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A temporary-plate check in Mt. Juliet led officers to arrest a Nashville man wanted on a felony criminal homicide charge, police say. The stop happened around 3 a.m. on Lebanon Road.
Smyrna police say a less‑lethal round was deployed during a domestic disturbance; the suspect was taken to a local hospital and no other injuries were reported.
An 18-year-old was detained after a 27-year-old was found fatally shot in the Hickory Lake Apartments parking lot in Antioch. MNPD says the case involves two men connected to the same woman.
Metro police identified the rider killed on Bell Road as 59-year-old Randall Abernathy Sr.; authorities say the crash on April 10 is under investigation.
White Pine sent a tanker, a chief officer and three personnel to assist Cocke County crews at a large industrial fire at a Limitless Solutions site.
A bystander who helped restrain Dallas "DJ" Barrett pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and will serve two years of probation under a judicial diversion deal.
Crossville police arrested two people after a proactive operation that yielded roughly seven ounces of suspected meth and about $2,300 in cash. Detectives say the investigation is ongoing.
Metro Nashville police warn shoppers after reports that groups posing as fundraisers use payment apps and card readers to steal donations.
Two men were indicted in the December 2024 I‑24 shooting that killed 20‑year‑old De'Angelo Black; one suspect is jailed and the other was already serving time. The indictments follow an MNPD homicide probe.
A house fire on General Buckner Road in Stewart County left one person dead; state and local teams are now investigating.
The Tennessee Senate on April 9, 2026, defeated SB 2137, a 'three‑strikes' proposal that would have reclassified crimes into strike categories and allowed life sentences in some repeat‑offender cases.
Metro Nashville detectives say four people were arrested after surveillance linked a Foster Avenue market robbery to a fleeing Nissan Rogue; searches turned up guns, drugs and more than $15,000.
Authorities say bones found April 5 near DeRossett were identified as Michael Andrew Feustel of Crossville; the TBI and local agencies assisted.
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