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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The KPD News & Alerts Blog below is no longer being updated.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
December 2020 - Posts
Former Knoxville Police Department Deputy Chief Gary Price was presented with the 2020 KPD Legacy Award during a private ceremony at the Public Safety Building on Thursday, December 10. Legacy Award honorees are typically recognized during the department’s Annual Christmas Luncheon, but that event w ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Dec 10, 2020 at 2:12 PM
  
The Knoxville Police Department and McNabb Center are pleased to announce that the co-responder pilot program is underway and already beginning to yield success in assisting individuals facing mental illness or substance use struggles. The pilot program between the KPD and the McNabb Center pairs a ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Dec 07, 2020 at 2:14 PM
  
The Knoxville Police Department is continuing to seek information concerning the unsolved 2017 murder of 28-year-old Shanna Harmon. On May 19, 2017 at approximately 3:20 a.m., Knoxville Police Department investigators responded to 1100 Chickamauga Avenue in reference to a shooting incident that h ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Dec 01, 2020 at 4:41 PM