MAN PASSES FRAUDULENT CHECK AT CROSSVILLE BUSINESS
On Monday, Crossville city officers were dispatched to a tractor equipment store in reference to a fraudulent check report. When speaking with the manager of the business, he stated a man identified ...
MAN CHARGED WITH DUI AFTER FOUND ASLEEP IN PARKING LOT
On Saturday night, Cumberland County deputies were dispatched for a report of a Chevy pickup truck sitting in the middle of the parking lot off Westel Road. The caller stated a man got out of the truc ...
EAST TENNESSEE MAN INDICTED ON CHILD SEX CHARGES
According to the U.S. District Court, Christopher Edward Allen has been indicted on federal charges for crimes that he allegedly committed between October 2019 to April 2022. He was arrested in a stin ...
OLIVER SPRINGS COUNCIL MEETING DISCUSSING POTENTIAL LAWSUIT ON POLICE OFFICER
The Oliver Springs Town Council met last night to continue their recessed meeting from last Thursday. During the meeting, Mayor Jason Stiltner stated that their Assistant Police Chief, Ryan Williams, ...
FATAL SHOOTING IN CROSSVILLE TUESDAY NIGHT
The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting on Brown Road late last night. At approximately 11:10 PM, officers were dispatched to the residence after receiving a 911 call reporting ...
FORMER CUMBERLAND COUNTY SOLID WASTE DIRECTOR SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS FOR KIDNAPPING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
Former Cumberland County Commissioner and Solid Waste Department Director has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting seven women working under his supervision at the county’s rec ...
ANOTHER CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOUND PERTAINING TO THE WESTEL POLICE CHASE
During the police pursuit last week involving 19-year-old James Schillinger, through the east part of Cumberland County, Rockwood police officers arrested him on multiple charges. After speeding and ...
JAMES ‘DUSTIN’ SAMPLES ACT PASSED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SUPPOSTS FIREFIGHTERS WITH PTSD
The General Assembly last week passed the James ‘Dustin’ Samples Act, which seeks to provide support to firefighters following a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis. This is a legislative ...
WOMAN CAUSES CAR CRASH AFTER INGESTING NARCOTICS
Last Thursday, just before 7 PM, Crossville City officers were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident. When officers were speaking with one of the drivers involved, she stated that the other driver, ide ...
CREWS RESPONDED TO HOUSE FIRE OFF HWY 27 SATURDAY
An all-call for fire department officials from Harriman, Rockwood, and Kingston was sent out late Saturday evening to a house on fire which set right along the railroad tracks at Bell Road and South R ...
TBI INVESTIGATING INMATE’S DEATH AT ROANE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
On April 24, 2023, at approximately 5:15 PM the Roane County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center had an in-custody death. The victim was 51-year-old Timothy James Teasley. The body was transported to ...
27-YEAR-OLD TAZEWELL FIREFIGHTER DIES AFTER FIRETRUCK CRASH
Claiborne County, TN- The North Tazewell Volunteer Fire Department lost one of their own Monday evening. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol report, 27-year-old Roy L. Sewell was traveling in t ...











