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Patrol

Man Wanted for Shooting TN Officer Killed in KY

Following a pursuit Tuesday night around 8 p.m. on Dixie Highway in Louisville, police said a shootout occurred between Edwards and Kentucky State Police with Edwards being killed.

June 29, 2022

Patrol

Manhunt Under Way for Man Accused of Shooting TN Officer

Police say Edwards fired shots at a Hendersonville police officer’s patrol vehicle, striking the officer. Authorities described the officer’s injury as "non-critical," but did not provide further details.

June 28, 2022

Patrol

TN Woman Escapes Custody, Tries to Steals Patrol Vehicle

“She quickly pulled in a driveway backed up hit a mailbox and took off from the deputy at that point,” Sgt. Jennifer Caruthers explained.

April 28, 2022

Command

New Orleans Deputy Chief Named Next Knoxville Chief

New Knoxville chief Paul Noel is the deputy superintendent in charge of the New Orleans Police Department’s criminal investigations division.

April 27, 2022

Patrol

Fleeing Suspect Injures TN Officers on Interstate

According to police, the incident began when Officer Stevens made a traffic stop and asked 26-year-old Roy Nicholson to step out of his car after seeing a gun in the vehicle and smelling marijuana.

April 26, 2022

Patrol

Tennessee Agency Building Positive Relationships with City's Juveniles

“The focus of our department is to help our youth make better decisions before they reach a point of no return,” Clarksville Police Chief David Crockarell says.

April 5, 2022

Patrol

Atlanta Deputy Chief to Lead Chattanooga Police

"This is a dream come true," Chief Celeste Murphy, who served two decades with the Atlanta PD, told an audience at the announcement. "I've rose through every single rank, I didn't skip anything. And I did that intentionally to make sure that I was prepared to do something like this today."

February 23, 2022

Training

TN State Legislature Addressing Residency Requirement For Memphis Officers

“If you truly are concerned in the rise of violent crime and want to increase the number of police officers we have, we have to extend beyond the county to be able to hire,” Mayor Jim Strickland said in a hearing at the state capital earlier this week.

February 11, 2022

Patrol

TN Jail Escapees Confirmed Dead After NC Pursuit

The Onslow County (NC) Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed robbery at the Speedway Convenience store in Sneads Ferry around 4:30 am Saturday. The clerk at the store reported that two males entered the store and robbed the clerk at gunpoint. The suspects tied the clerk up and left after stealing money from the register and safe. The suspects then fled the scene in the clerk’s car.

February 9, 2022

Patrol

Tennessee Deputy Killed Removing Ladder from Interstate

While attempting to clear the roadway, an oncoming tractor-trailer struck Jenkins, his patrol unit and two other vehicles. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

February 3, 2022

Patrol

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.

January 28, 2022

Investigations

Suspect Arrested in Death of Deputy Found in Burning Home

A man arrested Monday after an hours-long standoff in Smyrna, TN, was wanted in connection with the death of a Robertson County Sheriff's Office deputy.

January 24, 2022