Middle Tennessee officials will observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with a series of events. The theme this year is Strength, Resilience and Justice. Trees will be planted in ceremonies across the state to honor victims of crime. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is honored to be a partner in this effort. A tree ceremony will take place in Tullahoma on Wednesday at the Tennessee Corrections Academy beginning at 3 p.m. In case of rain the ceremony will be held under a covered...

The Tennessee Poison Control Center gets hundreds of calls each week about accidental or intentional poisonings. While poisonings include ingestion of household products, prescription medicine overdoses are an increasing problem. On average, drug overdoses kill around 1,500 people in the state annually. Josephine Darwin, director of community outreach for the Tennessee Poison Center, says adding to the problem is the growing use of opioids among the state’s citizens. “That is a big problem in Tennessee,” she states. “In fact, now in Tennessee more residents have prescriptions to opioids than smoke tobacco.” Darwin says the bright colors and shiny pills...

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate Tabitha Kolankiewicz. She was last seen leaving her residence (50 Maple Ave., Tullahoma, TN.) at approximately 6:30am on Thursday March 30. Kolankiewicz was traveling to Advanced Financial in Nashville. She was driving a 2012 beige in color Chevy Malibu bearing the tag number V91-60F. Kolankiewicz was wearing brown boots with zippers and black leggings and has brown shoulder length hair. If anyone has any information about Kolankiewicz whereabouts you are asked to contact Investigator Todd Hindman of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at...

The Tullahoma Police Department needs your assistance identifying two subjects that were allegedly involved in a theft from a local business. The man and woman are accused of theft from Walmart on North Jackson St. on March 29. Anyone with information about this crime or the identity of these subjects please contact the Tullahoma Police Department at 931.455.0530 and speak with Investigator Johnny Gore or by emailing him at...

Detectives with Bedford County Sheriff’s Office are requesting the public’s assistance in an on-going investigation. On Monday, March 20, 2017, a female was sexually assaulted in the area of Highway 82 South, near the bridge, along the Duck River. The attack occurred around 2:00 p.m. A silver or gray SUV was observed parked near the scene, as well as an aluminum flat bottom boat. Suspect A is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5’6” to 5’7” tall, with very short, black hair. Suspect A has a mole on his cheek. Suspect A is estimated to be between the ages...

The City of Tullahoma is pleased to announce that the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission (TAC) named the Tullahoma Regional Airport/William Northern Field as the 2017 Airport of the Year at the annual Airport Conference held in Murfreesboro at the Embassy Suites March 20 – 22. This is the first time that the Tullahoma Regional Airport has won this prestigious award out of the seventy-nine airports in state. “The Tullahoma Regional Airport has participated in some very special events in addition to continuing to develop capacities for economic development – all while supporting their standard flying activities,” said TAC Division Director,...

A Nashville woman was also arrested for taking drugs into a penal institution by troopers. According to warrant obtained by Trooper Jonathan Williams, Masharie Shavon Pirtle, 38, of Nashville was arrested on March 29 on the charges. According to the warrant, the trooper stopped Pirtle on Interstate 24 for a traffic violation. When he checked to learn about the status of her driver license he learned that she was driving on revoked license for the third time. She was also found to be driving a rental car that had not been turned in. While correction officers were searching her...

A 17-year-old Tullahoma resident and a Smithville woman are in trouble for possession after they were stopped by Tullahoma Police on Wednesday (March 29). Arayna Lynn Arrocha, 26, of Smithville was issued a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on revoke/suspended license, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and light law. A 17-year-old, who was a passenger in her vehicle, was charged with unlawful possession of weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia and manufacture/sell of a controlled substance. According to a Tullahoma Police report by Officer Michael Wilder, a vehicle operated by Arrocha was stopped on East Carroll...