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  1. Assault, vandalism leads to multiple charges

    A man has been charged with a multitude of offenses after being involved in an altercation at Tippers Night Club at around 1 a.m. Friday morning.

    • May. 18, 2012
  2. Melvin Wayne Archuleta

    Repeat offender charged in Clarksville burglary

    A repeat customer at the Montgomery County Jail has been arrested again, this time on two counts of aggravated burglary. Melvin Wayne Archuleta – "a man well known to local law enforcement for theft, drugs, and probation violations," according to Clarksvi

    • May. 18, 2012
  3. Former presidential candidate and Sen. John Edwards and his daughter Cate Edwards are escorted into a federal courthouse by police in Greensboro, N.C., on Friday. <137>Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six counts related to campaign finance violations over nearly $1 million from two wealthy donors used to help hide the Democrat's pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)<137> AP

    Edwards' jurors to resume Monday

    A jury deliberated for about five hours Friday in John Edwards' campaign corruption trial involving money from wealthy donors that was used to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 White House bid.

    • May. 18, 2012
  4. Krystal Rayanne Schurtz

    Clarksville Police arrest woman for bigamy, false report, drugs

    Police called to the scene of an assault ended up charging a woman with bigamy, false report and drug possession. At about 1:30 a.m.

    • May. 17, 2012
  5. From left to right: Dustin Reynolds, Greg VanMeter, Mayor Kim McMillan, Lance Alsup, Anthony Murphy, Thomas Biele, Gary Mefford, Police Chief Al Ansley. Clarksville Police/Officer Jim Knoll

    Six new cops join Clarksville Police

    The Clarksville Police Department is happy to welcome six new officers to their ranks today. City Mayor Kim McMillan administered the oath of office to the department's newest additions.

    • May. 17, 2012

  6. Police locate missing vehicle's driver in fatal crash on I-24

    A Clarksville woman died Monday in a multiple vehicle crash on Interstate-24 near Old Hickory Boulevard in North Nashville.

    • May. 17, 2012
  7. Michael Morris

    Jury acquits firefighter accused hitting officer with car

    A Hopkinsville firefighter charged with hitting a Clarksville Police officer with a car was acquitted by a jury Wednesday afternoon.

    • May. 16, 2012
  8. Giovanne Johnson, 18, speaks with his attorney, Edward Dewerff, Monday at his preliminary hearing in Judge Ken Goble’s court. Johnson is charged in the slaying of Taylor Hotzoglou. Tavia D. Green/ Leaf-Chronicle

    Juvenile named trigger man in Clarksville soldier's death

    An armed robbery planned by teenagers ended with the roadside shooting death of a soldier last month in Clarksville, according to testimony in court Monday. Spc. Taylor Hotzoglou, 22, was shot multiple times on April 28 after giving two teenagers a ride.

    • May. 15, 2012
  9. Thomas Lee Franklin Contributed

    Store employees grab robber, hold for police

    CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Clarksville say a man who tried to rob a business was wrestled to the ground and held by store employees until police arrived.

    • May. 14, 2012
  10. Fallen police officers are remembered this week Contributed/Clarksville Police Department

    Fallen officers to be remembered May 15 in Clarksville ceremony

    All fallen law enforcement officers will be remembered during Police Week services held at 11 a.m. on May 15 at the Clarksville Police Department

    • May. 14, 2012
  11. Joseph Adkins

    Prostitution sting nets several arrests

    Six men were arrested over the course of May 11 and 12 during A prostitution sting conducted by Clarksville police on Providence Boulevard. Two of the men arrested also face various drug charges.

    • May. 13, 2012

  12. West Tenn. counties forming anti-drug coalitions

    DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Officials in three West Tennessee counties are working to create coalitions to fight drug use among teens.

    • May. 13, 2012

  13. Two charged with domestic violence after fight

    Officers responded to a call about a fight at 1403 West Rd. after a woman allegedly held another woman down and a man allegedly threatened her with a knife.

    • May. 11, 2012

  14. Cumberland Furnace man sentenced to 8 years in prison for shooting at deputy

    A Cumberland Furnace man was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty to shooting at a Montgomery County Sheriff's Office deputy numerous times in September 2011.

    • May. 11, 2012
  15. This undated photo provided by the Hardeman County (Miss.) Sheriff's Department shows Adam Mayes. (AP Photo/Hardeman County (Miss) Sheriff's Department) ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Police: Kidnap-slaying suspect slain; 2 girls OK

    (AP) — As a SWAT team closed in, a fugitive accused of killing a Tennessee mother and daughter before disappearing for nearly two weeks with her two other children killed himself Thursday evening, allowing authorities to safely recover the kidnapped girls

    • May. 10, 2012

  16. Clarksville and Montgomery County law enforcement to target drunk drivers

    Local streets will be filled with law enforcement later this month when roadside safety checkpoints are established in an attempt to target drunk drivers.

    • May. 10, 2012

  17. Clarksville woman awaits sentencing in Neb. beating case

    SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — A 31-year-old Virginia man has been given 30 to 40 years in a Nebraska prison, convicted of severely beating a hitchhiker in western Nebraska.

    • May. 9, 2012
  18. Michael Latrop

    Clarksville man sentenced to 20 years in stabbing murder case

    Michael Talley, the father of 25-year-old Montavious DaShawn Talley, explained the pain he and his family have felt since his first-born son was stabbed to death on Jan. 15, 2010.

