution.” The arrests occu.... Read More

Police Need Help with Shoplifting Case

Nov 18, 2021 at 11:07 am by WGNS

In Murfreesboro, Detectives need assistance identifying the individual wanted for questioning in a theft/shoplifting case.On October 22nd, more than $1,000 in power tools and.... Read More

Human Trafficking Operation ends with Multiple Arrests

Nov 17, 2021 at 09:00 am by WGNS

A two-day undercover operation by special agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit, Chattanooga Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and Tennessee Human Traf.... Read More

Suspect in Road Rage Incident Allegedly Driving a Stolen Jeep Wrangler

Nov 10, 2021 at 12:30 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, Tenn. - Murfreesboro Police investigated what was described as a road rage incident that occurred on October 30, 2021 and closed the case with theft charges bein.... Read More

UPDATE: Shooting at Local Apartment Complex Leaves Female Victim in Critical But Stable Condition

Nov 09, 2021 at 11:25 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – WGNS has more news on a shooting that took place this past Saturday evening (Nov. 6, 2021).  Evidently, someone opened fire as a woman was lea.... Read More

Sex Trafficking Arrest - Teen Located at Antioch Motel

Nov 08, 2021 at 07:45 am by WGNS

In Antioch, Special Victims detectives charged 30-year-old Shawnveccheo Swain with trafficking an 18-year-old Nashville high school student for sex. The investigation began a.... Read More

Local Bank Fraud Case with Ties in Illinois and Minnesota

Nov 03, 2021 at 12:18 pm by WGNS

Detectives need assistance identifying a woman wanted for questioning in a bank fraud case.A Murfreesboro resident filed two police reports with MPD about multiple fraudulent.... Read More

Rodney Garrett Charged With "Attempted Criminal Homicide"

Nov 02, 2021 at 07:35 am by WGNS

(SMYRNA, TN)  Smyrna Police Department requests the public’s assistance in locating Rodney Garrett. Police report that shortly after midnight early Monday mor.... Read More

$25,000+ Theft with Stolen Credit Card in Murfreesboro, TN

Nov 01, 2021 at 02:25 pm by WGNS

Over $25-thousand in illegal credit card purchases were made at a store in Murfreesboro and now detectives are trying to track down the subject who used the card. The purcha.... Read More

Subject arrested in Middle Tennessee and charged with trafficking for a commercial sex act

Nov 01, 2021 at 07:24 am by WGNS

Acting on information from the FBI, Metro Nashville Police Special Victims detectives arrested Charles E. Woods for allegedly trafficking two underage girls who ran away from.... Read More

TBI Makes Drug Arrests in Murfreesboro in Ongoing Case

Oct 28, 2021 at 12:43 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO – Two Murfreesboro residents face various drug-related and firearms charges as the result of an ongoing drug investigation by special agents with the T.... Read More

Appeal Denied in a 2016 Murder at Vie Apartments in Murfreesboro

Oct 27, 2021 at 10:12 am by WGNS

A Humbolt, Tennessee man who was convicted for a murder that occurred in Murfreesboro 5-years ago has appealed his conviction.   In 2016, Cassius Dominique Ivory and.... Read More