(MURFREESBORO) The City's high-technology Crime Center will enable Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) to impact the community's most troublesome and dangerous issues. To get a better understanding of what those issues are, Chief Michael Bowen was asked what crime he would most like to see reduced here . . .
How will the Crime Center help Murfreesboro Police the most . . .
Looking at the crime technology systems that will soon be a part of Murfreesboro's Crime Center, Chief Bowen gi .
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Special Operations Division Detective Colby Reed has been named, ‘Officer of the Year,’ by the Exchange Club of Rutherford County.
Exchange Club member Melissa Wright presented Reed with the award at an award luncheon at Through the Grapevine on Broadmor St. Wednesday, October 25, 2023.
Police Chief Michael Bowen and Sergeant Jacob Fountain were on hand as Reed received the award.
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(MURFREESBORO) Thank you Murfreesboro Police Department Uniformed Division Sergeant Tim Higgins retires after 32 years of dedicated service to the people of Murfreesboro.
Sgt. Higgins said, “I will miss my colleagues and being able to help people in our community. I really enjoyed working with the homeless because I felt like it made a difference in a lot of people’s lives. I was also on bicycle patrol for two and a half years, and that was the best job.”Higgins bega .
(Murfreesboro, TN) The Murfreesboro Police Department is currently hiring to fill a variety of positions, some of which include patrol officers. Police Chief Michael Bowen told WGNS NEWS… Some of the most important qualifications include passing a physical ability test, passing drug and alcohol screenings, meeting vision requirements and meeting any lawful qualifications set by the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.
As an officer trainee, the starting pay rings in .
(MURFREESBORO, TENN.) Technology continues to get better, sometimes by the minute. But, how do law enforcement departments stay up-to-date with the tech world? Simple. Police departments across the nation evolve as new technology is released and as new crimes are committed.
In Murfreesboro, police officers were once issued pagers. Now, officers are issued a smartphone… That was MPD Sgt. Amy Denton. Chief Michael Bowen said the police department ordered 200 new in-car cameras and as far a .