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$6,000 taken off the streets by Manchester Police
On Thursday, (June 8th 2017) Manchester Police Investigator Bryan Eldridge states in an arrest warrant that Holden Justiss Chandler age 22 from Cedar, MI was allegedly selling 10 hits of acid to an undercover source while at the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester. Investigators recovered what is believed to be approximately 34 grams of mushrooms, 33 grams of cocaine, 16oz of marijuana, a small amount of molly and approximately 50 hits of acid from the subject when they arrested him. The value of the drugs is approximately $6,000. Chandler allegedly admitted to investigators that the illegal drugs belonged to him....

Bonnaroo Staff and Deputies Stop Man with Drugs from entering Festival
On Saturday, (June 10, 2017) Michael Lauren Clark age 36 of The Villages, FL was allegedly attempting to bring 125 grams of what is believed to be powdered cocaine, .6 grams of MDMA (molly) pre- packaged in forty-nine baggies concealed in a false bottom water bottle. This all was allegedly in the man’s back-pack has he attempted to enter into Bonnaroo. According to the arrest warrant, Clark was asked by Bonnaroo staff for consent to search and permission was obtained by the man. When drugs were discovered, Clark allegedly began to struggle with Bonnaroo staff, at that time the...
TBI Releases Annual Studies On School Crime, Domestic Violence
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released two studies last week, detailing the volume and nature of crime on school campuses and crimes identified as being domestic violence in nature. The annual studies compile crime data submitted to TBI by the state’s law enforcement agencies through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS). Among the findings of “Domestic Violence 2016”: · A total of 78,100 domestic violence offenses were reported in 2016, representing a 0.4% increase over 2015. · Simple Assault accounted for 66.7% of all reported domestic violence offenses. · Females were three times as likely to be victimized...

Man says he was doing God’s Work by Allegedly Selling Fake Drugs at Bonnaroo
On Wednesday night, (June 7th, 2017) David E Brady, age 45, of Albany, New York, was in Bonnaroo Pod 2 inside Coffee County, Tennessee. Coffee County deputies allegedly saw Brady with items that appeared to be narcotics sitting under a tent. When deputies approached the man, he apparently tossed the items behind him. When Brady stood up he allegedly had a bag of mushrooms hanging from his waist band. Authorities searched the man and according to the arrest warrant, they found 37 pills made to look as if they were molly (synthetic drug that alters mood and perception), 22...

Local Authorities Asking for the Public’s Help
On June 2nd, 2017 the Tullahoma Police Department and Tullahoma Fire Department responded to Short Springs Natural area for a fire that was set under a newly constructed bridge. The Tullahoma Police Department is asking for anyone with information regarding this set fire to contact them by private message on Facebook, email Investigator Tyler Hatfield at thatfield@tullahomatn.gov, or by phone 931-455-0530. The Tullahoma Police Department and Tullahoma Fire Department thanks you for your assistance in this case. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A male subject is wanted for questioning in reference to a theft in Manchester. If you can identify the person in...

Shelbyville Police Searching for 19 year-old Branson Isaiah Freeland
The Shelbyville Police Department needs your assistance locating Branson Isaiah Freeland, age 19, of Shelbyville. Freeland is wanted for his suspected involvement in an Aggravated Burglary and Aggravated Robbery case that occurred in Shelbyville on May 25, 2017. If you know his whereabouts or have any information please call the Shelbyville Police Department at 931-684-5811 or their Crimestoppers line at...
Tennessee Vehicle Registration Fee Going Up
It will soon cost more to register your vehicle in Tennessee. As part of the IMPROVE Act, which implemented the state’s first gas tax increase in nearly three decades, vehicle registration fees will increase starting July 1st. Passenger motor vehicle registration will increase $5. Commercial vehicles for transporting passengers for hire such as buses and taxis will increase $10. Commercial and freight vehicles such as semis and tractor trailers will increase $20. Electric vehicle owners will see a new $100 registration fee in addition to the standard registration fee. The IMPROVE Act will add a 6 cent hike in...

Residual ACT Assessment set for Motlow
Motlow State Community College will administer the complete Residual ACT Assessment test on July 18, July 25, and Aug. 11, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. – noon. The test will be administered in room 1043 of the Crouch Center on the Moore County campus. Applicants under 21 years of age planning to attend Motlow should register for the ACT test. All applicants taking the ACT must have an admission application on file prior to taking the test. Applicants are required to complete an application as soon as possible to be eligible for the test. Applicants must complete the ACT application...