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Jackson police discuss body cameras

[gtxvideo vid="1KYG8TtM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1KYG8TtM.jpg" vtitle="NAACP Body Cams”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officials at the Jackson Police Department said they are working to better arm their officers — not with weapons, but with on-officer cameras to give a video account of…

Grand jury will hear Martin triple shooting suspect's case

[gtxvideo vid="OBDNVDfY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OBDNVDfY.jpg" vtitle="Easley In Court”] DRESDEN, Tenn. -- New details emerged Tuesday as a suspected killer goes before a judge in Weakley County. Marcus Easley is charged with second-degree murder in a January shooting in Martin. Easley…

Jackson police to get new drug evidence storage area

[gtxvideo vid="X5hNn0Op" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/X5hNn0Op.jpg" vtitle="JPD New Evidence Room”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department will now keep its own evidence from drug cases as opposed to letting the sheriff's office house it. The city council approved $8,500 Tuesday…

Jackson City Council votes to support Insure Tennessee plan

[gtxvideo vid="rnvBFoky" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rnvBFoky.jpg" vtitle="Insure TN Plan Supported”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson City Council voted Tuesday to support governor Haslam's Insure Tennessee plan. The resolution's unanimous vote came after a speech of support from Councilman Ernest Brooks. In…

Local expert: Successful campaign fundraising shows high interest among voters

[gtxvideo vid="GuSpIq4l" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GuSpIq4l.jpg" vtitle="What Funds Say 5pm”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of donors are shelling out thousands of dollars in the race for mayor of Jackson with the election still three months away. As WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News…

Brothers accused of trying to steal trailer in Weakley Co.

[gtxvideo vid="3OOk2gUo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3OOk2gUo.jpg" vtitle="Bros Steal Tractor”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Police have arrested two brothers for reportedly trying to steal a trailer. Rupert and Justin Bailey were arrested after police say they found them trying to steal a…

Jackson mayoral candidates bring in big bucks

[gtxvideo vid="6XhTvgqo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6XhTvgqo.jpg" vtitle="Mayoral Race Fundraising PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of donors shell out thousands of dollars in the race for mayor of Jackson. The election is still three months away, but two of the five candidates…

Student suspended in alleged Chester Co. High School threat

[gtxvideo vid="qQpYq7AX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qQpYq7AX.jpg" vtitle="Chester Co Students”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A student who was arrested Monday after an alleged threat Friday at Chester County High School has been suspended, according to school officials. Director of Schools Troy Kilzer…

Man arrested in disturbance that led to nearby Camden school lockdown

[gtxvideo vid="Ku5qnFaU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ku5qnFaU.jpg" vtitle="Camden HS Lockdown”] CAMDEN, Tenn. -- An man has been arrested in a Tuesday incident at a Camden business that led to nearby schools to briefly be placed on precautionary lockdown. Camden police notified the…

Humboldt police seek man in alleged Oct. burglary

[gtxvideo vid="GB0s2nfu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GB0s2nfu.jpg" vtitle="Aggravated Burglary Suspect”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a man accused in an October burglary in Humboldt. Jeffery Oneal Patterson is wanted on charges of aggravated burglary, theft over $1,000 and vandalism in…