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Crime: Murfreesboro Police respond to report of assault with metal pipe at InTown Suites

Crime: Murfreesboro Police respond to report of assault with metal pipe at InTown Suites

Photo courtesy of InTown Suites Murfreesboro Police responded to a report of a man being assaulted with a metal pipe at InTown Suites on Friday at approximately 7 p.m. Upon arrival, officers made contact...

Aspen Heights is the new luxury complex less than five miles from MTSU has left residents with housing problems that are not being solved. Photo by Cat Murphy.

Two men arrested at Aspen Heights for reckless endangerment and criminal trespassing, drug possession

CIM Digital May 17, 2017

Photo by Cat Murphy / Sidelines Archive  Murfreesboro police arrested Elliott Griham, 18, for reckless endangerment and Kalvin Thomas, 20, for criminal trespassing and drug possession Monday night at...

Simple assault reported involving preacher on MTSU campus

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief November 2, 2016

MTSU Police responded to a simple assault and verbal dispute between an "Open-Air" preacher and a student in the Student Union Commons area on Oct. 26 around 2 p.m. According to the statement to police...

Assault reported at The Pointe at Raiders Campus

CIM Digital March 31, 2016

Murfreesboro Police Department responded to an alleged assault on an MTSU student at The Pointe at Raiders Campus apartment complex on Wednesday. The victim said her roommate’s boyfriend was playing...

Assault and vandalism reported at College Grove Apartments

CIM Digital March 24, 2016

On Monday, Murfreesboro Police Department responded to a reported assault and vandalism incident that occurred Sunday morning at the College Grove apartment complex. An MTSU student told police that that...

AP: Vanderbilt Rape Verdicts Send Support Signal to Assault Victims

AP: Vanderbilt Rape Verdicts Send Support Signal to Assault Victims

CIM Digital January 29, 2015

The gang-rape conviction of two former Vanderbilt University football players sends signals out in every direction. To the two young men, Tuesday's verdicts show that being drunk out of your mind doesn't...

Student Assaulted Walking Near Campus

Student Assaulted Walking Near Campus

CIM Digital November 6, 2014

An MTSU student was assaulted on Wednesday night while walking from a friend's off-campus apartment, according to Murfreesboro police. Alexander Dave, 21, told police as he was walking from an unknown...

Murfreesboro woman allegedly strangles neighbor in parking argument

Murfreesboro woman allegedly strangles neighbor in parking argument

CIM Digital November 3, 2014

An argument on Sunday night led to a call to Murfreesboro police after one neighbor attempted to strangle the other for parking cars on her property, according to an MPD arrest report. Melissa Warner...

Update: Armed Robbery off Middle Tennessee Boulevard

Update: Armed Robbery off Middle Tennessee Boulevard

CIM Digital October 28, 2014

Police responded to an armed robbery call at the Ellington Human Sciences Building on Monday night at approximately 8:55 p.m. according to a report released by the MTSU Campus Police. The victim, George...

Student arrested for stabbing roommate at Raiders Ridge apartment

Student arrested for stabbing roommate at Raiders Ridge apartment

CIM Digital October 27, 2014

One MTSU student was transported to Saint Thomas Rutherford on Saturday night after an argument with her roommate escalated into a stabbing in their Raiders Ridge apartment, according to Murfreesboro police. Tamara...

Sexual Assault Reported to Campus Police

Sexual Assault Reported to Campus Police

CIM Digital September 29, 2014

Emergency room personnel at St. Thomas Rutherford hospital notified MTSU Police that a student had been admitted to the ER on Friday for sexual assault, according to campus crime logs. The student did...

Last Night's Alert Upgraded to Sexual Battery

Last Night’s Alert Upgraded to Sexual Battery

CIM Digital September 17, 2014

One of the MT Rave Alerts released an alert last night after a female student reported an attempted robbery at 8:34 p.m. The alert has since been upgraded to a sexual battery due to the seriousness of...

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