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Police Looking For Missing Winchester Teenager
A TBI Endangered Child Alert remains active for a 15-year old missing out of Winchester. According to the TBI, Eva Alejandra Lopez was last seen September 22 at her home. She is possibly with a 25-year old man named Avaro Gamez Martinez, who is wanted for six counts of aggravated statutory rape. Eva Alejandra Lopez is Hispanic, is 5’4”, weighs 150 pounds, and has brown hair and green eyes. Anyone with information about Eva’s whereabouts is asked to contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND or Winchester police at (931)...
Handgun Permit Holders Up In Tennessee
The number of handgun carry permits in Tennessee is on the rise at a much faster pace than last year. A report from Knoxville TV station WATE shows more than 12,000 handgun permits were issued in August, following the shooting death of five military members in Chattanooga the month before. The number of permits issued in August of last year was 9,567. The report also indicated there are 4,951 handgun carry permits holders in Coffee County, 3,199 in Warren County, 1,188 in Grundy County, Franklin County 3,873, Bedford County 3,585 and 729 in Moore...
THP To Run Pilot Program
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has been selected to be a lead agency in a national pilot program. THP Colonel Tracy Trott says the agency has been selected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as a partnering agency to conduct an occupant safety enforcement pilot program. The THP has identified two counties where fatal crashes have increased due to lack of seatbelt use. They are Bedford and Hawkins counties. The program runs now through Sept. 30, 2016. The THP will collect occupant protection data including seat belts, child restraint devices and motorcycle helmets from all participating agencies. The information...
Tennessee Ramps Up Rabies Protection
If you took a hike in the wilderness last weekend, you may have noticed little blocks or packets on the ground. Those are actually vaccine packets. The Tennessee Department of Health is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to distribute them to 20 counties to help vaccinate the raccoon population against rabies. Deputy state epidemiologist Dr. John Dunn says efforts like this are important in the fight to control the spread of the disease. “We hope this project will limit the amount of raccoon rabies that comes into Tennessee,” says Dunn. “People also need to be aware there...
Old Timers Day Is Friday and Saturday
Old Timers day is this weekend starting Friday night at 7 with a free concert by Burning Beard. Saturday the parade starts at 10, music starts at 11. The 5K run for juvenile diabetes is Saturday morning and free train rides all day on the square, free games all day and Fro yo eating contest. There will also be a blessing of the animals Saturday afternoon. So bring your pets. Don’t miss the fun and excitement of this year’s Old Timer’s Day on the square in downtown Manchester. For info call Roger at...
Disturbance at the Coffee County Jail Will Lead to Charges
On Tuesday night there was a disturbance inside the Coffee County jail. In one of the jail pods some of the inmates refused to be put on lockdown. Coffee County Sheriff’s department personnel and some Manchester officers responded quickly to control the situation. Sheriff Steve Graves said that some of the inmates wanted to fight officers and were throwing items such as serving trays, a mop bucket and a mop cart. Graves said an officer was able to use a stinger-ball grenade to help control the inmates. The sheriff added that the disturbance was brought under control in less...
Couple Accused of Killing Their Baby Will Face a Jury in May
Robert Blaine Roper, 28, and Carol Michelle Keri Roper, 22, are accused of killing their newborn and then setting the infant’s body on fire in a ditch in August 2014. A May 5, 2016 court date has been set in Moore County for the couple. Both defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, one count of premeditated first-degree murder and two counts of felony murder. Both are being held in the Moore County Jail on $1 million bond...
Tullahoma Man Allegedly Takes Vehicles That Didn’t Belong To Him
A Tullahoma man is facing several charges after he allegedly took two vehicles that did not belong to him. Paul Harvey Hill, 36, of Carter Road is charged with habitual traffic offender, driving on revoked/suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident, five counts of theft of property and two counts of manufacture/sell/delivery and failed to give immediate notice of an accident. His bond was set at $106,500 and he is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Oct. 15. On Sept. 12 Tullahoma Police learned that Hill had allegedly taken a 2002 Dodge Ram truck from a...
