UPDATE: Tarek Mentouri Arrested on Sex Crimes Indictment

May 16, 2021 at 07:13 pm by WGNS

UPDATE: Special Victims Division detectives today arrested Tarek Mentouri, 33, on a grand jury indictment charging him with eight counts of sexual battery, five counts of assa.... Read More

Former Police Officer Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

May 14, 2021 at 07:15 am by WGNS

WILSON COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Technical Services Unit of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a for.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Need Help Identifying Shoplifting Suspects

May 13, 2021 at 11:15 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro Detectives need assistance identifying the two men who allegedly stole two Husqvarna blowers from the Old Fort Pkwy Lowe's store. The theft was reported on Februa.... Read More

Three Murfreesboro Men Indicted following Violent Crime Spree Last Summer

May 11, 2021 at 07:38 am by WGNS

Some of the allegations surrounding a violent crime spree last summer included robberies, carjackings, kidnappings and firearms violations, according to the U.S. Dep.... Read More

SHERIFF'S OFFICE: Man Charged with Rape, Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and More in Rutherford County

May 10, 2021 at 07:48 am by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  Fifty-three charges of sexual crimes involving girls between the ages of 11 and 14 were filed against a Murfreesboro man this past Friday (5/7/2021)..... Read More

CITATIONS: Motorist Without Car Insurance and More in Murfreesboro

Apr 27, 2021 at 10:15 am by WGNS

WGNS has more news from the Murfreesboro Police Department on a recent operation that focused on distracted drivers.In Operation Bluetooth, police wrote a total of 228 citatio.... Read More

Teen arrested in Murfreesboro following drive-by shooting and chase

Apr 23, 2021 at 10:55 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A 16-year-old male has been arrested a day after a drive-by shooting with one of the bullets hitting only inches away from a 1-year-old baby i.... Read More

UPDATE: Accused Peeping Tom in Tanning Salon Case Arrested

Apr 15, 2021 at 11:41 am by WGNS

NASHVILLE: South Precinct officers Tuesday night arrested George A. Powell, 37, who is accused of invading a woman’s privacy by being a Peeping Tom inside a South Nashvi.... Read More

NASHVILLE: Investigation Continuing into Man Arrested for Kidnapping a 9-Year-Old Girl After Unlawfully Entering Her Apartment

Apr 13, 2021 at 07:18 am by WGNS

In Nashville, Youth Services detectives continue to investigate Saturday evening’s especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated burglary case. Metro Police say t.... Read More

19-Year-old Arrested in Connection to a 2020 Murder Case

Apr 05, 2021 at 02:00 pm by WGNS

The investigation of a murder that took place on October 24th in 2020 has come to a close with an arrest being made last month.Last year, Blake Bolton was shot twice at the in.... Read More

Smithville, TN Man Arrested - Charged with Rape of a Child

Apr 02, 2021 at 08:33 am by WGNS

DEKALB COUNTY – About thirty minutes from Murfreesboro in DeKalb County, an investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in th.... Read More

Alleged Drug Distribution and Organized Crime leads to 37-Indictments, 4-From Rutherford County

Apr 01, 2021 at 11:30 am by WGNS

Four Rutherford County residents are tied to a federal indictment that was unsealed this past Friday.According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the indictment charged 27 ind.... Read More

Two Arrested and 28-Pounds of Meth off the streets of Middle Tennessee

Mar 26, 2021 at 01:45 pm by WGNS

As the result of an ongoing drug investigation, Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested two people Thursday.... Read More

Man Facing "Trafficking of Sexual Servitude" Charge in Murfreesboro

Mar 25, 2021 at 03:17 pm by WGNS

A man from Greeneville, Mississippi will soon face the courts in Rutherford County for human trafficking charges.On September 28, 2020, Gerald Bell was arrested after a warran.... Read More

Meth Charges Filed after brief Pursuit in Neighboring Cannon County

Mar 24, 2021 at 11:17 am by WGNS

A recent arrest in nearby Cannon County resulted in possession of meth charges. It all started when a Cannon County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle that was.... Read More

Six Persons Indicted on 126 Criminal Counts for Robbing Nashville Latino Families Over a Period of Years

Mar 22, 2021 at 10:44 am by WGNS

A six-person robbery crew linked to 150 holdups of primarily Latino families throughout Nashville between 2017 and 2019 has been indicted by the Davidson County Grand Jury on.... Read More

Markeace Perkins Charged 1st Degree Murder, 2nd Suspect On The Run

Mar 14, 2021 at 08:13 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO) Here's an UPDATE on the Friday (3/13/2021) night shooting on Sevier and University Streets. 25-year old Markeace Perkins has been booked on first degree murder.... Read More

UPDATE: One Dead in Friday Night Shooting in Murfreesboro

Mar 13, 2021 at 08:57 am by WGNS

The Murfreesboro Police Department continues to investigate a shooting that took place on Friday night.The shooting took place on Sevier St. at University.... Read More

UPDATE: Teen Shot at Baymont Inn & Suites has Died - Charges Upgraded Against Suspect

Mar 11, 2021 at 07:53 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – WGNS has more news on the teenager who was shot while inside a room at Baymont Inn & Suites on Armory Drive in Murfreesboro. Police have now co.... Read More

Quick Thinking Officers, Fire Fighters Save (Now Hospitalized) Pursuit Suspect

Mar 10, 2021 at 11:45 am by WGNS

(La Vergne, Tenn.) One man is alive Wednesday morning, thanks to the quick actions by La Vergne Police Officers and fire fighters after a late night pursuit on Tuesday (3/9/20.... Read More