On Sunday morning, (April 22nd, 2018) a white male entered the Waffle House on the Woodbury Hwy in Manchester around 3:30am, ordered food and then wrote a note to an employee saying he had gun and demanded money. After committing the robbery, the white male asked for the note back from the employee. The man never showed a weapon. The man left Waffle House in a black or dark gray compact vehicle, driving in the direction of Interstate 24. The male subject is wanted by Manchester Police for questioning concerning the robbery. If you can help identify the male...

Last week in Tullahoma the Manchester Police Department working with the Tullahoma Police Department and the Coffee County Sheriff Department, served a search warrant to Michael Mario Fuqua. The man had two active warrants out for his arrest for violating parole and another for allegedly selling drugs. During the time the search warrant was served officers were able to seize two firearms and a half-a-pound of methamphetamine. Fuqua, 33, of Hillwood Road Tullahoma is accused of scratching off a serial number on one of the two seized pistols. Fuqua will appear in front of a grand jury, facing the...

On April 20, 2018, Goodrich Corporation, UTC Aerospace Systems, filed a WARN notification with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The letter explains that the company will be permanently closing its facility on June 29, 2018. The company is located a 201 Mitchell Boulevard in Tullahoma, Tennessee. As a result of the upcoming closure, 118 workers will be laid off. The employees at the facility are represented by a collective bargaining agreement. The Local Workforce Development Area 6 rapid response team, employed by the Workforce Solutions, has been notified to coordinate services with the employer and effected...

A Tullahoma man was arrested April 17 for making a bomb threat on a hospital in St. John’s County Florida. According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Derrick Derlien, a detective with the St. John’s County Sheriff’s Department stated that Joseph Conley Newton, 32, of East Moore Street had made the threat to the Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Florida between 12 noon and 12:30 p.m. on April 17. When Officer Derlien went to the East Moore Street address Newton told him that he had spoken to his mother earlier in the day. During the conversation his mother...

Americans are finding some of the most expensive gas prices in years. Sunday’s national average of $2.76 per gallon is the highest daily average since July 2015. Tennessee gas prices set a new 2018 high of $2.55, which is the highest average since September, when prices were recovering from two hurricanes. AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said high oil prices are the main reason gasoline is so expensive now. He said gas prices should hit their annual peak within the next couple of weeks. However, unforeseen circumstances like escalating geopolitical tensions or a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico could...

On Friday (April 20, 2018) Manchester Police Officer Daryn Gadeken received information from another officer about a person attempting to sell drugs at the Scottish Inn on Hillsboro Highway in Manchester. Once the officer arrived, he talked to an employee of the motel and that person pointed to a vehicle and told the officer that was the subject. According to warrants, the male subject saw the officer and backed his vehicle into a parking space. As officers approached the man tossed something into the front seat of his vehicle and ran from the scene. Gadeken and other officers gave...

Drivers throughout the country are always worried about intoxicated drivers, but are you aware of which drug is the most likely to cause a fatal accident in Tennessee? A team with “Alcohol.org” recently studied national data to determine which substances are most likely to be found in the bloodstream of drivers in Tennessee. Some findings specific to Tennessee: Tennessee ranks 14th in the country with the most alcohol or drug related deaths. Tennessee saw an increase of 2.8% in police reported drug-related deaths over the past decade While amphetamine causes the highest number of traffic fatalities in Tennessee, it’s...