DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- The Dyersburg Police Department is investigating an alleged murder that took place during the early hours of New Year's Day. According to police, on January 1 officers responded to Light Street around 12:57 a.m. in reference to…
TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has shared an update on a Dec. 21 homicide. The TBI reports that 49-year-old Willie L. Gates Jr. has been arrested in a double shooting at a home on Cherry Street in…
DRESDEN, Tenn. -- The City of Dresden says three people have been arrested for allegedly looting businesses hit by the Dec. 10 tornado. The city says two men were arrested on Thursday after allegedly being seen leaving Poppi's Pizzeria with…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Monday, the Humboldt Police Department confirmed the death of two people that were found in a home on Christmas Eve. Tuesday, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News spoke to the brother of 44-year-old Billy Dale Yarbrough, who was…
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- A local resident's truck is stolen on Christmas Eve and the suspect leaves something important behind. "I woke up about 12 o'clock, was going to the kitchen and I looked…
ENGLEWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in eastern Tennessee are searching for a man wanted for murder in northwest Georgia. McMinn County sheriff’s deputies say they spotted and briefly chased Brandon Neil Wiseman on Sunday in Englewood. Wiseman is wanted…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a Tennessee boy was fatally shot early Christmas morning. News outlets cited police in reporting the 12-year-old boy was among three people killed in two separate shootings in Memphis on Saturday. Memphis police tweeted…
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Sunday around 7 a.m., Bolivar police responded to a report of shots fired at the local branch of CB&S bank in Bolivar. Upon arrival, officers found 33-year-old Laterrence Mykel Smith dead from a gunshot wound. According to…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A heavy presence of first responders was observed at a residence in Humboldt Friday afternoon. WBBJ received a call around 11:40 a.m. from a tipster regarding an incident on 18th Avenue. When our crew arrived at the…
TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. -- The death of a Tiptonville man is under investigation. According to a news release, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has joined the Tiptonville Police Department to investigate a homicide and attempted homicide at a home in…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- A nursing assistant is being charged with possible abuse of an elderly adult. The Dyersburg Police Department says it was tipped off that a 74-year-old resident may have been assaulted by staff member at the Harborview Nursing…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police are investigating a shooting that happened at the Lowe's on South Highland. The Jackson Police Department says the shooting occurred around 1:30 p.m., and started as a verbal fight between two people in the Long…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A grandmother of two children found malnourished has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison. A news release says that a jury convicted Priscilla Ann Barnett, 57, of first-degree murder, murder during the perpetration of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department is investigating a Tuesday morning shooting that left one with "serious injuries." According to JPD, officers were notified around 11 a.m. of a possible shooting near the 100 block of Lincoln Circle.…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Henderson County Sheriff's Department is investigating a Thursday night burglary. According to a preliminary report, an unknown man broke into Gorski's Gas Station, located off Highway 412 West, and stole over $2,400 worth of…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
