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Training

Video: Chattanooga Officers Shoot, Kill Armed Man Endangering Child, Officer

Upon arrival, authorities learned that a person inside the residence may be endangering a small child and was armed. Police requested mental health officers, SWAT officers and hostage negotiators to the scene, Fletcher said.

December 14, 2015

Technology

Video: Body Cams Help Prove Tennessee Deputy Innocent

A Knox County, TN, deputy's body camera helped prove his innocence after he was accused of fondling a woman during a traffic stop.

November 24, 2015

Patrol

Memphis Officer Cleared in Shooting of Teen

A police officer was cleared by a grand jury Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man during a fight at a traffic stop, but a lawyer for the man's family says he will seek a federal civil rights investigation.

November 5, 2015

Technology

Police Body Cameras Spark Debate About Privacy in Tennessee

Although Franklin, TN, city officials have already funded a body camera program, they're holding off on rolling out the cameras until state law addresses how best to use them and what footage becomes a public record.

November 3, 2015

Patrol

Tennessee Park Ranger Succumbs to Injuries from Crash

Park Ranger Jimmy Wallen succumbed to injuries sustained on duty in 1989 when the Hamilton County (TN) Parks and Recreation Department patrol car he and his partner were in was struck by another vehicle.

November 3, 2015

Patrol

FBI and U.S. Marshals Join 2-State Search for Accused Cop Shooter

A massive manhunt for a Kentucky rapist accused of shooting at law enforcement officers in two states entered a sixth day on Thursday, with officials saying they'd caught two of his associates.

October 29, 2015

Patrol

Video: Suspect in Shooting of Tennessee Officer Still at Large, Manhunt Suspended

Authorities in southern Kentucky have suspended their active search for 62-year-old Floyd Ray Cook. They believe he is on foot, but they are not sure if he is still in the area. Police said he could have gotten a ride somewhere.

October 26, 2015

Patrol

Not Enough Evidence for Murder Charge in Memphis Officer's Death

An off-duty Memphis officer was not taking "official police action" when he was killed in a shootout with a neighbor, and there is not enough evidence to charge the neighbor with murder, says the chief.

October 14, 2015

Patrol

Video: Memphis Officer Killed at Home, Charges Filed

A suspect was charged Monday morning in connection with the shooting death of an off-duty Memphis officer a day earlier.

October 12, 2015

Patrol

Rookie Tennessee Deputy Killed in Single-Car Crash

A Madison County, Tenn., deputy was killed in a single-car crash at about 2 a.m. today while she was responding to a call for backup from another officer.

September 29, 2015

Patrol

Video: Baby Saved from Burning Truck by Off-Duty Tennessee SRO

Adcox is also a school resource officer for McEwen schools. He was off the clock on his way home from a high school bonfire last Thursday night around 10 p.m. when he came upon an accident.

September 15, 2015

Patrol

Video: Man Killed by Police After Movie Theater Attack with OC and Hatchet Carried Airsoft Pistol, Hoax Bomb

Montana was arrested in Murfreesboro in 2004 for assault and resisting arrest, according to officials. He was known to have psychiatric issues, and he had allegedly been committed four times, twice in 2004 to TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion Mental Health Clinic in Nashville and twice in 2007 to a different facility.

August 6, 2015