The La Vergne Police Department will be partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to promote motorcycle safety during the month of May, which is nationally recognized as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Agencies participate by providing information and increasing awareness in their communities about the importance of sharing the road and looking twice for motorcyclists….
On Tuesday, May 1st at 11:46 p.m., an officer was conducting a close watch of the 300 block of Mason Road due to recent reports of heavy equipment batteries being stolen. The officer noticed a dark color Chevy Tahoe SUV leaving the construction site at a high rate of speed that matched the description of…
The public is invited to a special community viewing of the new Nashville Police Headquarters, from 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 29, 2018, at 1004 North Highland Avenue. City Police Chief Michael Bowen and other members of the Nashville Police Department will be available to provide tours and answer questions about the renovation of…
A sobriety checkpoint will be dedicated to the memory of Clifton Braunwalder, a 13-year-old Boy Scout killed by an impaired driver four years ago. The fourth annual Clifton Braunwalder Memorial Checkpoint will be from 10 p.m. to midnight, Friday, April 20 on Old Nashville Highway near Rocky Fork Road, said Rutherford County Sheriff’s Cpl. Michael…
On Saturday, February 17, 2018 Nashville Police responded to a possible deceased person found on Hope Way near West College Street. Upon arrival officers located the body of Blair Yvonne Alexander (DOB 03/19/1994). Daniel Michael Conklin (DOB 2/18/1980) has been arrested and charged with Vehicular Homicide, Tampering with Evidence and Leaving the Scene of an…
The Nashville Police Department, Nashville Fire and Rescue Department, and the City of Nashville honors local public safety Telecommunicators, the “first” first responders, this week in recognition of National Telecommunicators Week. National Emergency Telecommunicators Week was started in 1981 to put a special focus on public safety telecommunication professionals for their contributions to the safety…
For the fourth year in a row, attorney Scott Kimberly will be presenting a series titled “Can Police Do That?” at Middle Tennessee State University. The event is co-sponsored by the College Democrats, College Republicans, and Young Americans for Liberty. Join Nashville Criminal Defense Attorneys Scott Kimberly and Hunter Fowler and retired Criminal Defense Attorney…
A fugitive out of Harris County, Texas was arrested Friday night in La Vergne. The La Vergne Swat team arrested 52-year-old Michael Gray at a home on the 100 block of September Drive. Gray, who was born in Nashville, was wanted out of Texas for felony aggravated sexual assault on a minor. Gray was booked…
One man was arrested after La Vergne Narcotics and Detectives executed a search warrant along with the La Vergne Swat team at a home on Sunrise Avenue Friday night. Detectives located approximately 1.25 ounces of cocaine, approximately 1 pound of marijuana and approximately $9,500 in cash in the house. 39-year-old Michael Watts was taken into…
A suspect who claimed to carry a gun to kill a judge in the Judicial Building Monday was arrested by Court Security deputies. Suspect Troy Clinton Chaffin, 48, of Dedham Drive in Rockvale was charged with retaliation for past action by Deputy Debbie Creech. Creech was operating the Judicial Building metal detector when the alarm…