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The Knoxville Police Department (KPD) responds to a variety of events and calls for service each day.
For any questions, please contact KPD's Public Information Officer Scott Erland at 865-215-7210 or
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The KPD News & Alerts Blog below is no longer being updated. Please visit
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Drug and Weapon Arrests for Week of January 3
During the first full week of 2022, Knoxville Police Department officers continued to work hard to remove dangerous and deadly narcotics from the streets of Knoxville. In a review of incident reports submitted by KPD officers from Monday, January 3 through Sunday, January 9, a total of 31 indivi ...
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On Jan 11, 2022 at 1:13 PM
Escaped Morgan County Correctional Facility Inmate Taken into Custody After Successful Negotiations
On the night of Saturday, January 8, the Tennessee Highway Patrol was contacted by the Tennessee Department of Correction to assist in locating 44-year-old Jason Copley, who escaped from Morgan County Correctional Facility custody. Based on the suspicion that he could be in the Knoxville area, the T ...
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On Jan 09, 2022 at 8:21 AM
Suspects from Hook and Chain ATM Theft
KPD investigators are working to identify the pictured suspects. On January 5, 2022 at around 4:30 a.m., KPD officers received a call regarding an abandoned truck at Sutherland Avenue and Cemetery Road. The truck was found with a chain and ATM door attached. Officers searched the area and found a ...
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On Jan 06, 2022 at 2:22 PM
Drug and Weapon Arrests for Week of December 27
As 2021 came to a close this past week, Knoxville Police Department officers continued in their pursuit to take drugs and illegally-owned guns off of the streets. In a review of KPD incident reports from December 27, 2021 through January 2, 2022, KPD officers either arrested or charged 43 indivi ...
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On Jan 05, 2022 at 2:57 PM
Deputy Chief Kenny Miller to Retire from KPD to Pursue New Career Opportunity
Knoxville Police Chief Eve Thomas has accepted the retirement notice of Deputy Chief Kenny Miller, who will be leaving the KPD after nearly 30 years to pursue a new opportunity in the private sector. “I am incredibly grateful to Chief Miller for his unyielding dedication to the KPD and Knoxvill ...
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On Jan 04, 2022 at 4:44 PM
Suspect Identified from New Year’s Eve Fatal Shooting
Knoxville Police Department investigators have obtained warrants charging D’Tearius Southern, 27 of Knoxville, Tennessee, with the murder of Terrell Kemp on New Year’s Eve in the 2000 block of Countryhill Lane. The investigation, which is being led by the Violent Crimes Unit, shows that Southern sho ...
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serland
On Jan 04, 2022 at 3:14 PM
Two Teens Arrested Following Pursuit of Stolen Vehicle
Knoxville Police Department officers recovered a loaded handgun and stolen vehicle, and arrested two teens after a pursuit on New Year’s Day. On Saturday, January 1 at around 12:55 p.m., East District patrol officers spotted a stolen Dodge Ram in the area of Fuller Avenue and McConnell Street. ...
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serland
On Jan 02, 2022 at 2:36 PM
Holiday Traffic Report
Throughout the Christmas holiday, Knoxville Police Department officers conducted enhanced holiday traffic enforcement in an effort to prevent serious crashes. That enforcement period ran from 4 p.m. on December 24 all the way through Sunday, December 26. We are happy to report that there were no ...
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On Dec 28, 2021 at 4:29 PM
Drug and Weapon Arrests for Week of December 20
Knoxville Police Department officers worked hard throughout the Christmas holiday to take drugs and prohibited weapons off of the streets of Knoxville. In a review of KPD incident reports from Monday, December 20 through Sunday, December 26, KPD officers either arrested or charged 47 individuals ...
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serland
On Dec 28, 2021 at 9:47 AM
Drug and Weapon Arrests for Week of December 13
In continued efforts to prevent overdose deaths and violent crime, specifically that which surrounds the distribution of illegal narcotics, Knoxville Police Department officers either arrested or charged 47 individuals for weapon or drug charges from Monday, December 13 through Sunday, December 19. ...
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serland
On Dec 21, 2021 at 2:55 PM
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