DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Dyersburg police are searching for a suspect they say stole nearly $9,000 in jewelry. Police say they responded to a report of a robbery around 8 p.m. Thursday at Roger's Jewelry in Dyersburg Mall. Police say the suspect…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Three men are now in custody after investigators say a man was kidnapped Friday morning in Weakley County. In a news release, the Weakley County Sheriff's Office says the victim, a 19-year-old man from Dresden, flagged…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Barry Jones Jr., the man accused of hitting and killing Kim Harris on Ridgecrest Road back in August, appeared Thursday in Jackson City Court. In the preliminary hearing,…
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee man with four prior drug trafficking convictions has been sentenced to life in prison for methamphetamine trafficking. Michael Jay Harris, 47, of McNairy County was sentenced Thursday after being convicted by a jury…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a burglary at a business near downtown Jackson. Police say two men broke into King Tire on Airways Boulevard overnight Nov. 6, taking property from the business. That property includes a white Nissan…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify a person of interest in a theft from a local grocery store. An unidentified woman left Food Giant on Christmasville Cove on Oct. 23 without paying for merchandise…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Nine members of the Gangster Disciples have been indicted after an investigation into drug trafficking in West Tennessee, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee. According to a news release, 33-year-old Marlon…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in a robbery Tuesday night. Police say officers responded around 7 p.m. to Fred's Discount Store on South Highland Avenue. Jackson Police…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police have confirmed they are investigating a robbery at a south Jackson store. Police say officers responded around 7 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a robbery at Fred's on South Highland Avenue. No injuries have…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The mother of a 3-year-old child who died last week at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital is now facing charges of first-degree murder in perpetration of aggravated child abuse or neglect. Chasity Yancey, 27, is also…
LAKE COUNTY, Tenn. -- A major drug bust results in nearly two dozen people facing charges. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News was there when multiple agencies came together to search 18…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Investigators with the Weakley County Sheriff's Office have arrested a man they say was involved in an October hit-and-run on Ralston Road. Thomas Joseph Koker Jr., 48,…
SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- Police say two suspects are in custody in connection with a weekend shooting that left a 19-year-old woman dead. Haley Wilcutt, 19, was killed in the shooting that took place just before 4 p.m. Sunday in the…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is in custody after a Weakley County woman caught a naked burglar in her bedroom Friday night, according to the sheriff's office. According to a news release, the woman told investigators she woke…
UPDATE No. 2: The Madison County Sheriff’s Office says Jeremiah Mays was erroneously identified as a suspect in a recent shooting. See the updated story here. UPDATE No. 1: The attorney representing Jeremiah Mays contacted WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News over the…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
