SPRING HILL – A two-day undercover operation by Special Agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit and detectives with the Spring Hill Police Department has resulted in the arrest of several men, including three who are charged with solicitation of a minor. Over a two-day period beginning January 9th, as part of an undercover investigation … Continue reading Spring Hill Human Trafficking Sting Nets Multiple Arrests
Now Hiring! TBI Announces Job Openings for Three Positions
The TBI seeks interested and qualified candidates for the following open positions: CRIME INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST Tennessee Information Enforcement System (TIES) Unit 1 Vacancy TBI Headquarters Davidson County Job Duties: Responsible for monitoring the TIES computer system to ensure law enforcement agencies and databases are connected and working. Assists law enforcement agencies with National Crime … Continue reading Now Hiring! TBI Announces Job Openings for Three Positions
TBI Laboratory Data Reveals Troubling Drug Trend
For The First Time, Methamphetamine Tops Marijuana As State’s Most-Submitted Drug In 2019 NASHVILLE – For the first time since the TBI crime laboratories began keeping detailed statistics, methamphetamine eclipsed marijuana as the most-submitted drug in the state in 2019. “Drug addiction continues to be a major issue in Tennessee, and I believe this sharp … Continue reading TBI Laboratory Data Reveals Troubling Drug Trend
TBI Agents Investigating Fatal Smith County Officer-Involved Shooting
At the request of 15th District Attorney General Tommy Thompson, TBI Agents are investigating the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting that occurred this morning in Smith County. Preliminary information indicates the incident happened at approximately 6:00 at a home on Boyd Lane, near Carthage, where deputies from the Smith County Sheriff’s Department were responding to … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Fatal Smith County Officer-Involved Shooting
Sumner County Man Indicted on Multiple Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
SUMNER COUNTY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Technical Services Unit has led to the indictment of a Goodlettsville man on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. In March, TBI Agents received information via a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an … Continue reading Sumner County Man Indicted on Multiple Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Murfreesboro Man Arrested, Charged with Solicitation of a Minor
FRANKLIN – An investigation by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Special Agents with the Technical Services Unit has resulted in the arrest of a Murfreesboro man on charges of solicitation of a minor and soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor. Beginning in October, a TBI Agent posed as a 14-year-old female and 12-year-old female on an … Continue reading Murfreesboro Man Arrested, Charged with Solicitation of a Minor
Wilson County Man Charged with Theft from Charity
SUMNER COUNTY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Wilson County man on a theft charge. At the request of 18th District Attorney General Ray Whitley, in October 2018, TBI Special Agents began investigating an allegation of theft of approximately $60,000 … Continue reading Wilson County Man Charged with Theft from Charity
Joint Investigation Yields Arrest in 22-Year-Old Murder Case
MCMINNVILLE – A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the McMinnville Police Department, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and the Office of the 31st District Attorney General has led to the indictment of a man in connection to the death of his mother in 1996. On December 23, 1996, officers found the body … Continue reading Joint Investigation Yields Arrest in 22-Year-Old Murder Case
We’re Hiring at TBI! Seven Open Positions Just Announced
The TBI seeks interested and qualified candidates for the following open positions: TBI SPECIAL AGENT-FORENSIC SCIENTIST 1 FIREARMS UNIT (2) Memphis Crime Laboratory Job Duties: Responsible for analyzing physical, biological, or chemical evidence submitted to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; and composing technical laboratory reports describing the results of tests. Uses and maintains … Continue reading We’re Hiring at TBI! Seven Open Positions Just Announced
Smithville Man Arrested on Arson Charge
DeKALB COUNTY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and fire investigators with the Department of Commerce and Insurance resulted in the arrest of a Smithville man on an arson charge. On July 2, 2016, fire investigators responded to a fire scene at Old Bildad Road in Smithville. During the … Continue reading Smithville Man Arrested on Arson Charge
