MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The Murfreesboro Police Department is urging residents not to confront car burglars after a homeowner exchanged gunfire with two people attempting to break into a neighbor’s vehicle on Sunday, April 17th. The incident occurred at a home in the 4900 block of Neyland Way around 4:10 a.m. The preliminary investigation shows a homeowner received an activation on his security camera showing two males attempting to break into his cars. By the time the h .
Detectives with the Murfreesboro Police Department have worked several stolen vehicle cases over the past 30-days. According to the MPD, the auto thefts involved vehicles that were left unlocked and the keyfob still inside the cars, trucks and SUV's stolen.In the recent thefts, detectives arrested 19-year-old Antonio Gooch and 18-year-old Keonza Scales. Both Gooch and Scales were charged with motor vehicle theft for two of the cases. As for the two recently arrested suspects, Scales wa .