BEDFORD COUNTY, TN - Rutherford County is not the only area that has problems with vehicle break-ins. In nearby Shelbyville, just 15 minutes from the Rutherford County line down Highway 231 South, has been grappling with a surge in auto burglaries over the past several weeks, prompting heightened awareness among residents and local law enforcement. On Tuesday, the Shelbyville Police Department's "A-Nights" shift made significant headway in solving the spate of thefts through proactive me .
In nearby Shelbyville, a police officer was injured during an attempted traffic stop.Just before midnight this past Thursday, Officer Letisia Diaz was patrolling Madison Street when she began following a red pickup truck whose driver was suspected of driving while impaired. As Diaz followed the vehicle down Highway 41A, the truck came to an abrupt stop.After stopping, authorities report the driver of the pickup placed the truck in reverse and intentionally rammed the patrol car being driven by O .
A short drive down Highway 231 South in Bedford County, the Shelbyville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a subject who was captured on a surveillance camera. Authorities report that the individual is a “Person of interest” in a theft case. Apparently, the theft in question took place at a store called USA Cellular in Shelbyville.Scroll down to learn how you can help police if you recognize the subject in the photo above this news story on WGNSr .
BEDFORD COUNTY – 15 to 20-minutes south of Murfreesboro, an investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and deputies with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a Shelbyville man, who now faces a murder charge.At the request of 17th Judicial District Attorney General Robert Carter, on March 15th, TBI agents joined Bedford County deputies in investigating a homicide, after a woman was found deceased in a home in the 31-hun .