Murfreesboro Police
Crime: Murfreesboro Police respond to report of lifeless body on Hope Way
Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines Archive Murfreesboro Police responded to a report of a lifeless body, which was discovered off of West College Street on Hope Way on Saturday morning. Upon arrival, officers located the body of an unidentified woman. According to an MPD press release, the investigation is still in the preliminary stages, …
Murfreesboro has lowest violent crime rate of largest Tennessee cities, according to 2017 FBI report
Photo by John Conner Coulston / MTSU Sidelines Archive Data shows that Murfreesboro has the lowest violent crime rate of all the largest Tennessee cities, according to the 2017 Preliminary Semiannual Crime Statistics released by the FBI. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program explains that “violent crime is made up of four offenses: murder and …
Crime: Murfreesboro Police respond to aggravated criminal trespassing, vandalism at apartment of MTSU student at The Pointe At Raider’s Campus
Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines Archive Murfreesboro Police responded to an aggravated criminal trespassing and vandalism at an MTSU student’s apartment at the Pointe At Raider’s Campus on Tuesday at approximately 9:30 p.m. Upon arrival, police made contact with the victim, an MTSU senior. The victim advised that she entered her apartment and …
Murfreesboro Police Officer Jason McGriff fired due to fatal highway crash in June
Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines Archive Murfreesboro Police Officer Jason McGriff was fired by Murfreesboro Police Chief Michael Bowen on Wednesday due to McGriff’s actions during a fatal highway crash in 2017. According to an MPD press release, the termination followed the review of “facts and circumstances” related to the crash, which took …
Crime: Murfreesboro Police respond to shooting on Reid Avenue
Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines Murfreesboro Police responded to a shooting on Reid Avenue on Tuesday at approximately 8:11 p.m. Upon arrival, police made contact with the victim and homeowner. The victim stated that his house had been shot at. After further investigation, two bullet holes were found on the siding of the …
Murfreesboro Police respond to report of indecent exposure at Kingwood Apartments
Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines Murfreesboro Police responded to a report of indecent exposure at Kingwood Apartments on Sunday at approximately 10:10 a.m. Upon arrival, police made contact with the victim. The victim stated that she was sitting in her apartment when she observed a man walk by her window twice. While the victim was …