
In 2018, after 40 years of service, Col. Tracy G. Trott retired from the Tennessee Highway Patrol and tackled the challenge of trying to help the Colorado State Patrol uncover the reasons behind the agency’s struck-by deaths.
Read More →A Tennessee Highway Patrol sergeant and a Marion County deputy died Tuesday in a helicopter crash Tuesday afternoon southwest of Chattanooga.
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The encounter began shortly before 2 p.m. local time, when a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper first spotted the man on the shoulder of the interstate. Officers tried for about a half-hour to deescalate the situation. They pleaded with the man to drop the box cutter and keep his hands in sight.
Read More →A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was the first to see Gilbert had mutilated himself after seeing the man, who was driving naked, covered in blood.
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Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Special Operations Unit used a robot to sniff for explosives on the truck, but none were found, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.
Read More →“It is absolutely critical for our troopers to have the best equipment available that meets or exceeds our requirements,” says Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Dereck Stewart. “I believe that the Axon Fleet 2 in-car video system does just that.”
Read More →On Oct. 25, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Russell Bernard was dispatched to a crash involving a vehicle that had struck a deer. When he arrived on the scene, he found the driver bleeding heavily from a large wound on the left side of her neck.
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Someone repeatedly fired shots at the Tennessee Highway Patrol headquarters in Bartlett Sunday night.
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A man punched a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper Friday night during a traffic stop, and many on Facebook are using video of the incident to promote support for law enforcement.
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A man punched a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper Friday night during a traffic stop, and many on Facebook are using video of the incident to promote support for law enforcement. More Here.
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