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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The KPD News & Alerts Blog below is no longer being updated.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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Child Safety Seat Checkpoints to resume on June 13 
With safety measures in place to protect against the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, the Knoxville Police Department will resume its monthly Child Safety Seat Checkpoints on Saturday, June 13. The free Child Safety Seat Checkpoint events, which were canceled in April and May, are held each month fr ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 09, 2020 at 1:21 PM
  
Shooting investigation - Kirby Road  
Update on Kirby Road Shooting Investigation (June 8, 2020, 9:20 a.m.) The victim from the Sunday morning shooting on Kirby Road has passed away and this is now an active homicide investigation. The victim has been identified as Darryl Florence (DOB 9/8/89) of Knoxville, Tennessee. Investigators a ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 08, 2020 at 9:23 AM
  
Statement on Use of Force policy, “8 Can’t Wait” campaign 
Most of the practices and policies recommended by the “8 Can’t Wait” campaign are already in place at the Knoxville Police Department, including the exhaustion of all other means before resorting to the use of deadly force, required de-escalation, required reporting for instances of use of force, an ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 05, 2020 at 4:40 PM
  
James Howard, 74, Arrested for Attempted Second Degree Murder  
On Thursday, June 4 at 10:44 p.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to an aggravated assault in the 2900 block of Curtis Lane after a female victim called 911 stating that her husband had shot her. Upon arrival, officers observed a female gunshot victim, who stated that her husband had ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 05, 2020 at 9:46 AM
  
Callahan Drive incident  
At around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, Knoxville Police Department officers attempted to make contact with three suspicious individuals in the parking lot of the UPS facility located on Callahan Drive. As officers went to detain one of the male subjects for questioning, he fled from officers on f ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 04, 2020 at 2:30 PM
  
KPD Officers Respond to Fatal Collision on I-40 East on Monday Night  
On Monday, June 1 at just before 9 p.m., KPD officers responded to a crash involving a motorcycle on I-40 East just before Papermill Drive. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a motorcycle being driven by an adult male had struck the rear end of a four-door passenger vehicle. The motorcyclist was ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 02, 2020 at 8:00 AM
  
Public Assistance Needed in Identifying Robbery and Assault Suspect 
KPD investigators are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect from a robbery and assault. On May 23, the pictured suspect stole several hundred dollars in merchandise from an area Dollar General. When an employee attempted to confront the suspect, she fled in the pictured vehic ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 01, 2020 at 12:36 PM
  
Nine Adults, One Juvenile Arrested in Fort Sanders Area  
On Sunday, May 31 at 9:40 p.m., KPD officers were deployed to downtown Knoxville in response to more possible protests. Central Business District officers had already observed several large groups of people collecting in the area.  One particular group of roughly 40 individuals was located on Cli ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 01, 2020 at 8:45 AM
  
Homicide Investigation Launched After Shooting Victim Arrives at UTMC 
UPDATE (May 31, 2020, 1:50 p.m.)  The victim from the East Knoxville homicide that took place on Saturday, May 30 has been identified as JaQuan Reece, 19, of Knoxville, Tennessee. At around 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, Knoxville Police Department officers received a call from the UT Medical Cent ... more» 
Posted by serland  On May 31, 2020 at 7:07 PM
  
Downtown Knoxville riot 
On Saturday, May 30 at around 11:30 p.m., a group of between 50-100 individuals assembled and proceeded to commit numerous acts of vandalism in the area of Market Square and Downtown Knoxville. Shortly after the group assembled, the window at Ruby Sunshine, located at 37 Market Square, was vandalize ... more» 
Posted by serland  On May 31, 2020 at 1:55 PM
  
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