Jacob Beu News Today

Hundreds of law enforcement officers and first responders gathered on Friday to honor the life and legacy of Rutherford County Detective Jacob "Jake" Beu.

Memorial services for Rutherford County Sheriffs Offices Detective Jacob "Jake" Arthur Beu were held Friday, May 19.

A Rutherford County Sheriff's Deputy will be laid to rest this week. Detective Jacob Beu was killed earlier this month in a motorcycle crash.

This year, several Tennessee families traveled miles to Washington, D.C. to honor their loved ones for National Peace Officers Memorial Day.

(MURFREESBORO)  In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the entire week honors those officers. At 10:00 o'clock this coming Thursday morning (5/18/2023) the Murfreesboro Police Department (1004 N. Highland Ave.)  will hold a community-wide ceremony honoring fallen officers from all agencies that serve Rutherford County. The ceremony will include officers from the Murfre...

In addition to losing 39 law enforcement professionals in the line-of-duty this year, there are 20 widows and 53 children who’ve lost a parent.

The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office is in mourning after the devastating loss of Detective Jacob Beu, who tragically lost his life in a motorcycle crash last Sunday.

  MURFREESBORO, TN - Several members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Murfreesboro Police Department honored a fallen officer as they took part in the Special Olympics Torch Run on Monday morning. The officers ran in the name of Detective Jacob Beu, who died in a Rutherford County auto accident on Sunday (May 7, 2023). Rutherford County Sheriff's Detective Jacob Beu was killed while on-duty in the crash that happened on Armstrong Valley Road. Multiple deputies responded to t...

“Detective Beu was a valued detective in the Narcotics Division,” Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh said. “We send our sympathy to his family and his Sheriff’s Office family in his death.”

(MURFREESBORO)  A Sunday (5/7/2023) crash on Armstrong Valley Road took the life of an on-duty Rutherford County Sheriff's detective. Fitzhugh said, “Detective Jacob Beu was a valued detective in the Narcotics Division. We send our sympathy to his family and his Sheriff’s Office family in his death.” Deputies responded to the crash and found Beu critically injured. He died at Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Detective Jacob Beu was a veteran s...