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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The KPD News & Alerts Blog below is no longer being updated.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
On Thursday, July 23 at approximately 3:24 p.m., KPD officers received a call of an attempted kidnapping on Laurel Avenue near 20th Street, outside of Fort Sanders Hospital. Multiple callers advised that a white male subject was physically attempting to take an infant in a baby carrier from a female ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jul 23, 2020 at 7:29 PM