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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].

Click here to view KPD's current calls for service (updated every two hours).

The KPD News & Alerts Blog below is no longer being updated.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

Recent Posts
January 2023 - Posts
KPD Announces Promotion of Four Officers 
The Knoxville Police Department announced the promotion of four veteran officers during a promotional ceremony held on Friday afternoon. Captain Tony Willis, who has served with the KPD since January 1996, was selected for promotion to Deputy Chief, filling the vacancy with the pending departure ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 27, 2023 at 4:36 PM
  
Additional Details Regarding Fatal Pedestrian-Involved Crash on I-75  
At around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2023, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to I-75 North, just south of Merchant Drive, where a pedestrian was struck by at least one vehicle. The male victim was pronounced dead on the scene.   Based on the preliminary investigation, the fol ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 27, 2023 at 9:41 AM
  
KPD Warns of Recent Scam Targeting Area Businesses 
The Knoxville Police Department has received multiple recent reports of scams targeting area businesses.  In these particular scams, an employee of the business receives a call from an individual pretending to work for the corporate office. The caller then manufactures a reason for the employee t ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 23, 2023 at 12:24 PM
  
Deadly Shooting on Bradshaw Garden Road 
Update on Bradshaw Garden Road Investigation (January 19, 2023, 4 p.m.) Knoxville Police Department Violent Crimes investigators are continuing to work active leads in the ongoing investigation into the shooting incident that occurred on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 on Bradshaw Garden Road, which re ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 19, 2023 at 4:22 PM
  
One Dead, Two Charged Following E. Magnolia Avenue Crash  
Victim from Fatal E. Magnolia Avenue Crash Identified (Thursday, January 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m.)  The victim from the fatal crash that happened on E. Magnolia Avenue on Tuesday, January 17 has been identified as Michael Williams, 65 of New Market, Tennessee.   The two children, ages 5 and 11, who ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 19, 2023 at 2:17 PM
  
Two Juveniles Charged with Attempted Second-Degree Murder  
Two unnamed juvenile males have been charged with attempted second-degree murder following a shooting that happened on Tuesday morning on E. Magnolia Avenue. Both males were captured following a vehicle and foot pursuit after Knoxville Police Department officers quickly responded to the area.   A ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 17, 2023 at 12:35 PM
  
KPD Releases Preliminary 2022 High-Priority Crime Data 
The Knoxville Police Department has released the preliminary 2022 high-priority crime data.   Based on the unofficial data, which will be audited by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as is standard for all Tennessee law enforcement agencies, murders dropped from 41 in 2021 to 35 in 2022, a 15 ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 05, 2023 at 12:43 PM
  
Two Charged in Connection to Shooting at My Canna Buds Concert 
Two people have been charged in connection to the shooting that occurred at a concert that was hosted by My Canna Buds on Clinton Highway on January 2, 2023.    Jackie Netterville, 22 of Mississippi, and Gino Mickens, 20 of Georgia, have each been charged with one count of reckless endangerment. ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 03, 2023 at 10:15 PM
  
 
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