NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a man on a roadway overpass has fallen and died after being shot by an officer. Media report 22-year-old Steven Dodd was pronounced dead at a hospital early Wednesday after…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Police say a former U.S. Marine facing double murder charges in the Philippines has died of a heart attack in a northern city jail. Senior Police Officer Evelyn Pineda of Angeles City said Wednesday that 37-year-old…
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into a complaint of missing money from the evidence room at the Millington Police Department. The Commercial Appeal (http://bit.ly/1PPNADr ) reports the TBI was asked by the Shelby County…
[gtxvideo vid="sCoPowgE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sCoPowgE.jpg" vtitle="Martin Counterfeit Money”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify a person of interest after several incidents where Martin businesses have been given counterfeit money. Police have released a photo of…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a homeowner has been shot during a home invasion in southeast Memphis. Memphis police tell local media that a man broke into the house early Monday morning. Authorities say the homeowner was shot twice…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville police say a carjacking suspect has been shot and killed by one of the victims. Multiple media outlets report that three armed suspects tried to rob two men who were in the front yard of…
[gtxvideo vid="evgE7dqS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/evgE7dqS.jpg" vtitle="Martin Bar Fight 5”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- Two men are facing charges after an alleged bar fight broke out early Sunday morning. Around 3:15 a.m., victims told police a fight broke out at the Slide…
[gtxvideo vid="h2i5KpFt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/h2i5KpFt.jpg" vtitle="Knight Found Guilty 10”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Christopher Knight was sentenced by a judge to 22 years in prison after a jury convicted him of second degree murder of his mother, Peggy Alexander. Beth…
[gtxvideo vid="N5VfGa70" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/N5VfGa70.jpg" vtitle="Peaches In Court 5”] JACKSON, Tenn.-- A former Jackson police officer accused of putting her hand in a baby‘s diaper is sentenced to six months probation and given the chance to have the charge erased…
[gtxvideo vid="kwe6hsli" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kwe6hsli.jpg" vtitle="Juvenile Transfer Hearing PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Phillip WIlliams Jr. appeared before Madison County Juvenile Court Judge Christy Little Wednesday afternoon, but that will be the last time. The 17-year-old's case was sent to adult…
[gtxvideo vid="aGOeLHSs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aGOeLHSs.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Armed Robbery 6”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- The search is on for two men who robbed a Brownsville gas station at gunpoint early Wednesday morning. Police say the two knew what they wanted and had…
[gtxvideo vid="c60MpOAi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/c60MpOAi.jpg" vtitle="Martin Suspect Arrested 630”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- A man sought by police for leaving the scene of a crash has been arrested. Larry Harper was taken into custody around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday on Sterling Street,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman was in court Wednesday after police say she caused a scene and tried to attack a Greyhound bus driver near the station in downtown Jackson. Donna Lyn Scott is accused of causing a disturbance on…
UNICOI, Tenn. (AP) - Unicoi officials have voted to hire the town's first police officer. The Johnson City Press reports (http://bit.ly/1Jeu9Po ) Unicoi's Board of Mayor and Alderman voted Monday to begin the process of hiring the town's first public…
[gtxvideo vid="QDNlQ3Zh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QDNlQ3Zh.jpg" vtitle="Martin Vehicle Crash”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a driver they say struck a utility pole Tuesday and then left the scene on foot, abandoning the car. Larry Dewayne Harper, 38, of Martin…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
