A Memphis man is facing serious charges after allegedly attempting to kidnap Mayor Paul Young outside his home on Sunday night. According to police, 25-year-old Trenton Abston went to the mayor’s residence with the intent to confront and possibly abduct him. Investigators say Abston was armed with a stun gun and carried rope, duct tape,…
The Lebanon Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating 23-year-old Ezra Hines, who was last seen around noon on June 18 after leaving his home in the South Maple Townhomes neighborhood. He was reported missing on June 19. Hines is described as approximately 6 feet 8 inches tall, weighing around 200 pounds. He…
Hundreds of soccer fans flooded downtown Nashville Thursday night, bringing traffic to a standstill on Broadway. The large crowd gathered without a permit to celebrate ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup. Police estimate that 400 to 500 people, many waving Tunisian flags, filled the street and sidewalks. Fireworks were set off in the middle…
The National Police Defense Foundation is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Tony Gebian Lopez-Infante, 32. He is wanted in connection with a May 18 hit-and-run that left Zachary Carach, 21, seriously injured while crossing Church Street. The reward is valid through June 19, 2026. Lopez-Infante faces…
Seantrez Smith, 19, passed away on June 18, 2025, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, following a near six‑month battle with injuries sustained in a shooting at Cumberland View Apartments on December 22, 2024. According to the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department, Smith was walking out of an apartment when three masked gunmen emerged from a breezeway,…
The second day of competency hearings began Tuesday for 30‑year‑old Shaquille Taylor, accused of fatally shooting 18‑year‑old Belmont University student Jillian Ludwig during a jog in the Edgehill neighborhood in November 2023. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says Taylor was firing at a car near the Edgehill MDHA housing complex when a bullet struck Ludwig….
Roger Lewis, a 66-year-old man from Hendersonville, Tennessee, found himself in a distressing situation when he was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) despite being sober. The incident occurred when Lewis, having been scammed by a woman he met while donating plasma, was waiting in his car at an apartment complex parking lot. While…
A Tennessee man has been charged with murder after allegedly confessing to enjoying the act of killing animals and expressing a desire to do so more frequently. The incident occurred on Saturday night, when the suspect, identified as Daniel Joe Hittle, reportedly shot and killed a neighbor’s dog. According to law enforcement officials, Hittle admitted…
A tragic incident occurred early Sunday morning in Nashville, resulting in the deaths of a woman and her husband in what police are investigating as an apparent murder-suicide. At approximately 8:30 a.m., officers from the Metro Nashville Police Department responded to a condominium in the 100 block of 31st Avenue North following reports of a…
A child has died after a man opened fire on five children and their mother in North Nashville, according to Metro Police. The shooting happened Sunday night around 10 p.m. at a home on Westchester Drive. Police say the suspect, 26-year-old Cortez Martin, shot his 33-year-old girlfriend and her five children inside a Dodge minivan….
