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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The KPD News & Alerts Blog below is no longer being updated.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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Daryl Rollins, 25, Indicted for Vehicular Homicide for Buffat Mill Road Crash  
Daryl Rollins, 25 of Knoxville, Tennessee, has been indicted by a Knox County Grand Jury for vehicular homicide and several additional charges for his role in a crash that occurred on May 19, 2021 on Buffat Mill Road.   On May 19, 2021 at around 8:38 p.m., officers responded to a single-car crash ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jul 14, 2021 at 11:38 AM
  
Shooting at 3005 Alcoa Highway  
Suspect Charged in Alcoa Highway Shooting (July 14, 10:15 a.m.)  Knoxville Police Department Major Crimes Unit detectives have obtained a warrant charging Randolph Thomas Garner, 32 of Knoxville, Tennessee, with second degree murder for the shooting death of Broderick Gipson.  At around 4 a.m. ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jul 14, 2021 at 10:14 AM
  
KPD Presents 2020 Awards  
Five Knoxville Police Department employees were recognized with 2020 awards during the department’s annual Employee Recognition Luncheon on Thursday.   Organized Crime Unit Investigator Phil Jinks and Major Crimes Unit Investigator Chas Terry were presented with the 2020 Officer of the Year A ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jul 08, 2021 at 1:29 PM
  
Public Assistance and Information Sought in Case of Missing and Endangered Desheena Kyle  
The Knoxville Police Department is continuing to seek public assistance to help locate missing and endangered 26-year-old Desheena Kyle or any information from the public regarding the circumstances of her disappearance. Desheena was reported missing from Wilson Road on June 28. While she was possib ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jul 02, 2021 at 1:28 PM
  
Fatal Shooting on Catalpa Avenue  
Update on Fatal Shooting on Catalpa Avenue (July 2, 2021, 10:50 a.m.) The victim from the fatal shooting in the 4000 block of Catalpa Avenue has been identified as Donald Busby, 48 of Knoxville, Tennessee. No suspects have been arrested or charged at this time. Major Crimes Unit detectives are pu ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jul 02, 2021 at 10:55 AM
  
KPD Recognizes January, February and March Officers of the Month  
On Wednesday afternoon, the Knoxville Police Department recognized its January, February and March Officers of the Month during a news conference at KPD headquarters.   Violent Crimes Unit investigators A.J. Loeffler, Allen Cook and Andrew Markham and Officer Richard Wallace were selected as the ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 30, 2021 at 2:53 PM
  
Tylar Johnson, 28, Jailed on False Imprisonment Charge  
On Friday, June 25, 2021, Knoxville Police Department officers arrested Tylar Johnson, 28 of Blaine, Tennessee, on an outstanding warrant out of Knox County for false imprisonment.   The warrant alleges that the following occurred. At around 4:45 on Tuesday, June 15, a female victim and her c ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 25, 2021 at 5:55 PM
  
Fatal Shooting at 603 Longview Road  
Update on Longview Road Shooting (June 24, 2021, 12 p.m.) The victim from the fatal Longview Road shooting has been identified as 24-year-old Carlos Sweeney of Knoxville, Tennessee.   At this stage of the investigation, which is being led by the KPD Violent Crimes Unit, the incident is not bel ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 24, 2021 at 12:06 PM
  
KPD Warns of Recent Family Emergency Scam  
The KPD has received several recent scam reports where a person pretending to be an attorney is calling individuals and stating that their loved one has been involved in a crash. The scammer further claims that the victim’s loved one has been arrested as a result of the crash and that the victim wil ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 23, 2021 at 11:41 AM
  
Motorcyclist Struck by Carjacking Suspect Succumbs to Injuries 
The motorcycle rider who was struck by a carjacking suspect on Chapman Highway on June 4, 2021 has succumbed to his injuries. Berlon Williams, 44 of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away at the UT Medical Center after sustaining significant injuries when he was hit by a vehicle on Chapman Highway near E ... more» 
Posted by serland  On Jun 21, 2021 at 10:05 AM
  
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