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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The KPD News & Alerts Blog below is no longer being updated.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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Downtown Shooting and KCSO Pursuit  
CORRECTION (March 17, 2022, 3 p.m.): The victim is not an employee of First Horizon Bank as was initially reported. She works at an office inside of First Horizon Plaza. The victim is being treated for her injuries at an area hospital.  ---- At around 9:50 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2022, Kno ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Mar 17, 2022 at 3:05 PM
  
Fatal Crash on Washington Pike  
Victim from Fatal Washington Pike Crash Identified (March 17, 2022, 2:50 p.m.) The victim from the fatal crash that occurred on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 on Washington Pike at Steeple Shadow Way has been identified as Norma Norton, 79 of Knoxville, Tennessee.   The crash remains under investig ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Mar 17, 2022 at 2:53 PM
  
Drug and Guns Arrests for Week of February 28 
This past week, Knoxville Police Department officers either arrested or misdemeanor cited 72 individuals between the ages of 16 and 61 with either weapon or drug charges. In a review of KPD incident reports submitted between Monday, February 28 and Sunday, March 6, 2022, KPD officers confiscated ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Mar 08, 2022 at 1:57 PM
  
Man Found Dead from Gunshot Wound near Humes Street  
Gunshot Victim Found Near Humes Street Identified (March 8, 2022, 1 p.m.) The gunshot victim who was located near the railroad tracks in the 200 block of Humes Street on Monday morning has been positively identified as Jeremy Paul, 44 of Knoxville, Tennessee. KPD Violent Crimes Unit investigators ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Mar 08, 2022 at 12:57 PM
  
KPD Investigating Fatal Montgomery Village Shooting 
Victim from Montgomery Village Shooting Identified  The victim from the fatal Montgomery Village shooting on the night of Saturday, March 5 has been identified as Ricky Waters, 18 of Knoxville, Tennessee. The shooting remains under active investigation by the KPD Violent Crimes Unit.   Anyone ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Mar 07, 2022 at 10:35 AM
  
Two Arrested, Drugs and Gun Confiscated After Officers Respond to LPR Alert for Stolen Vehicle 
On Wednesday night, officers responded to the Merchant Drive area after receiving an alert from the LPR cameras regarding a stolen blue Honda. Officers located the vehicle in the parking lot of Peyton’s Place on Schubert Road and detained a man and woman as they approached the car. Following cont ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Mar 04, 2022 at 8:25 AM
  
Nine Guns, Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia Seized After Shots Fired Incident on McCalla Avenue 
Last night, March 1, 2022, at around 9 p.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the area of McCalla Avenue and S. Kyle Street on a report of gunshots in the area. Responding officers found shell casings in front of a home in the 2200 block of McCalla Avenue, which had been shot severa ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Mar 02, 2022 at 9:57 AM
  
Fatal Sunday Morning Crash on Central Avenue Pike 
At around 4 a.m. on Sunday, February 27, 2022, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a single-car crash at Central Avenue Pike and Bookwalter Drive. Upon arrival, the driver of a Chrysler sedan was pronounced dead by responding Knoxville Fire Department personnel. The driver, a 40-year-o ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Feb 28, 2022 at 8:55 AM
  
Kevin Garner, 32, Arrested After Firing Gun in Strawberry Plains Pike Gas Station 
Knoxville Police Department officers arrested 32-year-old Kevin Garner of Mascot, Tennessee after he reportedly fired a handgun inside of a BP gas station on Saturday evening.  At just after 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 26, 2022, KPD officer Tim Walker was flagged down by a woman walking out of t ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Feb 27, 2022 at 12:03 PM
  
Woman Suffers Critical Injuries in I-40 West Crash  
At just after 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a crash on I-40 West near Alcoa Highway. A woman, who was the lone occupant of a BMW sedan, sustained serious injuries in the crash and was transported to the UT Medical Center, where she remains in ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Feb 23, 2022 at 9:47 AM
  
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