MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A fugitive sex offender who fled before being sentenced in Michigan has reportedly been seen in the Memphis area, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Michael Francis Flaker, 73, of Shelby, Michigan, is wanted for leaving before…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A spokesman for the district attorney's office in Davidson County, Tennessee, is explaining why prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a former hospital nurse accused of mistakenly killing a patient. He says it's because she overrode…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- A woman has been arrested in Stewart County after she was reportedly found driving a pickup truck stolen out of Martin. Jennifer Murphy, 35, of Martin was found driving the truck shortly after 12 a.m. Wednesday, according…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Fire officials say a burglary at a rural fire station prevented the crew from responding to a blaze at a firefighter's home. Firefighters were dispatched around 2:30 Tuesday afternoon to a house fire, only to discover…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man wanted on charges including attempted murder in South Carolina was captured Tuesday morning near Dresden. Nathaniel Isiah Roberts, 20, was taken into custody after the 911 center in Dresden got a call that he…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies say two recent, unrelated traffic stops both led to arrests on meth and gun charges. "I will say that if anybody in Gibson County or the surrounding area suspects any drug dealing or any narcotic…
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- An old scam has come back around with a new twist. Recently, a Huntingdon woman attempted to buy a rental property she saw online. Unfortunately, Huntingdon…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Three adults were arrested Monday afternoon at a local middle school. The school resource officer responded around 1:10 p.m. Monday to the school office at North Parkway Middle School where a parent had caused a disturbance and…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Investigators with the Jackson Police Department are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a person believed to be involved in the theft and fraudulent use of a debit card at a north Jackson business. Police…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Weakley County homeowner is offering a reward for information after more than 40 guns are stolen during a burglary. According to the Weakley County Sheriff's Office, the burglary happened on Jan. 24 at a home…
DYER COUNTY, Tenn. - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is working alongside the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office and Tennessee Fire…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Deputies are investigating the recent theft of an ATV in Henderson County. According to the Henderson County Sheriff's Department, the theft took place at 9 p.m. Tuesday on Saddlebrook Road in Lexington. The side-by-side, an orange and…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is behind bars after an investigation into a toddler's death. April will mark three years since the death of 2-year-old Rowdy Maness. Rowdy's father,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man accused of shooting two people outside Denny's last month appears in court. Dontarios Brown is charged with multiple counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter and possession…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two men accused of fatally shooting a man in east Jackson in November return to court. Billy Moore and Corrion Greer are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Tavoris Bates outside a Middle Avenue home…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
