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KPD News & Alerts

KPD News & Alerts Blog

The Knoxville Police Department (KPD) responds to a variety of events and calls for service each day.

For any questions, please contact KPD's Public Information Officer Scott Erland at 865-215-7210 or [email protected].

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The KPD News & Alerts Blog below is no longer being updated. Please visit KnoxvilleTNPolice.gov/News for current news, advisories and alerts.

Recent Posts
June 2022 - Posts
KPD Acquires DUI Checkpoint Trailer Through Tennessee Highway Safety Office Grant  
The Knoxville Police Department recently acquired a DUI checkpoint trailer to enhance its enforcement and public education efforts to discourage drivers from operating a car while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicants.   “Intoxicated drivers make the roads significantly more dangero ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 30, 2022 at 12:13 PM
  
Update on Investigation Into Missing Jeremy Stout  
Knoxville Police Department Special Crimes Unit investigators are continuing in their search for 37-year-old Jeremy Stout, who has been missing since May 7, 2022.   On May 7, Stout was scheduled to take a bus from the Greyhound bus stop on Cherry Street to the Kingsport area, where his parents li ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 29, 2022 at 12:41 PM
  
Two Arrested and Charged for Lay Avenue Shooting, One Suspect Still At Large  
On Monday night at around 10:45 p.m., Community Engagement Response Team officers located and arrested 36-year-old Eddie Crippen and 33-year-old Jacinda Sharp, who were both identified by Violent Crimes Unit investigators as suspects from the shooting that occurred in the 2700 block of Lay Avenue on ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 28, 2022 at 12:12 PM
  
Florida Murder Suspect Captured in Knoxville on Thursday  
On Thursday afternoon, KPD Violent Crimes Unit investigators working alongside the U.S. Marshals Smokey Mountain Fugitive Task Force and Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Christopher Michael Hice, age 42. Hice, who was wanted out of Palm Beach County, Florida for second-degree murder, w ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 24, 2022 at 2:07 PM
  
Warrants Issued Charging Michael Bledsoe with Robbery of 92-Year-Old Woman  
UPDATE (June 16, 2022, 8:35 a.m.): Michael Bledsoe was arrested early this morning. At around 1:50 a.m., officers responded to the Casey’s on Chapman Highway after receiving a tip that Bledsoe was there. Bledsoe ran from officers but was later found hiding in the woods nearby and ultimately taken in ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 16, 2022 at 8:36 AM
  
KPD Submits Application to Join Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project  
As one of his first actions as the new Chief of Police for the Knoxville Police Department, Chief Paul Noel submitted the department’s application to the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project on Monday, June 13.   “It is imperative that we create a culture of accountability and ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 13, 2022 at 3:02 PM
  
KPD Investigating Possible Murder-Suicide at Sidebrook Avenue Home  
At around 11:50 a.m. on Friday, June 10, Knoxville Police Department officers received anonymous information that a man who lives at 915 Sidebrook Avenue had shot and killed another man at that location.    During the initial stages of the investigation, officers learned that the alleged suspect ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 10, 2022 at 5:02 PM
  
Casey Austin Arrested and Charged for Selling Meth in Mission District Following OCU Investigation  
On Wednesday, Knoxville Police Department officers arrested and charged a Knoxville man with multiple counts of manufacture, sale and delivery of meth.    KPD officers arrested Casey Austin, 47 of Knoxville, Tennessee, near 418 N. Broadway on Wednesday morning. Austin’s arrest was the culmination ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 09, 2022 at 1:19 PM
  
KPD Seeking Info on Car from Hit-and-Run Crash Involving Bicyclist 
KPD officers are working to identify the driver of the Volvo Cross Country shown in the below pictures. On Saturday, June 4 at around 11:15 p.m., officers stopped the Volvo on Willow Avenue and Patton Street because the car did not have a license plate. As officers were walking towards the car, the ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 06, 2022 at 3:10 PM
  
Nearly 80 Guns Stolen from Vehicles in Knoxville in 2022  
Data compiled by the Knoxville Police Department’s Crime Analysis Unit shows that more than 56 percent of the total number of guns reported stolen in Knoxville so far in 2022 were taken from vehicles.     Of the 134 guns reported stolen within city limits this year, 76 have been stolen from cars o ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 02, 2022 at 11:05 AM
  
 
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