Waverly Public Safety

On Friday, September 2 around 7:30am the Humphreys County 911 Center received a call of a bomb threat at Waverly Junior High School. The caller told the dispatcher there was a bomb at the school and hung up. Police Officers and Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the scene and school officials were notified. According to Police Chief David Daniel the caller appeared to be a young female. “Even though the call was suspected to be a prank the school was evacuated and searched as a...

The City of Waverly will be installing a new phone system today.  There may be short interuptions in phone service to the Police Department and City Hall during installation.  Calls placed to 911 will NOT be affected, and you may also call 296-7792 and speak directly to a dispatcher if you need assistance. The new system replaces an aging phone system, which recently lost its voicemail capability.  The new system will feature direct line calling to many city officials and will...

The Waverly Police Department is investigating the theft of over 50 televisions and DVD players from Walmart. Detectives Tony Ahne and Jonathan Fortner along with Loss Prevention Officers from Walmart are investigating the thefts, in which an employee of Walmart has been stealing electronics and selling them to local residents. The suspect has admitted that he took the TV’s between January and August of this year, and is cooperating with Detectives in recovering the equipment. 35 televisions...

The Waverly Police Department has received several pieces of equipment from the military through the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMO) program. The program allows local law enforcement agencies to obtain surplus military equipment free of charge. The Police Department recently obtained a military “Humvee” vehicle for use during disasters. “We realized during the flooding last year that a vehicle capable of maneuvering in high water or other hazardous areas...