    • May. 8, 2012

  19. Man sentenced to 8 years in statutory rape, exploitation case

    A Clarksville man accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with a teenage girl and taking sexually explicit photos of her entered into a plea agreement Tuesday in Judge John H. Gasway's court.

    • May. 9, 2012

  20. Clarksville Police charge woman with DUI, speeding with kids in her car

    A slew of charges face a Kentucky mother after she allegedly drove 54 miles per hour in a school zone while drunk with two children in the car. Ashley White, 28, was arrested Monday at 3:15 p.m.

    • May. 8, 2012

  21. Panel convicts soldier of double slaying

    FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — A Fort Campbell military panel has convicted a Fort Campbell solider of killing his estranged wife and another woman in central Kentucky.

    • May. 8, 2012

  22. Clarksville Chamber presents APSU's Winters with award

    One gets the impression that Dr. Tim Winters, Austin Peay State University classics professor, doesn't sleep much.

    • May. 8, 2012

  23. Tenn. mom seeking return of child from Dubai

    CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A mother in Tennessee is trying to get her husband, a former U.S. Army officer living in the United Arab Emirates, to return their 14-month-old child to the United States.

    • May. 7, 2012
  24. Montgomery County Sheriff Norman Lewis and his brother, Kenneth, will soon begin their journey to Texas, where Kenneth will donate stem cells to help Sheriff Lewis fight myelodysplastic syndrome. Contributed/Melisa Smith

    Montgomery County sheriff to undergo experimental treatment for MDS

    CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.

    • May. 5, 2012

  25. Man charged with strangling wife

    A man has been charged with aggravated assault after strangling his wife and breaking her cell phone early Friday morning. At around 3 a.m., officers responded to a call on Stateline Road, according to a report from the Clarksville Police Department.

    • May. 4, 2012

  26. Man charged in home improvement fraud case

    A Clarksville man was arraigned in Judge Mike R. Jones' court this week after he was indicted by the grand jury on allegations of stealing thousands of dollars from people who hired him to make repairs on their homes.

    • May. 4, 2012

  27. Two teens arrested in shooting death of Fort Campbell soldier

    Clarksville Police have arrested two teenagers in last week's shooting death of a Fort Campbell soldier.

    • May. 3, 2012

  28. Man threatens three people with butcher knife

    A man has been arrested for aggravated assault after threatening three people working on a septic tank next door to his house on Randell Drive Tuesday evening. At around 6 p.m. Robert P.

    • May. 2, 2012
  29. 19th Judicial District Drug Task Force Director Jesse Reynolds unloads a bag of prescription drugs from the recent drug drop-off event. Contributed/DTF spokesman Jamie Dexter

    Drug Task Force collects 150 pounds of prescription meds in Clarksville

    Agents with the 19th Judicial District Drug Task force took in nearly 150 pounds of prescription medication from citizens who took part in a Prescription Drop-Off event Saturday at two Walgreens locations in Clarksville.

    • May. 2, 2012

  30. Clarksville Police concerned with rash of copper thefts

    The Clarksville Police Department is warning residents to be wary of recent copper piping thefts.

    • May. 2, 2012
  31. Taylor Hotzoglou, left, with his brother, Greg, just after he joined the U.S. Army three years ago. Hozoglou, 22, was found dead in his car Sunday just after midnight of multiple gunshot wounds.

    Man found dead Sunday remembered as kind-hearted and prone to offer favors

    Taylor Hotzoglou was the type of person who performed random acts of kindness. He enjoyed helping almost anyone with anything, even if it was giving the last dollar out of his wallet.

    • May. 2, 2012
  32. Hart

    Suspected robber confesses to Clarksville Police

    Three women were held at gunpoint during a robbery of a Fort Campbell Boulevard business Monday. Police responded to the business' hold-up alarm at around noon, according to a news release from Clarksville Police spokesman Officer Jim Knoll.

    • May. 1, 2012
  33. An early morning shooting at Cutters on College Street resulted in a man being shot in the back. Police currently have no suspects. CLARKSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT/OFFICER JIM KNOLL

    Eyewitnesses see nothing at club shooting

    An early Saturday morning shooting at a club resulted in a man being shot in the back in front of a crowd, but police say they have no information.

    • Apr. 30, 2012
  34. A gray car on the shoulder of Victory Road where a man was found dead Sunday morning. Clarksville Police/Officer Jim Knoll

    Man found dead with gunshot wound in car on Victory Road

    Police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old man found in his car with a gunshot wound early Sunday morning.

    • Apr. 30, 2012
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    Clarksville man charged with 16 counts of prescription forgery

    Sixteen charges of prescription forgery face a man after he allegedly stole or tried to steal painkillers.

    • Apr. 24, 2012
    • CRIME /

    Clarksville man charged with 16 counts of prescription forgery

    Sixteen charges of prescription forgery face a man after he allegedly stole or tried to steal painkillers.

    • Apr. 24, 2012
    • CRIME /

    Police: Woman forced to buy gift cards for drug dealer

    A Clarksville man is facing four charges of extortion and one of aggravated kidnapping after allegedly pressuring a woman to buy gift cards for his drug dealer.

    • Apr. 22, 2012
    • CRIME /

    Clarksville shoplifter strikes manager with car during getaway

    A shoplifter making a getaway on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard hit a store manager with his car Friday afternoon. At about 2:45 p.m., Clarksville Police were called to a department store with reports of a shoplifter armed with a knife stealing clothing.

    • Apr. 20, 2012

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