Author: Josh DeVine

NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Statistical Analysis Center released two new publications, one detailing the volume and nature of hate crime in Tennessee, and the other detailing violence directed toward the state’s law enforcement officers. Among the findings of ‘Tennessee Hate Crime 2020’: The number of offenses categories with a known bias … Continue reading TBI Releases Two New Crime Publications

COOKEVILLE – Seven men face felony charges following an undercover operation aimed at addressing human trafficking in Middle Tennessee. The two-day joint operation by the TBI Human Trafficking Unit and Human Trafficking Task Force, the Cookeville Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the office of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway sought to identify individuals … Continue reading Seven Men Arrested, Charged in Cookeville Human Trafficking Operation

Update: 8:00 a.m., Sunday, September 19: The individual who died in this incident has been identified as Adrian Lamont Cameron (DOB 2/22/1974). At the request of 20th District Attorney General Glenn Funk, and per the memorandum of understanding between his office, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, TBI special agents … Continue reading TBI Investigating Nashville Officer-Involved Shooting

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seeks interested and qualified candidates for the following open positions: TBI Special Agent - Criminal InvestigatorStarting Salary Range: $3,777 - $4,344Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree. There are no substitutions or exceptions to the minimum qualifications. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION: 21 Positions (Available County … Continue reading Now Hiring: TBI Special Agent – Criminal Investigator

ASHLAND CITY – A Cheatham County mother and her biological son face felony charges after a TBI investigation into allegations of child abuse following a 2020 AMBER Alert. At the request of 23rd District Attorney General Ray Crouch, TBI special agents began investigating Coletta Jean Gorman (DOB 11-2-68) and her biological son, Alvin Robert Jensen … Continue reading Cheatham Co. Mother, Son Indicted in TBI Child Abuse Case

MURFREESBORO – Special agents from the TBI’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division have obtained indictments charging a Nashville man accused of financially exploiting an elderly client. TBI began its investigation into Michael David Verble (DOB 12-19-1955) in November, after receiving information from the Tennessee Department of Human Services Adult Protective Services. During the investigation, agents determined … Continue reading Estate Planner Indicted, Charged in TBI Financial Exploitation Case

NASHVILLE – Authorities have arrested and charged a Shelbyville man in connection to the shooting of a woman on Friday morning. At the request of 17th District Attorney General Rob Carter, TBI Agents began investigating Friday morning’s shooting in the 200 block of Temple Ford Road in Shelbyville. During the investigation, agents developed information leading … Continue reading Shelbyville Man Arrested, Charged in TBI Shooting Case

UPDATE: 10:30 a.m. CT, August 12, 2021: The man killed in this incident has been identified as Daniel Turney Crowley, DOB 5-1-1990, of Trussville, Alabama. At the request of 20th District Attorney General Glenn Funk, and as outlined in the memorandum of understanding between his office, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the Metropolitan Nashville … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Nashville Shooting

At the request of 15th District Attorney General Jason Lawson, TBI special agents continue to investigate the circumstances leading to the shooting of a man Thursday morning during an interaction with an officer from the Mount Juliet Police Department. Around 8:00 a.m., officers responded to a report of an armed man at a grocery story … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Mt. Juliet Shooting

NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its 2020 ‘Crime in Tennessee’ publication, which details the volume and nature of crime, as reported by the state’s law enforcement agencies. The report compiles data submitted to TBI through the Tennessee Incident-Based Reporting System (TIBRS). Among the report’s findings: A total of 506,558 Group A … Continue reading TBI Releases Annual ‘Crime in Tennessee’ Publication