Recent Posts from Blog KPD News & Alerts <br> <br> <strong><span style="font-size: 24px; color: #FF0000;">ARCHIVED BLOG</span></strong><br> <br> <br> <a href="https://knoxvilletnpolice.gov/news/" target="_blank" title="https://knoxvilletnpolice.gov/news/"> <img src="/UserFiles/Servers/Server_109478/Image/police/kpd%20blog%20header.jpg" alt="KPD News &amp; Alerts Blog" title="KPD News &amp; Alerts Blog" style="width: 600px; height: 279px;"></a><br> <br> The Knoxville Police Department (KPD) responds to a variety of events and calls for service each day. <br> <br> For any questions, please contact KPD's Public Information Officer Scott Erland at 865-215-7210 or <a href="mailto:serland@knoxvilletn.gov?subject=Info request from blog page" class="ApplyClass"><strong>SErland@KnoxvilleTN.gov</strong></a>.<br> <br> <strong><a href="https://knoxvilletnpolice.gov/calls-for-service/" target="_blank" title="Calls for Service">Click here to view KPD's current calls for service</a></strong><a href="https://knoxvilletnpolice.gov/calls-for-service/" target="_blank" title="Calls for Service">.</a><br> <br> The KPD News &amp; Alerts Blog below is no longer being updated. Please visit <a href="https://knoxvilletnpolice.gov/news/" target="_blank" title="https://knoxvilletnpolice.gov/news/"><strong>KnoxvilleTNPolice.gov/News</strong></a> for current news, advisories and alerts.<br> <br> <hr> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533 KPD Launches New Department Website <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=20144077&portletAction=viewpost Traci McDonell 109478_20144077 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:59:00 GMT KPD Investigating Death of Woman from Firearm Discharge at West Knoxville Apartment <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=20077551&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_20077551 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:25:00 GMT KPD Investigating Armed Carjacking Near UT Campus <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=20072227&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_20072227 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:07:00 GMT Suspect Captured from Deadly Middlebrook Shooting (February 5, 2024) <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=20071918&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_20071918 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 13:52:00 GMT Grand Jury Finding Brings Closure to Unsolved 1989 Murder of Tony Williams <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=20061318&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_20061318 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:48:00 GMT KPD to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint on January 26th <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=20025370&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_20025370 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:06:00 GMT Video Released from Officer-Involved Shooting on Lakeside Street <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=20003777&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_20003777 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:02:00 GMT KPD Releases Preliminary 2023 High-Priority Crime Report <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=20001735&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_20001735 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:34:00 GMT Detectives Investigating Shooting in Krutch Park (December 23, 2023) <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19992688&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19992688 Sun, 24 Dec 2023 05:14:00 GMT KPD Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in East Knoxville <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19992746&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19992746 Sun, 24 Dec 2023 15:07:00 GMT Captain John Kiely Announces Retirement <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19989852&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19989852 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:27:00 GMT KPD Receives Final Report from 21CP Departmental Assessment <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19973184&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19973184 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:50:00 GMT Video Released from Shots Fired Incident on Pemmbrooke Shire Lane <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19978791&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19978791 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:02:00 GMT KPD Investigating Carjacking of U.S. Postal Service Carrier <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19954777&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19954777 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:05:00 GMT Assistant Chief Mark Fortner Announces Intention to Retire <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19954890&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19954890 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:28:00 GMT Suspect and Victim Identified from Deadly Lula Powell Drive Shooting <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19948003&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19948003 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:50:00 GMT Shots Fired Incident at West Knoxville Home <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19947033&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19947033 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:29:00 GMT KPD Announces Launch of Take Me Home Program <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19921016&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19921016 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:34:00 GMT Knoxville Selected for Department of Justice National Public Safety Partnership <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19916846&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19916846 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:40:00 GMT Internal Investigation Into In-Custody Death of Lisa Edwards Completed <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19537715&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19537715 Wed, 10 May 2023 16:05:00 GMT Safe Exchange Zone Established at Public Safety Complex <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19908184&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19908184 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:57:00 GMT Captain Sammy Shaffer Graduates from Inaugural UChicago Policing Leadership Academy <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19886067&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19886067 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:16:00 GMT Homicide Unit Investigating Deadly Shooting in Western Heights Area <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19843160&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19843160 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:51:00 GMT KPD Announces Faith & Blue Weekend 2023 Events and Initiatives <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19807368&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19807368 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 20:08:00 GMT Five Arrested Following Search Warrant at Minnesota Avenue Home <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19786113&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19786113 Fri, 08 Sep 2023 17:57:00 GMT Statement from Chief Paul Noel Concerning KNS Article <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19747844&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19747844 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 18:03:00 GMT KPD Investigating Suspected Hit-and-Run Fatality (August 21, 2023) <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19746828&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19746828 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:35:00 GMT Investigation Underway After Officers Shot at in Western Heights Area <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19741697&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19741697 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:22:00 GMT Four Arrested Following Organized Crime Unit Operation in Marble City Area <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19731388&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19731388 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:20:00 GMT KPD Investigating Stabbing and Carjacking That Led to Sevier County Pursuit <p></p> https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/one.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19719556&portletAction=viewpost Scott Erland 109478_19719556 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:49:00 GMT