Crime
Crime: Sexual assault near MTSU’s Rutherford lot reported
Middle Tennessee State University released a statement late Tuesday afternooon, alerting students of a reported sexual assault that occured early Monday morning near the Rutherford Boulevard parking lot. The incident was reported at 6 p.m. Monday, according the preliminary police entry. The alleged victim stated that she had been assaulted on the sidewalk near the …
Crime: Police seeking Murfreesboro weapons burglary suspect
Murfreesboro detectives are looking for any information to identify a burglary suspect who took two weapons from a Murfreesboro home Monday night. The Murfreesboro Police Department released a tweet stating that the suspect broke into a home on Sherill Blvd at 11:30 p.m. The victims had a security camera and were able to provide images …
Crime: Murfreesboro man arrested for murder of wife
A Murfreesboro man was been arrested early Sunday morning in connection to the death of his wife. According to the official press release, Murfreesboro Police responded to a domestic situation at 2:55 a.m. at 417 Sunset Avenue. The preliminary investigation revealed Martin Benito Montemayor, 54, killed his wife, Judith Montemayor, 53. Photo courtesy of the …
Crime: Juvenile fires shots inside Murfreesboro home
Murfreesboro Police were called to the scene of a shooting early Sunday morning at the 2000 block of Olympia Place in Murfreesboro, according to an official press release. Police responded at 4:12 a.m. after a resident inside was awakened by a noise in his home, according to the statement. After getting out of bed to …
Murfreesboro woman killed, shot in face
Update 3/16/2019: The woman has been identified as Carmen E. Simmons, 18, of Christiana, Tennessee. A Murfreesboro woman was pronounced dead Wednesday night after she was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. At approximately 9:44 p.m., Murfreesboro Police responded to a report of a “female possibly not breathing” at the 400 block …
Former MTSU student reports serial stalker to Murfreesboro Police
In a repetition of history, Murfreesboro Police responded to a report of stalking Wednesday afternoon, involving a former MTSU student and an unidentified suspect. The victim, a former student who was last enrolled at MTSU in the fall, told officers that while she was sitting in her car on her lunch break at Kroger she …