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Store clerk arrested for stealing winning $1m lottery ticket
A store clerk was arrested for theft in after he stole a dad’s winning lottery ticket and tried to claim the $1m prize himself, authorities claim. Meet Patel, 23, was charged with theft of over $250,000, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. The real winner bought two...
Tennessee man charged in Evansville kidnapping arrested Friday morning
EVANSVILLE — Officers arrested a Murfreesboro, Tennesee, man Friday morning who stands accused of kidnapping a 17-year-old girl in April and driving her from Evansville to northern Tennessee, where he allegedly crashed his vehicle on purpose after punching and berating the teenager. Court records identified the man as 27-year-old Demond J. Campbell. He was processed at the Vanderburgh County jail just before 11 a.m. Friday and is being held on a $10,000 bond. Campbell is charged with...
The Tennessee Department of Revenue’s Special Investigations Section has announced the arrest of woman on charges of tax evasion
Chattanooga, TN – According to the state officials, her name is Brittany Cardwell and her bond was set at $5,000. The arrest follows an indictment by a Robertson County Grand Jury, which charged Cardwell with one felony count of tax evasion. The indictment accuses Cardwell of providing false and...
Morale boost: Tennessee police officers, SROs to receive pay bonus thanks to grant
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Police advocacy groups say there's no real price you can pay for putting your life on the line. But, a little extra money doesn't hurt. Thanks to a new grant, eligible law enforcement officers and school resource officers (SROs) in Tennessee are going to get a little something extra in their paychecks this summer.
Rutherford County Deputies Earn Life Saving Awards
Two Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies earned Life Saving Awards for providing emergency care to a father and daughter severely injured during a boating crash June 8 on Percy Priest Lake. Deputies Chris Beach and Brandon Lorden received the awards. Patrol Capt. Chris Kauffman reported several bystanders applied a tow...
Kentucky man charged after Tennessee home destroyed in fire
SPRINGVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Kentucky man has been charged with arson following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The TBI reports agents and the Henry County sheriff’s deputies worked together during an investigation and eventually arrested and charged a Morgantown, Kentucky man in an arson investigation.
Stevenson woman sentenced in Chattanooga for COVID-19 unemployment insurance fraud scheme
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A woman from Stevenson, Alabama learned how long she'll spend in prison Wednesday for running a scam to defraud 4 states out of COVID-19 unemployment relief funds. 29-year-old Meghan Pittman will spend the next 18 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of probation, ruled...
MPD Announces Retirement of Veteran Police Officer Shondale Clark
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Chief Michael Bowen announces the retirement of Officer Shondale Clark after nearly four decades of dedicated service. Clark began his career with MPD as a patrol officer in September 1988. Over his 36-year law enforcement career, he served as a Parks officer, Field Training Officer (FTO), and was member of both the interview board, and employee review board.
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