/
Print
Services
Residents
Business
Visitors
Government
City of Knoxville
Blogs
KPD News & Alerts
All Tags
Arrest
KPD News & Alerts
For the latest on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - CLICK HERE
The Knoxville Police Department (KPD) responds to a variety of events and calls for service each day. Check here for media releases and alerts.
For any questions, please contact KPD's Public Information Officer Scott Erland at 865-215-7210 or
serland@knoxvilletn.gov
.
Click here to view KPD's current calls for service
(updated every two hours).
Recent Posts
1
2
3
William Large, 27, Arrested For Felony Theft on N. Broadway
On Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at around 12:15 a.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the 3400 block of N. Broadway in reference to a male inside of the fenced in area of Cherokee Auto Sales laying in a vehicle with the hood up. Officers arrived on scene and located the male subject ...
more»
Posted by
serland
On Oct 07, 2020 at 12:39 PM
KPD Officers Apprehend Attempted Robbery Suspect in Downtown Knoxville Saturday Night
On Saturday, October 3, 2020 at approximately 11:30 p.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to an attempted robbery in the 400 block of Gay Street. The victim, who works for Sky Box Sports Bar & Grill, stated that he was taking the trash out the back door into Strong Alley when he was a ...
more»
Posted by
serland
On Oct 05, 2020 at 8:14 AM
Suspect Arrested Following Attempted Boat Theft
Suspect Identified from Attempted Boat Theft (September 9, 2020, 10 a.m.) The suspect from the attempted boat theft that occurred on Neyland Drive on the morning of September 8, 2020 has been identified as Jeffery Carter Newcomb. It was previously reported that officers responded to Volunte ...
more»
Posted by
serland
On Sep 09, 2020 at 10:02 AM
Two Arrested for Divide Street Shooting
On Thursday, September 3 at around 5 p.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a residence in the 3300 block of Divide Street and took two suspects from a shooting that occurred on July 1 into custody. Damarcus Dunaway (DOB 7/15/02) and a 15-year-old male were taken into custody withou ...
more»
Posted by
serland
On Sep 04, 2020 at 9:40 AM
Parvin Harper, 55, Arrested for Rape and Resisting Arrest
On Saturday, August 29 at around 9:55 p.m., a witness observed a male suspect, identified as Parvin Harper (DOB 4/13/65), raping a female victim in the 900 block of Knoxville College Drive. The witness attempted to intervene but was driven off by the suspect, who responded to the witness aggressivel ...
more»
Posted by
serland
On Aug 31, 2020 at 9:09 AM
Mississippi Avenue Carjacking Suspect Quickly Apprehended
On Friday, August 28 at about 5 p.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a carjacking near the intersection of Mississippi Avenue and Reed Street. A witness stated that he had observed a male suspect pull a male victim from a vehicle, assault him and flee the scene in the victim’s veh ...
more»
Posted by
serland
On Aug 29, 2020 at 8:29 AM
Paul Hollins, 32, Charged with Sexual Battery
On Friday, August 28, 2020, Paul Hollins (DOB 9/11/87), who was arrested on the University of Tennessee campus on Thursday for trespassing, was charged with one count of sexual battery for an incident that occurred at the Target on Ray Mears Boulevard. On August 19, a female victim reported that ...
more»
Posted by
serland
On Aug 28, 2020 at 1:42 PM
Fourth Suspect Arrested for Rocky Top Apartments Double Murder
On Wednesday, August 26, members of the U.S. Marshals Smoky Mountain Fugitive Task Force and Knoxville Police Department officers arrested Eric Fairchild, DOB 11/30/01, in Morristown, Tennessee. Fairchild is the fourth suspect arrested in connection to the double murder that occurred on December 29, ...
more»
Posted by
serland
On Aug 26, 2020 at 4:24 PM
Carjacking Suspect Apprehended
On Saturday, August 22 at around 1:15 a.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a carjacking that had occurred in the 1300 block of Knotty Pine Way. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the male victim, who reported that an unknown suspect had taken his car, a white Honda Accord, at gunpo ...
more»
Posted by
serland
On Aug 23, 2020 at 9:16 AM
Suspect Apprehended After Family Dollar Robbery
On Sunday, August 16 at approximately 10:30 a.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a robbery at the Family Dollar located at 1015 Heiskell Avenue. Upon arrival, officers made contact with a store employee, who stated that a white male had entered the store and demanded money after p ...
more»
Posted by
serland
On Aug 17, 2020 at 8:09 AM
1
2
3
Tags
award
Jobs
Shooting
Robbery
Arrests
Wreck
Homicide
Flooding
Investigation
Road Closure
Promotions
Hit and run
Missing Person
Officer of the Month
Citizen's Police Academy
Bank Robbery
Fatal Wreck
COVID-19
Hit-and-run
Missing juvenile
Scams
Pursuit
Death investigation
Arrest
Stabbing
Help Needed
Training Academy
2019 awards
Public Safety
Protests
Suspect in Custody
Statement
Child Safety Seat
Drowning
Assault
Weekend Report
Unsolved Murder
Update
Attempted Kidnapping
Suspect
Commendations
Crash
Vandalism
Drug Overdose Support
Incident
Reward
Possible Drowning
Suspicious Package
Carjacking
Pursuit; Arrest
Recruitment
» more
Recent Posts
Officer Austin Jordan Selected as November 2020 Officer of the Month Award Recipient
Investigators Continuing to Seek Info Regarding Fatal Shooting of 16-Year-Old Austin-East Student
Officers Evan Thornton and Stephen Henderson Selected as October 2020 Officer of the Month Recipient
Five Selected as September Officer of the Month Recipients
Update on Fatal Shooting at Vista Apartments
Four Selected to Receive August Officer of the Month Honors
Eight Recognized with July Officer of the Month Honors
Former Deputy Chief Gary Price Presented with 2020 KPD Legacy Award
Co-Responder Pilot Program Yielding Early Success
KPD Seeking Information Regarding Unsolved 2017 Murder of Shanna Harmon
Archives
February 2021 (5)
January 2021 (2)
December 2020 (3)
November 2020 (1)
October 2020 (11)
September 2020 (14)
August 2020 (21)
July 2020 (27)
June 2020 (12)
May 2020 (16)
April 2020 (18)
Post Categories
Public Safety
Content Alert Subscription
Blog Feeds
Podcast Feeds
Subscribe to Email Alerts