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Fire officials: Child started east Jackson blaze

[gtxvideo vid="OcAYx7so" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OcAYx7so.jpg" vtitle="Berry Street Fire”] EAST JACKSON -- A Jackson house is damaged in a fire that apparently was started by a child. Firefighters were called to Berry Street just after 8 p.m. Tuesday and found a…

Police: Social media sting leads to patronizing prostitution arrest

[gtxvideo vid="JTx1eoeD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JTx1eoeD.jpg" vtitle="Scruggs Prostitution”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is charged with patronizing prostitution after police say he solicited a woman for sex during an operation focusing on social media. Leo Lubinsky was charged after police say…

State task force on sentencing to have final meeting this week

NASHVILLE -- A state task force focusing on reducing crime and improving public safety will have their final meeting this week. The Governor's Task Force on Sentencing and Recidivism is set to meet Thursday in Nashville, according to a release…

Man accused of patronizing prostitution in social media sting

JACKSON, Tenn. -- An operation by Jackson police monitoring social media sites for subjects patronizing prostitution landed a man in city court Wednesday. Joe Morton Jr. was arrested during a July 10 investigation, according to court papers. Police say they…

Accused shoplifter faces new gun charge

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man arrested Saturday on charges of shoplifting and having a loaded gun now faces an additional firearm charge. Brent Brown appeared Wednesday on a charge of unlawful carrying or possession of a firearm by a convicted…

Police: Man led officers in chase, later found in fast-food restaurant

[gtxvideo vid="4C1hp9qL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4C1hp9qL.jpg" vtitle="Thomas Resisting Arrest”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man appeared Wednesday in city court after police say they arrested him inside a fast-food restaurant Tuesday after he had fled from officers in a vehicle earlier that…

New Carroll Co. business helps connect vets with jobs

[gtxvideo vid="E9Ke5Ray" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/E9Ke5Ray.jpg" vtitle="Business Helps Veterans PKG”] McKENZIE, Tenn. -- A new business in Carroll County places veterans and their families in civilian jobs. Veterans Placement Services started several years ago but recently opened an office in McKenzie.…

Woman faces prostitution charge after sting

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman was in city court Wednesday on a prostitution charge resulting from a recent sting. Ashley Scruggs faces a count of prostitution after a July 30 operation targeting subjects advertising prostitution on the Internet, according to…

Police: Suspect dead in Nashville-area theater shooting

[gtxvideo vid="94QoNaQP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/94QoNaQP.jpg" vtitle="Pilots for Patients”] NASHVILLE (AP) -- The latest on reports of shots fired at a movie theater in Antioch, a suburb southeast of Nashville (all times local): 2:45 p.m. A fire department spokesman says three…

WRAP chosen for national advocacy program

[gtxvideo vid="LA9y9yi6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LA9y9yi6.jpg" vtitle="DOJ Selects WRAP”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Wo/Men's Resource and Rape Assistance Program, or WRAP, has been selected to take part in a national training program for advocates. The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence…

2 accused in West Tenn. hardware store thefts arrested in Fla.

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Local police say two men wanted in a series of Ace Hardware burglaries have been arrested in Miami. Anthony Gregory and Brandon Jones, both from West Tennessee, were arrested Monday night on fugitive warrants, according to Lexington…

Police search for suspects in armed robbery

[gtxvideo vid="DNwQeeLj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DNwQeeLj.jpg" vtitle="Breaking News ARMED ROBBERY”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police say they are looking for suspects involved in an armed robbery around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Investigators told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News three people were walking on…

Milan police expand National Night Out

[gtxvideo vid="XN94gDeb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XN94gDeb.jpg" vtitle="Milan Crime Down PKG”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Crime is dropping in one West Tennessee community, and authorities took a proactive measure Tuesday night to hopefully continue the decline. "I think it's great and let them…

Police: Man accused of pulling gun on woman, kids

[gtxvideo vid="MBvxXuEk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MBvxXuEk.jpg" vtitle="MIlan Assault Suspect”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Milan police are looking for a man they say pulled a gun on a woman and her two children over the weekend. Authorities said Ralpheal Clay physically assaulted a…

Henderson Co. approves funding for acreage near Parkers Crossroads

[gtxvideo vid="fOH6uVsT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fOH6uVsT.jpg" vtitle="Parkers Crossroads Plans”] PARKERS CROSSROADS, Tenn. -- Changes may be coming to the Parkers Crossroads area of Henderson County. The Henderson County Commission approved $410,000 in funds for buying 51 acres at Parkers Crossroads. The…

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