Tipton County Sheriff’s Office investigators reportedly broke up what they describe as a large, multistate drug manufacturing and distribution operation in Munford last week. After searching a home last week, TCSO arrested three people and seized an anabolic steroid lab, thousands of pills and vials, and multiple firearms. Investigators and detectives with the sheriff’s office, […]
Read MoreMissing Tipton County man found safe after three days
Homer Billings, the subject of a TBI Silver Alert issued after he left his Tipton County home early Saturday, was found alive Monday night in a remote, wooded area of Lake County, authorities said. Billings, who has a medical condition, was located by a Tipton County sheriff’s deputy at approximately 7:20 p.m. Monday, lying in […]
Read MoreJudge clears four officers in Jackson Hopper arrest case
DYERSBURG, Tenn. – A Dyer County judge granted a judgment of acquittal for all four defendants Thursday and dismissed the charges against them, according to defense attorney Jere Mason. Mason represented two of the West Tennessee sheriff’s deputies on trial this week over the arrest of murder suspect Jackson Hopper in 2024. Mason said none […]
Read MoreMunford nurse arrested on child porn charges; investigators say other victims may not know they’re in the files
In December, a mother found cameras hidden in her daughter’s bedroom and bathroom and called law enforcement. That report set in motion a months-long investigation that would eventually result in the arrest of a Munford nurse on multiple felony charges. Cameron Sanders, 33, of W. Rae Drive in Munford, was taken into custody away from […]
Read MoreHonoring Tipton County’s fallen officers
Every May, during National Police Week, Tipton County pauses to remember those who gave their lives in service to this community. Eight law enforcement officers — spanning more than a century of duty — are honored at the annual Peace Officers Memorial Service hosted by the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office. What follows is an account […]
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