CRIME & SAFETY

COFFEE COUNTY, TN - The Coffee County Sheriff's Department is reaching out to the community for assistance in locating a missing person, Johnny L Lowery. Last seen in the Manchester area within the past week, authorities are actively pursuing all leads to determine the whereabouts of the individual. While acknowledging the broad time frame and area, officials emphasize the importance of any credible information that could aid in the investigation.

About a week after a resident discovered human remains in a wooded area in Shelbyville, authorities have linked the remains to a missing persons case.

A Coffee County Rescue Squad building and its contents were destroyed in a fire early Tuesday morning.

Shelbyville, TN - With the holiday season in full swing, retail stores are facing an unfortunate uptick in shoplifting incidents, and the Shelbyville Police Department is actively seeking help in a recent case. Authorities are investigating a theft at Lowes in Bedford County along Highway 231, known as North Main Street in Shelbyville.

LOCAL NEWS | As the say goes, if you booze it, you lose it and local deputies will be doing their park to protect the public from impaired drivers this holiday season. Beginning on Friday, December 15, the Metro Moore County Sheriff’s Department will partner with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to increase impaired-driving enforcement as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over nationwide mobilization.

Rural superintendents worry about an element much deeper than some: Will they and other districts be able to maintain funding to keep all safety measures in place?

BEDFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — Three Bedford County Schools were placed on lockdown early Tuesday morning after law enforcement and school officials were made aware of a gun reported missing from a home, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tammy Garrett. The lockdown was placed at the following Middle...

This week in Coffee County, Tennessee, there were three significant incidents. Firstly, an explosion and subsequent fire at an auto shop in Hillsboro resulted in three fatalities and one person being hospitalized. Secondly, an arrest was made in an aggravated arson case at an apartment complex in Tullahoma, where a door had been set on fire. Lastly, Manchester Police are searching for a suspect involved in a bank robbery at Capstar Bank on Hillsboro Blvd. The suspect is believed to be a black male, and the vehicle used in the robbery may have been a silver or grey sedan with tinted windows.

A man is facing multiple charges in connection with a fire that was set at an apartment in Tullahoma earlier this month while the tenant and her children were inside.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — A man who is on parole was arrested Tuesday after the Franklin County Sheriff's Office discovered he was manufacturing and selling drugs. Investigators accompanied state probation and parole officers and Cowan police to the residence of John Lawrence. According to the sheriff's office, in...

The Shelbyville Police Department is investigating after human skeletal remains were found in the area of Blue Ribbon Parkway and Shoma Drive.

Shelbyville Police have confirmed that skeletal remains were found recently in the Shoma Park area of Shelbyville. More information forthcoming. The Times-Gazette will continue to follow this story.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has received several calls about scammers using the department’s phone number to scam citizens. The scammer(s) are telling the intended victim that one of their family members is in jail and they can pay their bond with electronic payment. Please do not be...

The Shelbyville Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to increase impaired driving enforcement from December 15, 2023, to January 1, 2024. The Tennessee Highway Safety Office statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration drive sober or get pulled over nationwide mobilization. Shelbyville police will be utilizing enhanced patrol activities to deter impaired drivers from being on the roadways.