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Articlesby Tracy G. TrottAugust 29, 2024

11 Tips for Preventing Officer Struck-By Deaths

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 24, 2022

TN Trooper, Deputy Killed in Helicopter Crash

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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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2022

Nashville Police Release Video of Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting on Interstate

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2021

TN Man Cut Off His Penis During Police Pursuit

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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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2020

TN Man Arrested Over Bomb Truck Copycat Hoax

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2019

Tennessee Highway Patrol Rolls Out Axon Fleet 2 Cameras to 700 Vehicles

“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.”

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2017

TN Trooper Saves Motorist Impaled by Deer Antler

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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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2016

Video: More Than a Dozen Shots Fired at Tennessee Highway Patrol Office

Someone repeatedly fired shots at the Tennessee Highway Patrol headquarters in Bartlett Sunday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 7, 2016

Video: Tennessee Trooper Assaulted During Traffic Stop, Video Goes Viral

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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Videosby Staff WriterApril 7, 2016

Tennessee Trooper Assaulted During Traffic Stop, Video Goes Viral

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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