Law & Order with Murfreesboro Police Chief Michel Bowen and PIO Larry Flowers:

• Increase in traffic crashes and many with injuries and fatalities. MPD has created a special TRAFFIC UNIT. 
• Chief Bowen encourages use only "hands free" cell phone when driving. 
• New subdivisions under construction and MPD is about to begin a search for 13 new officers (starting in Oct.).
• REAL TIME CRIME CENTER continues to benefit MPD in not only solving crimes, but getting to a crime scene long before the public phones for help. 
• Forecasts of the new police headquarters is expected to max-out by 2030. Precincts might be needed then. Chief Bowen said the first precinct is need in West Murfreesboro. We need a police complex on each side of I-24. The current headquarters would serve east side of I-24, and in the western part of the City a unit in the Blackman area would be beneficial.