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Routine Traffic Stop Results in Arrest for Drug Possession and DUI

May 23, 2023 at 10:12 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN – An Officer with the Murfreesboro Police Department made a routine traffic stop that lead to the arrest of a man for drug possession and driving under.... Read More

Get Ready For A Safe St. Patrick's Holiday on Friday

Mar 13, 2023 at 04:41 pm by WGNS

(RUTHERFORD COUNTY)  Observing St. Patrick’s life and death March 17 is a day of celebration, but problems arise when adding vehicles, alcohol and driving. Rutherf.... Read More

Coffee Co. Deputy Charged with DUI and Possession of Handgun While Under the Influence

Feb 24, 2023 at 06:39 pm by WGNS News

Manchester, TN - On Thursday, a Coffee County Sheriff’s Deputy was arrested on a DUI charge. The arrest came after coworkers reported that Deputy Eric Nunley appear.... Read More

Two Dead in Fatal DUI Accident This Past Saturday

Jan 25, 2023 at 04:09 pm by WGNS News

(Bedford County, TN) Vehicular homicide charges have been filed against an alleged drunk driver after two people in the vehicle that the suspect was reportedly driving.... Read More

Rutherford County DUI Numbers Increase During Holiday Season

Dec 21, 2022 at 08:19 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN – Traffic enforcement continues to be a peak priority for the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and deputies will continue to hold monthly o.... Read More

Sobriety Checkpoint Planned for Wednesday, just before Thanksgiving in Murfreesboro

Nov 22, 2022 at 04:00 pm by WGNS News

(MURFREESBORO, TENN.) The Tennessee Highway Patrol aims to nab drunk drivers during the upcoming week of Thanksgiving. A sobriety checkpoint will be located on South Rutherfor.... Read More

DUI Checkpoint Planned for Murfreesboro on November 23rd

Nov 17, 2022 at 12:11 pm by WGNS News

(MURFREESBORO, TENN.) The Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security confirmed 7,535 motor-vehicle crashes in Tennessee that involved a DUI driver between October.... Read More

Alcohol is Not the Only Factor in the Climbing Number of DUI Arrests Made in Rutherford County

Sep 28, 2022 at 10:00 pm by WGNS News

(RUTHERFORD COUNTY TN) – Last year, Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers made 18,757 DUI arrests statewide, which is a 3.03% increase compared to 2020. In Rutherford.... Read More

DRUNK DRIVERS: Booze It & Lose It Enforcement Continues This Month in Rutherford County

Sep 16, 2022 at 11:20 am by WGNS News

(RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN) The long running Booze It & Lose It campaign continues throughout Tennessee and Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies are working overtime to.... Read More

33.3% of Rutherford County Drivers Involved in Serious Injury or Fatal Accidents This Year were Using Drugs, Alcohol or were Drowsy

Jul 22, 2022 at 07:15 am by WGNS

A national survey - conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety - reveals many Americans admit to taking one or more potentially impairing medications before getting be.... Read More

TBI Releases 'Crime In Tennessee 2021' Report - DUI's and weapon violations are UP

Jul 19, 2022 at 10:15 pm by WGNS

DUI arrests increased by 3% as the COVID Pandemic came to a close in 2021, according to the latest report released by the TBI. There was also a 21.5% increase in weapon viol.... Read More

Firefighters, off-duty nurse helped save life of infant locked in a hot car; woman charged with DUI, child neglect

Jun 28, 2022 at 01:06 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A five-week-old baby locked inside a hot SUV was pulled to safety by fast-acting firefighters who broke the windows and removed the infant.&nb.... Read More

After a Series of Unusual Pre-Trial Motions, Man Convicted in a Rutherford County DUI Case Appeals Ruling

Jun 21, 2022 at 03:53 pm by WGNS

(RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN.) – A Rutherford County arrest made by a Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper in 2018 that ended with a man being convicted of DUI and possessing.... Read More

Increased Patrol and a Sobriety Checkpoint this Memorial Day Weekend

May 26, 2022 at 12:10 pm by WGNS

The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) plans to increase patrols and utilize a variety of traffic safety enforcement tools to reduce the number of crashes across the state during.... Read More

Law Enforcement to have additional patrol cars on the street for St. Patrick's Day and into Friday morning

Mar 16, 2022 at 04:20 pm by WGNS

Drinking green beer or any alcoholic beverage topped in clover may sound like a good way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but driving after drinking is an unlucky move. Throu.... Read More

Subject charged with DUI #5 in nearby Franklin, Tennessee

Mar 15, 2022 at 07:44 pm by WGNS

A Mt. Juliet man was apprehended in Williamson County and charged with his fifth DUI.A Franklin Police Officer on routine patrol apparently spotted 30-Year-old Dylan Scott L.... Read More

Multiple Sobriety Checkpoints and Increased Patrol Planned for Rutherford County Area on Thursday

Mar 14, 2022 at 04:42 pm by WGNS

The Murfreesboro Police Department reminds motorists to not test their luck on St. Patrick’s Day by drinking and driving.Rutherford County Safety Task Force officers w.... Read More

St. Patrick's Day Sobriety Checkpoint announced for LaVergne, TN

Mar 09, 2022 at 11:55 am by WGNS

LA VERGNE, TENN. - Sobriety checkpoints will be set up in LaVergne next week.The La Vergne Police Department is encouraging everyone to drive safe and drive sober on St. Patri.... Read More

Sobriety Checkpoint planned for Rutherford County on New Year's Eve

Dec 21, 2021 at 02:00 pm by WGNS

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is planning an end of the year sobriety checkpoint in Rutherford County...Again, the checkpoint will be on South Rutherford Boulevard west of Br.... Read More

New Year's Eve sobriety checkpoint in Rutherford County

Dec 20, 2021 at 01:37 pm by WGNS

Teams of officers will check drivers for sobriety during a checkpoint from 11 p.m. New Year’s Eve to 1 a.m. New Year’s Day on Rutherford Boulevard in Murfreesboro..... Read More