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Corrections Administrator Murdered in Home, Escaped Inmate Suspect at Large

An escaped inmate is the prime suspect in corrections administrator Debra Johnson's murder at her home Wednesday.

August 8, 2019

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Video: One-Legged Man Steals Tennessee Squad Car

A Tennessee man broke into a squad car belonging to the Campbell County Sheriff’s Department in Jacksboro, TN, and drove the vehicle more than 200 miles until it ran out of gas in Williamson County.

July 31, 2019

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Louisville Officer Shot, Injured During Foot Pursuit of 2 Subjects

An officer with the Louisville Metro Police Department suffered a graze wound from a gunshot during a foot pursuit early Friday morning.

July 29, 2019

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Tennessee Police Captain Derides SROs as Not "Real Cops"

A captain with the Knoxville Police Department was conducting a briefing in June—that was reportedly captured on audio—during which he openly mocked anyone who wanted to become a school resource officer (SRO).

July 25, 2019

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Department Jokes that Flushing Drugs Down Toilet Might Create "Meth Gators"

Officers with the Loretto (TN) Police Department had some fun on Facebook when they posted an image of drugs and drug paraphernalia seized from a man who was attempting to flush the stuff down a toilet.

July 18, 2019

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Tennessee Officer Killed in Vehicle Collision

Officer John Anderson with the Metro Nashville Police Department was killed in a crash with a fleeing suspect vehicle near downtown Nashville early Thursday morning.

July 4, 2019

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Police Chief Pushes Back Against Town Government for Dissolving Department

The former chief of police for the Ridgetop (TN) Police Department says that the action by the town political leaders to dissolve the department due to budget constraints only tells half the story.

July 3, 2019

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An Open Letter to Knox County Sheriff's Detective Grayson Fritts

According to Knox News, Detective Grayson Fritts—who is also a pastor at a local church—delivered a sermon in early June in which he said that the government should execute members of the LGBTQ community. You read that right—he called for state-sanctioned mass-murder of an entire population of people. His comments were reprehensible and anathema to the oath LEOs take to protect and serve their communities.

June 21, 2019

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TN County Officials Decline to Discipline Detective Over Homophobic Sermon

Knox County, TN, officials debated on Monday whether or not to approve a strongly worded response to a detective who delivered a sermon at his church earlier this month that called for state-sponsored execution of members of the LGBTQ community.

June 19, 2019

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Judge Blocks City's Decision to Dissolve Police Department

A judge has temporarily blocked the decision of the mayor and the city council to dissolve the Ridgetop (TN) Police Department.

June 19, 2019

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MS Gang Threatens Officers Over Fatal Memphis Shooting

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety released a bulletin to law enforcement on Thursday evening warning of the threat by the Gangster Disciples street gang.

June 14, 2019

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25 Officers Injured in Riot After Fatal OIS by U.S. Marshals

At least 25 officers were injured in Memphis in a riot sparked when United States Marshals shot and killed a man with multiple warrants Wednesday.

June 13, 2019