JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman faces two counts of identity theft on accusations of opening accounts in a deceased woman's name. Cookie Fowler is charged with opening accounts with AT&T and DirecTV on April…
NASHVILLE -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation shares the latest findings from an annual study on hate crimes in the Volunteer State. That data comes from police departments across the state, all submitted through Tennessee's Incident Based Reporting System. Overall,…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Five Dresden High School students are now charged with vandalism in an incident that damaged the school's football field and other property. The field and other school property…
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (AP) -- A jailed Tennessee sheriff has been sentenced to about four years in prison for charges related to profiting from the sale of electronic cigarettes to inmates. The Tennessean reports that 41-year-old former Rutherford County sheriff…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local man is in custody on accusations of being involved in a shoplifting scheme at Wal-Mart in north Jackson. Court records say Thomas Edward Reid…
HENDERSON, Tenn. -- Police say an accused gunman wanted in a deadly April shooting has been captured in St. Louis. Phillip Williams Jr.…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- Police have arrested a Union City man on sex charges involving a minor. Brett L. Wheeler, 35, was arrested Wednesday by the Martin Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, according…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police investigate an early morning shooting in north Jackson. Officers say it happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday at a duplex on Old Humboldt Road. Investigators say a man was shot and taken to the hospital with non-life…
UPDATE -- The Jackson Police Department released a statement Wednesday afternoon about this Tuesday night incident. They say they responded around 9:05 p.m. to Long John Silvers on South Highland Avenue for a report of a disturbance involving several people.…
SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- Authorities from several agencies conducted a spring cleaning of sorts over the weekend in Hardin County. "It's just getting bad," resident Wesley Cummins said. Last Friday,…
DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- A mother is arrested in a Tuesday morning drug bust. Leah Hineline, 33, was arrested on multiple drug charges at her…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A weekend joint investigation resulted in 39 arrests in Savannah and Hardin County, according to a release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The 12-hour, multi-agency operation was held from 1 p.m. Friday, April 28, to…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police say a burglary suspect has turned himself in after home surveillance video aired on WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News. The burglary took place April 21 at a home on Briggs Street…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A family rallies together during a time of mourning. The family of Ramiza Robertson gathered Monday evening for a vigil and balloon release at the spot…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man accused of leading police on a chase last summer now faces additional charges. Originally charged with leading police on…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
