Henderson
CRIME & SAFETY
Fight leads to arrest at north Jackson Walmart
JACKSON, Tenn. — Police make a public arrest at a popular business in the Hub City. Wednesday afternoon, we received a tip of a large police presence at Walmart in north Jackson, located at 2196 Emporium Drive. Our crew arrived on scene around 4:30 p.m. to find several police...
Lightning strike suspected cause of Jackson home fire
JACKSON, Tenn. — Tragedy strikes a Hub City home. According to the Jackson Fire Department, it’s suspected that a lightning strike from Friday morning’s storms caused a house fire. The department says firefighters were dispatched to 25 Boyd Drive shortly after 6 a.m. According to the department,...
HPD recommends “Orby Gun” conversations for parents and teens
The City of Henderson Police Department posted a Notice on Wednesday, June 26 stating the Police Department has reported an increase in calls of shootings or drive by shootings from moving vehicles. These calls have turned out to be teenagers playing games using “Orby Guns.”. Teenagers are arming themselves...
Jackson police investigate apparent suicide at JMCGH
JACKSON, Tenn. — An incident involving one individual occurred at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital on Tuesday. We were informed by a WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News tipster around 10:30 a.m. of an alleged shooting in front of JMCGH’s emergency room. Upon arrival, we noticed heavy presence from the...
Realistic toy guns cause confusion for local law enforcement
HENDERSON, Tenn. — Officers have been receiving calls about teenagers playing a game that could lead to someone getting hurt. “People getting out of the car with what the caller said was assault rifles shooting at each other. And then when our officers get there they will learn that it’s just a basically teenagers playing a game with orby guns,” said City of Henderson Assistant Police Chief, Tim Crowe.
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