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MS-13 street gang members sentenced for murders, kidnappings that terrorized Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The last of 18 defendants in a multi-year investigation involving heinous crimes of murder and kidnapping were sentenced to federal prison on Thursday, the United States Attorney's Office of Middle District of Tennessee confirms. The investigation, by federal, state and local law enforcement, involved charges...
Suspect in THP trooper shooting caught in Kentucky
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - One of the suspects wanted for shooting a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper has been arrested. The Tennessee Highway Patrol announced Braze Rucker, who had been placed on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list, was arrested Sunday morning in Princeton, Kentucky. Rucker and an...
Neighborhood Complaints Result in Raid of Drug Dealing Operation
July 18, 2024 – In a direct response to neighborhood complaints about suspected drug dealing at a home located at 2836 Clifton Avenue, Specialized Investigations Division detectives, with the assistance of SWAT officers, raided that place and then searched a house next door on Wednesday, seizing pounds of cocaine, marijuana, guns and cash.
Nashville Mourns 8-Year-Old Victim as Cousin, 12, Faces Murder Charges in Tragic Loss
A Nashville community is grappling with the tragic loss of 8-year-old Demeria Hollingsworth, who authorities say was suffocated by her 12-year-old cousin earlier this week. At a vigil held at Cockrill Elementary School, where Demeria was a student since Pre-K according to WSMV, friends and family gathered to remember the young girl described as "very energetic, always happy, outgoing, smart," by her grandmother, Tamara Pullum. Demeria's academic accomplishments were highlighted as well, having made straight A's and consistently being named to the principles list.
Pedestrian struck and killed in Madison
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Nashville Police said a pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash on Myatt Drive on Sunday night. Police were called around 8:45 p.m. to the crash near the intersection of Myatt Drive and Roosevelt Avenue. Officers believe someone driving a red SUV struck...
Johnny Nieto Jr. drunkenly locks himself inside bathroom stall at Hooters
28-year-old Johnny Nieto Jr. was found locked inside a bathroom stall at Hooters at 12:35 a.m. on July 6th. An employee at the location informed officers that Nieto had been drinking before police arrival and was in the bathroom stall for a long time. Once officers made contact with Nieto, they noticed the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from him. During their interaction with Nieto, they observed that he was incoherent and couldn’t maintain his balance. Nieto Jr. was taken into custody for public intoxication.
Man hit by car in Madison dies
MADISON, Tenn. -- A 48-year-old Nashville man is killed while crossing the road in the Madison area. The pedestrian, who has not been identified at this time, died after being hit by a car shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday night while crossing Gallatin Pike South at Walton Lane, said Metro Nashville police, who are working to notify next of kin.
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