SHOES SWAPPED AND STOLEN: REWARDS CARD LEADS TO WARRANT FOR CROSSVILLE WOMAN
A local woman is facing theft charges after an incredibly bold shoe-switching scheme at a local business was caught on camera—and easily solved, thanks to her own rewards membership. According to pol ...
MORNING CRASH BLOCKS TRAFFIC ON I-40 EAST IN ROANE COUNTY
Commuters faced morning delays today following a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 Eastbound involving a wrecked tractor-trailer. According to officials, the crash occurred at approximately 7: ...
CROSSVILLE TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO ARREST OF CONVICTED FELON WHO TOSSED STOLEN GUN FROM WINDOW
A routine traffic stop escalated into a felony arrest on June 20, 2026, after a driver allegedly attempted to discard a stolen handgun while trying to evade officers, according to the Crossville Polic ...
CROSSVILLE POLICE INVESTIGATE AFTERNOON THEFT ON DAYTON AVENUE; SUSPECT VEHICLE SPOTTED ON CAMERA
The Crossville Police Department is investigating a daytime theft that occurred Tuesday afternoon at a residence on Dayton Avenue, authorities reported. On June 23, officers were dispatched to a home ...
POLICE INVESTIGATE AFTERNOON THEFT OF OVER $1,100 IN POWER TOOLS FROM CROSSVILLE SHED
Local authorities are investigating a daytime burglary after more than $1,100 worth of power tools and equipment were stolen from an unsecured shed on Old Mail Road. According to a report from the Cr ...
HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER FLEES SCENE AFTER CAUSING DRAMATIC CRASH ON NORTH MAIN STREET IN CROSSVILLE
Local authorities are searching for a hit-and-run driver who fled the scene after causing a dramatic two-vehicle collision on North Main Street on Friday morning, knocking down a city light pole and s ...
TWO ARRESTED IN CROSSVILLE AFTER BUC-EE’S SHOPLIFTING SPREE UNCOVERS DRUGS AND ‘HELLO KITTY’ BONG
What began as a routine shoplifting call at a local Buc-ee’s ended in felony drug charges for two Virginia women heading home from a music festival. On June 15, 2026, Crossville Police responded to t ...
WOMAN INJURED, WORKER HURT AFTER CAR CRASHES THROUGH FIELD AND INTO BUILDING IN CROSSVILLE
A bizarre single-vehicle crash on Wednesday left a driver and a building worker injured after a car careened off the interstate, through a field, and into a local business. According to a preliminary ...
MORGAN COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE AFTER TASER INCIDENT
According to information provided by Roane County journalist Dudley Evans, Douglas Lonnie Jones pleaded guilty in Roane County Criminal Court to an amended charge of attempted aggravated child abuse i ...
ROANE MANOR DRIVE STRUCTURE FIRE QUICKLY CONTAINED THANKS TO MUTUAL AID EFFORTS
A swift and coordinated response by multiple local emergency agencies successfully brought a structure fire under control late Tuesday evening in the 100 block of Roane Manor Drive. The Midtown 1st D ...
FORMER ROCKWOOD DETECTIVE SENTENCED TO OVER 12 YEARS FOR ATTEMPTED CHILD ENTICEMENT
A former Rockwood Police Department detective has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor following an undercover sting operation. Charles Andrew Crothers, 39, ...
FORMER CUMBERLAND COUNTY CHEER COACH INDICTED FOR THEFT OF TEAM FUNDS
A grand jury has indicted the former head coach of the Cumberland County High School cheerleading team following an investigation into thousands of dollars in missing funds, state officials announced ...












