Crime

Tipton County deputies involved in deadly shooting

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012, 7:22am

On July 23, 2012 at about 8:16 PM, Tipton County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 1600 block of Pryor Road in Drummonds regarding a domestic violence complaint. Upon arrival at about 9:00 PM deputies approached the residence and the suspect answered the door armed with a long gun. Deputies gave verbal commands to the subject to drop his weapon, the suspect refused, branished the weapon and the deputy shot the suspect. EMS and Rural Metro responded to the scene however the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. The deputies were not injured in the incident. The suspect is described as a 31 year old white male who resided at the Drummonds home.

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Deputies seaching for market thieves

Submitted by Danielle Wilburn on Monday, July 23rd, 1:10 pm

(WMC-TV) - Deputies need your help searching for thieves in one local county who went to the market in search of something more than food.

Burglars in Tipton County stopped by the Midway Market with the hopes of cashing in on some big bucks.

When officers arrived to the scene, they found broken glass from the front door. As well as damaged office electronics such as parts of the surveillance equipment.

During the robbery there was an undetermined amount of cash taken from a video machine, ATM machine and the office area.

If you have any information on this robbery call the criminal investigation division at 901-475-3300. You can also email tips to sheriff@tiptonco.com.

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Investigators looking into burglary outbreak

Submitted by Danielle Wilburn on Monday, July 23rd, 11:37 am

(WMC-TV) - Last week, there was an outbreak of robberies in Tipton County. The sheriff’s office received complaints of six different residential burglaries which were all near each other.

Detectives say thieves entered into the homes by kicking in the doors then stealing electronics, flat screen TVs, jewelry and a handgun. All of these break-ins happened during the daytime work hours when the victims were not home.

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Accused killer caught in Indiana

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012, 2:12pm

(WMC-TV) - A Memphis man has been removed from the state's most wanted list after he was captured Tuesday in Indiana.

Cedric Monteze Leavy was wanted for first degree murder, attempted first degree murder and weapons charges in Tipton County.

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Wallet stolen? Do this now!

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012, 5:29pm

(WMC-TV) - I can't emphasize enough how consumers should consider exclusively using credit cards to buy stuff, then pay off the balances immediately.

Under federal law, you're never liable for more than $50 of any disputed charge on your credit card. Most card-issuers offer zero liability now to attract customers. You can't count on that kind of protection if your debit card or cash is stolen.

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Tipton County grand jury indicts former sheriff's deputy

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012, 5:01pm

Tipton County grand jury indicts former sheriff's deputy

On Monday, July 9, 2012, the Tipton County Grand Jury returned a 2-count indictment against former Tipton County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Cochran for the Class D Felony offenses of Aggravated Statutory Rape.

Cochran, 29, has been charged by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) with the above crimes involving a 17 year old minor victim, and occurring on March 9 and March 15 of this year.

The allegations in this case were originally discovered by the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office during an internal investigation, and upon learning of the same, the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office properly and immediately contacted this office to request an independent TBI investigation.

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Former deputy indicted for alleged sex with teen

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012, 4:40pm

Former deputy indicted for alleged sex with teen

(WMC-TV) – A 29-year-old former Tipton County Sheriff's deputy has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly having sex with a 17-year-old girl.

Jason Cochran was placed on administrative leave without pay in April while investigators determined what criminal charges would be filed against him.

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