ANDERSON DEPUTIES RECOVER STOLEN MOTORCYCLE AND ARREST TWO FOR METH
From Anderson County Sheriff's Office: On 6/5/25 Deputy Dakota Williams located a possible stolen motorcycle at the Git-N-Go on Clinch Ave. The vehicle had been reported stolen through the Knox Cou ...
TBI INVESTIGATES OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN SWEETWATER
At the request of 10th Judicial District Attorney General Stephen Hatchett, TBI special agents continue to investigate the circumstances of an early morning officer-involved shooting in Sweetwater. ...
OAK RIDGE P.D. GIVES UPDATE ON SCARBORO SHOOTING
From the Oak Ridge Police Department: In the early morning hours of May 25, during a large block party in the Scarboro neighborhood over Memorial Day weekend, nine people were shot and one person w ...
MAN ARRESTED IN MONTEREY FOR CHECK FORGERY AND IMPERSONATION
From the Monterey Police Department: On June 3rd, officers responded to One Bank of Tennessee on Stratton Avenue in regards to a male subject attempting to cash a fraudulent check. Chief Mackie and ...
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING LESTER ISBILL’S DEATH
Below is Sheriff Jones's statement in full. June 4, 2025 Monroe County Tennessee SHERIFF'S OFFICE Monroe County Sheriff Tommy J. Jones, II On Thursday, February 6, 2025, Elijah Lester Isbill ...
PUTNAM COUNTY FIRE RESULTS IN TOTAL LOSS
From the Putnam County Fire Department: Putnam County, TN — At approximately 6:30 p.m. last night, the Putnam County Fire Department was dispatched to the 16000 block of Buffalo Valley Road in resp ...
WOMAN LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AFTER FATHER’S DEATH AT MONROE COUNTY JAIL
On February 6, 2025, 74-year-old Lester Isbill, a retired pastor with health issues including a pacemaker and dementia, died after being restrained for over nine hours in a chair, mostly hooded, at th ...
GOV. LEE SIGNS NEW LAW TO COMBAT A.I.-GENERATED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Tennessee has enacted a new law, signed by Gov. Bill Lee, to combat AI-generated child pornography. Effective July 1, the law criminalizes the possession, distribution, or production of software or te ...
PUTNAM FIRE CREWS RESPOND TO FIRE ON I-40
From Putnam County Fire Department: Putnam Fire was dispatched to Interstate 40 around the 272 East for a semi fire late yesterday (Monday) afternoon. Upon arrival crews found the tractor port ...
HAMILTON CAREGIVER CHARGED WITH FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABLE ADULT
HAMILTON COUNTY – A Chattanooga caregiver has been indicted and arrested, following an investigation by special agents with the TBI Medicaid Fraud Control Division. In January, following a referral ...
STATE FIRE MARSHAL ANNOUNCES FIRE DEPARTMENTS TRANSITIONING TO N.E.R.I.S.
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) announce today that Tennessee fire departments are beginning the transition ...
KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF WARNS OF ‘GHOST TAP’ SCAM
From the Knox County Sheriff's Office: SCAM ALERT: “Ghost Tap” Credit Card Fraud Since August 2024, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Organized Retail Crime Unit, part of the NARC (Narcotics and Re ...
