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Patrol

TN Officer Shot in Foot During Struggle with Suspect

Police say how Chavez got his hand on the officer’s gun is unclear at this time and it has not been determined whether the gun was coming out of the holster before it was fired.

November 15, 2022

Patrol

TN Officers Shoot Man Who Entered Crime Scene and Opened Fire

“That shooting scene was cordoned off by crime scene tape for evidence processing. Thirty-three minutes after the initial shooting call went out, a man was seen approaching. He went under the crime scene tape and pulled a gun,” Don Aaron explains

November 14, 2022

Patrol

TN Officer Trapped in Suspect’s Vehicle Fatally Shoots Driver

After repeated requests to stop the car, warnings, and a taser deployment, Allen continued to drive away with the officer trapped in the car. This resulted in an officer-involved shooting, and the car came to a stop.

November 3, 2022

Command

Chief and Officers Resign from Small TN Agency

The newly appointed chief said the department was already short-staffed before the resignations. They had three officers before the incident, and to be fully staffed, they needed six.

October 5, 2022

Patrol

TN Officer Shot, Other Officer Responding to Help Injured in Crash

Officers with the Auto Theft Task Force and the SCORPION unit were engaged in an operation during which an officer in an unmarked vehicle drove by and was followed from the area by two males in a 2012 Infiniti sedan. The two suspects located the vehicle occupied by the officer and both fired multiple rounds.

September 1, 2022

Command

Garth Brooks to Build Substation for Nashville Police

"I am deeply grateful to Garth and his team for including space that will serve as a mini hub for our operations in the Broadway entertainment district,” said Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake. “This unique partnership will help enhance public safety for downtown residents and visitors."

August 29, 2022

Patrol

Children of First Responders Receive Free Counseling

“We have counselors that have been trained in the unique needs of first responders’ children. I think they have this specific kind of life, and they deal with a certain kind of stress. And so that's what we're here to address in that particular program,” Crane explains.

August 26, 2022

Patrol

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.

August 24, 2022

Patrol

TN Police Say Quick Action of Officer Saved Fellow Cop from More Serious Injury

“If not for the quick action taken by Officer Burroughs, it is very likely that Officer Harris would have been severely injured."

August 22, 2022

Patrol

Memphis Police Praised for Thwarting Attack on Rap Concert

The department arrested a man accused of making threats to take his own life and the lives of those who attended a heavily populated event at the FedExForum Friday night.

July 18, 2022

Patrol

14-Year-Old Charged with Burning TN Take-Home SUV

The teen told investigators he tossed a firework onto the property where the SUV was parked, catching it on fire.

July 13, 2022

Patrol

Wounded TN Officer Reported in Critical but Stable Condition

A Memphis police officer is in critical but stable condition after being shot Saturday as officers were taking a man into custody following the report of a stolen car. A fellow officer applied a tourniquet to the wounded officer until paramedics arrived.

July 11, 2022