Patrol has also benefited with the establishment of the Mobile Data System. These computers have car-to-car messaging capability, in-field reporting capability, access to county wide email, and can run license checks, VIN checks and stolen article checks. In addition, officers can share mugsh...
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S.W.A.T.
The Special Weapons and Tactics Team,(SWAT), is the original special team of the KnoxCounty Sheriff's Office. The team was formed in 1980 in preparation for the 1982 World's Fair, which was held in Knoxville. The team is comprised of highly trained and dedicated officers. Their mission is to resol...
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Patrol
The Sheriff’s Office includes five patrol detachments – Adam, Baker, Charlie, David and Echo Shifts. The goal of the Patrol Division to maintain a strong presence in Knox County neighborhoods. The Whiskey Unit is comprised of six officers who work primarily at night, and whose pri...
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Aviation
The Sheriff’s Office implemented an Aviation Unit in 1996 utilizing helicopters and related equipment donated by the U.S. Military. The Unit started with just one helicopter and two pilots. Today the Unit has expanded to six flyable helicopters, five available pilots, two tactical flight off...
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Traffic
The Sheriff’s Traffic or Tango Unit, comprised of fourteen officers who focus on traffic enforcement efforts such as speeding and intoxicated motorists, as well as investigating automobile accidents. The goal of this Unit is to provide extensive coverage of traffic calls, allowing the Patrol...
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Patrol
The Sheriff’s Office includes five patrol detachments – Adam, Baker, Charlie, David and Echo Shifts. The goal of the Patrol Division to maintain a strong presence in Knox County neighborhoods. The Whiskey Unit is comprised of six officers who work primarily at night, and whose pri...
Read More
Traffic
The Sheriff’s Traffic or Tango Unit, comprised of fourteen officers who focus on traffic enforcement efforts such as speeding and intoxicated motorists, as well as investigating automobile accidents. The goal of this Unit is to provide extensive coverage of traffic calls, allowing the Patrol...
Read More
Patrol
The Sheriff’s Office includes five patrol detachments – Adam, Baker, Charlie, David and Echo Shifts. The goal of the Patrol Division to maintain a strong presence in Knox County neighborhoods. The Whiskey Unit is comprised of six officers who work primarily at night, and whose pri...
Read More
Aviation
The Sheriff’s Office implemented an Aviation Unit in 1996 utilizing helicopters and related equipment donated by the U.S. Military. The Unit started with just one helicopter and two pilots. Today the Unit has expanded to six flyable helicopters, five available pilots, two tactical flight off...
Read More
Patrol
The Sheriff’s Office includes five patrol detachments – Adam, Baker, Charlie, David and Echo Shifts. The goal of the Patrol Division to maintain a strong presence in Knox County neighborhoods. The Whiskey Unit is comprised of six officers who work primarily at night, and whose pri...
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A Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested an armed robbery suspect less than an hour after the incident.Patrol Officer Ernie Bowman spotted the suspect’s vehicle at a convenience store at Emory and Dry Gap and arrested the suspect.Thirty-two year old Brian Tweed from Dayton, Ohio is in the Knox County Detention Center tonight charged with aggravated robbery and has a $50,000 bond.He is also a suspect is several other armed robberies in the area.
According to KCSO Detective Aaron Yarnell, Tweed entered the pharmacy area of the Food City on Hardin Valley around 1 p.m. where he pulled a silver revolver on a clerk and demanded that she fill a bag with pain medication.She complied and he went out a side door where witnesses saw him leave in a Range Rover.Deputy Bowman saw the vehicle at the Weigel’s and took the suspect into custody without incident.The revolver and pain medication were found in the vehicle.
Tweed has no address in Knoxville. Yarnell said he has been in the area for the past five months and has bounced from one residence to another.He has a felony history in Ohio. A mug shot is not available at this time.
Detectives with the Knox County Sheriff's Office tracked down a second suspect involved in a deputy related shooting at a Farragut Kroger on November 18, 2009. Twenty-two year old Andrew John Compton was taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Anderson County without incident. He is charged with theft and felony evading arrest. He and his father were suspected of shoplifting a buggy of items from the store and were confronted in the parking lot by off duty deputy Grayson Fritts who was working security at the store. The father, Alfred Compton, tried to run over the deputy and also hit two cars in the parking lot. The deputy fired two rounds at the suspects, hiting Alfred in the neck and shoulder. He was found at a hospital in Jefferson County that night and transported to U.T. Hospital where he was treated and released into KCSO custody. Andrew Compton is being held in the Knox County Detention Facility under a $12,500 bond.
Officers with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men Monday night and charged them with robbing two women in their home in South Knox County last week. Douglas Maples and Sergio Smith, both 23 years old, were taken into custody without incident and charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, and vandalism.
Douglas Maples
Sergio Smith
The incident happened November 19, 2009 at 8813 Sevierville Pike. The victim, June Holder, said that she and her daughter were in the back of the house when the two suspects kicked in the front door. The suspects were wearing black hoods over their faces and one pointed a silver handgun at one woman while the other suspect threatened the other woman with a wooden tire tool. The suspects took a purse, credit cards, debit card, money, and cell phone. Other charges are pending in connection with the use of the credit card and debit card.
Maples and Smith have criminal records including burglary, traffic violations, failure to appear, evading arrest, drug charges, and theft.
A Knoxville man is in the Knox County Detention Facility charged with aggravated rape. Twenty-four year old Cameron Fleming is accused of raping his female roommate. According to the warrant, Fleming threatened her with a shotgun. He is being held on a $75,000 bond. He has a previous criminal history involving drugs and driving violations. The victim was treated and released from a local hospital.
Do you have a non-emergency traffic problem? Contact the KCSO Traffic Line at 215-2010.
Officers will contact you regarding traffic issues in your neighborhood or county road.
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