DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A student has been taken into custody on suspicions of making a false social media threat of violence, according to the Dyer County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Jeff Box confirmed the arrest Tuesday afternoon on the department's…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman has now been charged almost 10 years after she allegedly attempted to pay a downtown Jackson business with a bad check. Court documents say Cynthia Nance, 54, attempted to pay Britt Brothers Auto with a…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local business owner has pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges. Ronda Hopkins Richards, 54, owner of Ronda's Travel Corner in Jackson, entered the plea in federal court after allegations…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A teenager accused of fatally shooting a South Side High School student two weeks ago faced a judge Monday. Zion Ross has been charged with reckless homicide, criminal impersonation, and…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help them identify a woman suspected in a recent shoplifting incident at a department store. Police say a woman shoplifted nearly $1,100 worth…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Seven West Tennesseans have been indicted after an investigation into a methamphetamine conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. According to a news release, the suspects were arrested Thursday…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- Police at another northwest Tennessee school say they are investigating a threat made on school property. The Martin Police Department confirms they were notified around 11 a.m. Wednesday of a threat written on a boy's bathroom wall…
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Authorities say they have identified the source of a threatening social media message involving two West Tennessee school systems. A Snapchat post about a school shooting that caused a scare Thursday morning in Obion County has…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Two men have been arrested after a report of shots fired in Dyersburg, according to a news release. Dyersburg police say they responded around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to shots fired on Fowlkes Avenue near Tucker Street. The release…
UPDATE: Cortrell Bond has been taken into custody in east Madison County, according to the Jackson Police Department. Madison County deputies and Jackson police arrested him around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Earlier story: JACKSON,…
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- Obion County Schools were placed on a soft lockdown Thursday morning due to a threat posted on social media. School leaders and police confirm they were notified of a threat on social media involving a school shooting.…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The small town of Huron is not a place where many people would expect an alleged threat to shoot up a local church, but authorities say that's exactly what happened. Investigators say 35-year-old Daniel Toler was…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A former fifth grade teacher at Toone Elementary School has pleaded guilty to theft. Erin Piefer pleaded guilty Feb. 16 to theft over $1,000 after an investigation…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- It was a busy morning for the Jackson Police Department as SWAT officers surrounded a north Jackson house for hours. "This [Wednesday] morning about 2:15, the Jackson…
WAYNE COUNTY, Tenn. -- A corrections officer is accused of bringing three weapons onto prison property in Clifton, just across the Tennessee River near Savannah, and he may face additional charges of threatening to shoot up a church in rural West…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
