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Charges against MTSU Campus Outreach workers from 2023 dropped

Charges against MTSU Campus Outreach workers from 2023 dropped

Noah McLane, Lead news reporter October 13, 2024
All charges against one of three men from the MTSU Campus Outreach ministry have been dropped from a 2023 investigation that found the men collaborated to submit a falsified reimbursement receipt to MTSU. The other two men have had most of their charges dropped following a plea deal. 
Rise of Sex Trafficking in Tennessee

Rise of Sex Trafficking in Tennessee

CIM Digital November 17, 2021

Story by Destiny Mizell / Contributing Writer In recent years, there has been a rise in sex trafficking in Middle Tennessee. Sex trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. A U.S. Department of...

Two Students Steal Over $114k from MTSU, According to TBI

Two Students Steal Over $114k from MTSU, According to TBI

CIM Digital March 10, 2021

After Middle Tennessee State University officials became suspicious of MTSU students Mohamed Gure and Mohamed Osman, an investigation determined they stole $114,145 from the University, according to News...

Law enforcement panel discussion covers mental health, police accountability

Law enforcement panel discussion covers mental health, police accountability

Sidelines November 16, 2019

Photo and story Stephen Thomas Officers from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee State Troopers and Alaska State Troopers discussed what it takes to be an officer in the modern era in the...

Crime: Kirby Wallace arrested after week-long TBI manhunt

Crime: Kirby Wallace arrested after week-long TBI manhunt

CIM Digital October 5, 2018

Photo courtesy of The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Kirby Wallace was arrested without incident by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in Stewart County Friday morning after a week-long manhunt...

Rutherford County detective placed on administrative leave amidst internal, TBI investigations

Rutherford County detective placed on administrative leave amidst internal, TBI investigations

CIM Digital July 16, 2018

Photo courtesy of Rutherford County Sheriff's Office / Facebook  Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office detective Jason Mathis was placed on administrative leave during investigations internally and...

MTSU Police officers take part in 'Just and Fair Policing' training at MTSU

MTSU Police officers take part in ‘Just and Fair Policing’ training at MTSU

Sidelines July 11, 2018

Photo and story by Karly Cordell / MTSU Sidelines MTSU Police officers took part in a “Just and Fair Policing” training course at MTSU on Tuesday with the goal to build trust and strengthen relationships...

Video: 'Pie an Alpha Chi' raises money for local domestic violence shelter

Video: ‘Pie an Alpha Chi’ raises money for local domestic violence shelter

CIM Digital November 13, 2017

Video by Taylor Cole / Contributing Writer Photo and story by Eric Goodwin / Assistant News Editor In order to raise money for victims of domestic violence, members of MTSU’s sorority chapter of Alpha...

Murfreesboro firefighter involved in statutory rape, child porn investigation resumes duty

Murfreesboro firefighter involved in statutory rape, child porn investigation resumes duty

CIM Digital July 22, 2017

Photo Courtesy of City of Murfreesboro Murfreesboro Firefighter Britt Gammon resumed his duties on July 8 following the outcome of a TBI investigation into allegations that Gammon was involved in statutory...

Rutherford County deputy involved in shooting in Murfreesboro

Rutherford County deputy involved in shooting in Murfreesboro

CIM Digital April 12, 2017

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded to Murfreesboro late Wednesday afternoon after a Rutherford County Sherriff's Office deputy shot and injured 54-year-old Jeffery Underhill. According to...

Murfreesboro Police respond to shooting at 7 Star Hookah

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief January 23, 2017

Murfreesboro Police responded to a shooting in the 7 Star Hookah parking lot at 1104 Memorial Blvd. Sunday morning at approximately 3:00 a.m. The manager of 7 Star Hookah reported to the dispatched police...

Murfreesboro officer-involved shooting, car chase being investigated by TBI

CIM Digital March 7, 2016

A car chase resulting in an officer-involved shooting occurred Sunday night at the Regal Inn in Murfreesboro and is currently being investigated by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. At 7:11 p.m.,...

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