NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released two annual studies on crime in 2020. The first study, "School Crime 2020," showed a 59 percent decrease in crimes on school campuses between 2018 and 2020, according to a news…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- A Dyersburg man is in custody after agents with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force recovered methamphetamine and thousands of dollars in cash in a Dyersburg home this week. According to a news release, Eric Jakata Johnson,…
UPDATE: The Chester County Sheriff's Office confirmed around 6 p.m. that Christian Trice was back in custody. CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Chester County Sheriff's Office is searching for an inmate who walked away from a work detail around noon…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Gibson County Sheriff's Office has confirmed Dyer mayor Chris Younger has been charged with theft over $2,500 and theft under $1,000. According to a news release, the investigation started in February after a report of…
BELLS, Tenn. -- An Arkansas teenager is in custody after allegedly kidnapping a woman and taking her across state lines. Police responded to a gas station in Bells after receiving…
BELLS, Tenn. -- Multiple agencies from two states are investigating after an alleged kidnapping ended in Crockett County. The Crockett County Sheriff's Office says a female juvenile from Blytheville, Arkansas is believed to have kidnapped an adult woman at gunpoint.…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- A man wanted for rape in East Tennessee was arrested in Dyersburg. According to the U.S. Marshals, Jordan Williams was arrested Thursday at a home in the 800 block of Phillips Street in Dyersburg. Williams was wanted…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson Police Department responded to a shooting in east Jackson Thursday morning. Police say the shooting happened at Royal Arms apartments on North Royal Street around 10:30 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a man with an…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department is seeking information on the theft of multiple catalytic converters from a local business. Police say sometime between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Wednesday, March 10, a suspect removed nine catalytic converters…
MEDINA, Tenn. -- A man has been arrested on drug related charges in Medina, according to a news release. The release says officers were sent to Hometown Spirits on Milan Highway in reference to a possible overdose around 5:15 p.m.…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Dyersburg police have charged a local business owner with robbery after an incident Tuesday morning. Investigators say an officer was flagged down on Cedar Street by a man around 9 a.m. Tuesday. Police say the individual told…
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A Crockett County man has been indicted on multiple counts, including aggravated statutory rape, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. A news release from the TBI says Gregory A. Dedmon, 44, of Brownsville, was arrested after…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Brownsville man was sentenced to more than seven years on federal gun charges following an October 2019 search of a Brownsville home. Orlando Mays, 41, is accused of having several guns inside his Brownsville home at…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Madison County man has been sentenced to 15 years on federal gun and drug-related charges. Joseph DiMarco, 47, pleaded guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance…
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- Five men are now facing charges following an investigation by the TBI's Human Trafficking Unit, the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force, the Department of Homeland Security, Union City Police Department and Obion County Sheriff's Office. …
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
