JACKSON, Tenn. -- A former school employee is facing a theft charge after allegedly stealing from fundraisers. After a joint investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office and the Jackson Police…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson City Court was packed Tuesday morning after a three-day weekend. The first to appear was Mahummed Pirtle. "Charged with aggravated domestic assault, said he put his hands around her neck and tried to strangle her," Judge…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A former bookkeeper at West Bemis Middle School has been indicted on a theft charge and is accused of stealing more than $15,000 from the school. Judy Hale was indicted Oct. 29 by the Madison County…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two people are now facing charges after three children tested positive for exposure to methamphetamine. In a news release, the Weakley County Sheriff's Office confirms 27-year-old Kristin Goode, of Dresden, and 29-year-old James Lane, of…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman wanted in connection with an October hit-and-run in Weakley County is now in custody. Tristan Ezell, 34, of Martin, was arrested Wednesday at a home in Dresden, according to the Weakley County Sheriff's…
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…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
