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KPD News & Alerts

KPD News & Alerts Blog

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 [email protected].

Click here to view KPD's current calls for service (updated every two hours).

The KPD News & Alerts Blog below is no longer being updated. Please visit KnoxvilleTNPolice.gov/News for current news, advisories and alerts.

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Shooting Incident in West Town Mall Parking Lot  
At around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, KPD officers received a call regarding a shooting in the parking lot of the Belk department store at the West Town Mall. Officers arrived on scene and found two vehicles that had been in a wreck. A male victim was located at the scene, detained, and foun ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Sep 22, 2021 at 10:46 AM
  
Man Fatally Wounded in Hazen Street Shooting  
Update on Fatal Hazen Street Shooting (September 21, 2021, 11 a.m.)  The victim from the fatal Hazen Street shooting has been identified as Cholly Harris, 19 of Knoxville, Tennessee. The preliminary investigation shows that Harris and the male suspect had been involved in a dispute and, shortly a ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Sep 21, 2021 at 10:59 AM
  
Drug and Weapon Arrests for Week of September 13 
Over the past week, the Knoxville Police Department continued to focus its efforts on getting guns and drugs off of the street to both prevent violent crime and overdose deaths. In a review of incident reports from September 13 through September 19, KPD officers arrested 74 individuals ranging from ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Sep 20, 2021 at 12:50 PM
  
Carjacking Suspect Involved in Fatal Crash  
At around 5:14 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a carjacking that occurred at the Dollar General at 7407 Middlebrook Pike. The victim, a 27-year-old male, reported that he exited the store and got into his vehicle when a male suspect opened the door o ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Sep 17, 2021 at 5:49 AM
  
Drug and Weapon Arrests for Week of September 6 
This past week, Knoxville Police Department officers kept working hard to take drugs and guns off of the street. According to KPD incident reports, from Monday, September 6 through Sunday, September 12, officers arrested 58 individuals ranging from 21 years old to 64 years old for drug or weapon cha ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Sep 13, 2021 at 4:39 PM
  
Investigators Brandon Glover and Brandon Stryker Presented with 2021 First Responder Recognition Awa 
Knoxville Police Department Organized Crime Unit Investigators Brandon Glover and Brandon Stryker were presented with 2021 Tennessee Office of Homeland Security First Responder Recognition Awards on Thursday morning during a ceremony that was held in Nashville, Tennessee.   The First Responder Re ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Sep 09, 2021 at 2:09 PM
  
Shooting in Walter P. Taylor Homes  
UPDATE #2: Vincent Morrison Arrested in Ramona, California On Tuesday, September 7, Vincent Morrison was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force in Ramona, California. Morrison, 31 of Maryville, Tennessee, was sought on an outstanding warrant for sec ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Sep 08, 2021 at 7:47 AM
  
Community Engagement Response Team Arrests Wanted Felon Desmond Hatchett on Sunday Night  
At around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, September 5, 2021, KPD Community Engagement Response Team officers were on patrol when they spotted a red Ford Taurus known to be occupied by wanted felon Desmond Hatchett, 42 of Knoxville, Tennessee. When officers attempted to catch up with the suspect and initiate a ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Sep 07, 2021 at 7:56 AM
  
KPD Accepting Applications for Crime Scene Technicians 
If you have an interest in forensics and a desire to assist in investigations, please consider applying to join our team. The KPD is currently looking to hire two new Crime Scene Technicians and is accepting applications for those open positions through September 10.  Crime Scene Technicians play ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Sep 03, 2021 at 12:07 PM
  
Shanida Holland Indicted for September 2020 Murder at Fort Stanley Way  
Shanida Nico Holland, 43 of Knoxville, Tennessee, has been indicted for first degree murder in the shooting death of Shabaaka Awolowo on September 17, 2020.   At around 8:57 p.m. on September 17, 2020, KPD officers responded to the Southside Flats Apartments at 2727 Fort Stanley Way, where Awolow ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Sep 01, 2021 at 8:37 AM
  
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