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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The KPD News & Alerts Blog below is no longer being updated.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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January 2022 - Posts
KPD Investigating Fatal Shooting on Atlantic Avenue 
UPDATE: Victim and Suspect Identified from Atlantic Avenue Shooting The victim and suspect from the fatal shooting that occurred on Sunday afternoon at 930 Atlantic Avenue have been identified.   The victim has been identified as Jerome Nance, 42 of Knoxville, Tennessee.   The investigation ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 31, 2022 at 11:33 AM
  
Public Assistance Sought to Locate Missing 18-Month-Old Girl 
Knoxville Police Department Special Crimes Unit investigators are seeking public assistance to help locate missing 18-month-old Royalty Daniel. Royalty, who was last seen on January 22 at 402 Bear Creek Lane, was taken by her mother, Cheyenne Daniel. Royalty was previously removed from Daniel’s cust ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 26, 2022 at 2:11 PM
  
Victim Identified from Wilson Avenue Fire, Investigation Ongoing  
Knoxville Police Department Violent Crimes Unit investigators and Knoxville Fire Department arson investigators are continuing to investigate after a body was found inside of a burning home on Wilson Avenue on Friday, January 21.   The deceased has been identified as 46-year-old Donald DeShazo of ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 25, 2022 at 11:29 AM
  
Drug and Weapon Arrests for Week of January 17 
This past week, Knoxville Police Department officers continued their vigorous proactive efforts to remove dangerous and deadly narcotics from the streets of Knoxville.   In a review of incident reports submitted by KPD officers from Monday, January 17 through Sunday, January 23, KPD officers arre ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 24, 2022 at 2:37 PM
  
KPD Officers Quickly Locate and Arrest Suspect from Saturday Morning Robbery 
Knoxville Police Department officers quickly located and arrested the suspect from a robbery that occurred at an area Big Lots on Saturday morning.  At around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 22, KPD officers responded to the Big Lots at 4825 Broadway to investigate a robbery. It was reported that ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 24, 2022 at 8:18 AM
  
Replacement Blood Drive for Noah Sileno Set for Friday, January 28 at KPD Headquarters 
Next Friday, January 28, the MEDIC mobile bus will be at KPD headquarters for a replacement blood drive for our friend Noah Sileno.   At six years old, Noah is fighting his second battle with cancer after courageously beating it for the first time in 2018. As part of his extensive treatments, Noa ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 21, 2022 at 1:35 PM
  
KPD Warns of Phone Scam Where Caller Claims to Be Law Enforcement  
Over the past week, the Knoxville Police Department has received at least three reports of phone scammers claiming to be law enforcement officers who successfully swindled money from victims.     In one report, an elderly woman received a call from a person impersonating a Knox County Sheriff’s Of ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 19, 2022 at 5:58 PM
  
East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers Increases Reward for Info on Double Homicide to $5,000 
One year ago, in the early hours of January 18, 2021, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the Mag Lounge located on E. Magnolia Avenue, where one gunshot victim was located on scene, transported to the UT Medical Center and pronounced dead. Officers also learned that a second gunshot v ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 18, 2022 at 6:03 PM
  
Three Loaded Handguns, Including Stolen Firearm, Recovered After Pursuit of Shooting Suspect Vehicle 
This morning at around 3 a.m., KPD officers observed a Ford Crown Vic that was a vehicle of interest from a drive-by shooting that occurred in the 200 block of Douglas Avenue on January 7. Nobody was injured in that shooting. Officers spotted the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop on Dandridge at ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 18, 2022 at 12:12 PM
  
KPD Officers Locate Missing and Endangered Man Using License Plate Reader Technology 
Knoxville Police Department officers successfully located a missing elderly man who reportedly suffers from dementia using license plate reader technology on Tuesday night.   At around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, KPD officers responded to a home on Dandridge Avenue, where it was reported that ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jan 13, 2022 at 2:30 PM
  
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