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Drowning in South Knoxville at Ijams Nature Center quarry

On 06/18/20 at approx. 7:50 pm, E911 received a call about a possible drowning at the Ijams Nature Center located at 3112 Island Home Ave. The caller advised that a teenaged boy had gone under while swimming and never resurfaced. KFD, Knox. Co. Rescue squad dive team along with KPD responded to the ... more»

Posted by serland On Jun 19, 2020 at 1:31 PM

Incident in Main Street hotel

On Thursday, June 18 at about 11 p.m., KPD Central Business District officers responded to a disturbance at the Hampton Inn located at 618 Main Street, where a female subject had placed several calls to 911 stating that people were trying to kill her. Upon arrival, when officers attempted to kno ... more»

Posted by serland On Jun 19, 2020 at 1:29 PM

June 9, 2020 Knoxville Neighborhood Advisory Newsletter Available

The Office of Neighborhoods publishes an almost-weekly newsletter, Knoxville Neighborhood Advisory, which covers news of interest to Knoxville's resident-led, resident-controlled neighborhood organiza ... more»

Posted by tmcdonell On Jun 09, 2020 at 2:26 PM

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

Week 15: Crews Tackling Central Annex, A Wing, C Wing

Seven companies have teams spread out across the former St. Mary's Hospital, handling everything from mass interior demolition of Central Annex floors to recovering refrigerant from cooling units to r ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Jun 03, 2020 at 3:31 PM

June 2, 2020 Knoxville Neighborhood Advisory Newsletter Available

Posted by tmcdonell On Jun 02, 2020 at 2:06 PM

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