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What to know about Trump’s National Guard deployment to Memphis

By Marianna Bacallao

September 12, 2025

President Donald Trump’s decision to send the national guard to Memphis has been met with praise from Republicans in Washington, D.C., but closer to home, the response has been more tepid.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, crime, Donald Trump, London Lamar, memphis, police, Raumesh Akbari, Tennessee National Guard

Police arrest suspect in killings of 4 Tennessee family members

By Tony GonzalezandThe Associated Press

August 5, 2025

Police in Tennessee have arrested the man wanted for the killings of an infant’s parents, grandmother and uncle. Authorities say 28-year-old Austin Robert Drummond is now in custody and that his arrest occurred Tuesday.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: crime, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Tennessee authorities search for a man wanted in 4 deaths linked to an abandoned baby

By The Associated Press

August 1, 2025

Authorities are searching for a man wanted in the deaths of a four people found in a remote area in northwest Tennessee. Two of those killed were the parents of an infant discovered in a front yard more than 30 miles away.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: crime, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Nashvillians across the political spectrum approve of Mayor Freddie O’Connell. Fewer of them know about his specific projects.

By Cynthia Abrams

April 4, 2024

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Just six months after taking office, Mayor Freddie O’Connell is seeing high approval from Nashvillians across the political aisle. That’s according to the latest Vanderbilt Poll about city subjects.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, Bristol Motor Speedway, crime, East Bank, East Bank Development, Education, Fairgrounds racetrack, Freddie O'Connell, growth and development, Nashville Fairgrounds, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Poll

Update: Nashville restaurant mass shooting suspect arrested

By Miriam Kramer

March 31, 2024

One man is dead and multiple people were injured after a shooting in a Salemtown restaurant on Sunday afternoon, Nashville police confirmed.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: crime, Metro Police, Nashville police, police

Rebroadcast: Keeping our communities safe

By Anna Gallegos-Cannon

April 5, 2022

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Everyone wants to live in a safe community. The big question is, what is the best way to prevent violence?

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: crime, violence prevention

City Leaders Turn To Community Engagement To Prevent Violent Crimes In Nashville

By Paige Pfleger

August 15, 2021

City leaders in policing and public services are all turning to community outreach in hopes of slowing the tide of homicides, assaults and other violent crimes.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: crime, gun violence, metro action commission, Metro Nashville Police Department

Serious Crimes In Tennessee Dropped 5% During 2020

By Blake Farmer

July 20, 2021

Serious crimes in the state fell by 5% in 2020. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released its annual crime report, and law enforcement authorities say the pandemic is responsible for much of the downturn.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice Tagged With: crime, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Nashville Police Arrest Man Who Says He Attacked Out Of Anger Over Pandemic Closures

By Tony Gonzalez

May 18, 2020

Police in Nashville say a man has confessed to a brutal and random attack with a machete, and that he claims he carried it out to demonstrate his anger over pandemic-related shutdowns.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: crime

Why The Sumner County Homicide Suspect Was Released On Probation, Despite Criminal History

By Meribah Knight

May 2, 2019

Listen Among the questions that emerged after seven bodies were discovered in Sumner County on Saturday was why the suspect wasn’t already in custody. Michael Lee Cummins had a long criminal history and was on probation for another crime at the time of the murders.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: crime, Sumner County

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