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  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. –  Murfreesboro Police have nabbed two individuals following an alleged armed robbery that occurred at a small home décor and grocery store. The situation came to a close on Tuesday after brief chase and foot pursuit. The armed robbery was reported to have occurred at the Dollar General on Halls Hill Pike between North Rutherford Boulevard and Twin Oak Drive. 61-Year-old Johnny Cross was captured on Freedom Court after attempting to fl...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (November 28, 2023) In a swift and collaborative effort, Murfreesboro Police successfully employed Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology to trace three suspects involved in a brutal assault and stabbing at Kelton’s Hardware. The incident, which occurred on Friday, November 24, left a homeless man critically injured in the parking lot of the hardware store on Old Fort Pkwy. "Our Crime Data Analysts in our Real Time Crime Center were instru...

A teenager has been arrested after a License Plate Reader detected a light blue Toyota Camry with stolen license plate tags over the weekend.

It’s difficult to imagine a world without license plates. What started as homemade “nametags” for cars in the 1900s have become a government-mandated requirement for all vehicle owners.

It could solve a kidnapping, a whole host of crimes, major crimes. >> reporter: grant funding allowed dozens of communities to get this alpr technology this year in massachusetts, thats why they are getting a little bit of attention. its the databasea aspect of this that civil libertarians have a problem with. what is done with the information? how long is it stored and how is it used? thaoer is the privacy rights coordinator for the american civil liberties union here in massachusetts. >> the p...