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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Outlaw Biker Gang Raid Leads to Five Arrests
Friday, 01 January 2010
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation following a raid Thursday night at the clubhouse of the notorious Outlaws Biker Gang.Special teams with the KCSO stormed the house at 205 Clifton Street after a 14 month undercover investigation. They arrested the two ring leaders for aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping.Mark Lester and Kenneth Foster, both 55 years old, are still in the Knox County Jail under a $3 million dollar bond.Three other people were also arrested and charged with simple possession.Thirty-eight year old Cynthia Allison of Knoxville, 62 year old Martha McCammon of Knoxville, and 57 year old Roger Jarman of Lake City were all released on a one thousand dollar bond.
Lester, who is known as Ivan to gang members, is the regional president (Tennessee and Kentucky).Foster is the local chapter president and also the local and regional treasurer and is responsible for the books and records of both the local Knoxville chapter and the Tennessee and Kentucky region.The KCSO undercover officer, who was recruited by Lester and became a full-fledged member of the gang, stated in an affidavit for the search warrants that he had observed numerous incidents among the bikers involving drugs including cocaine, oxycontin, hydrocodone and marijuana, and weapons such as semiautomatic pistols, and Uzi automatic weapons, and grenades.The specific charges against Lester and Foster stemmed from an incident in December when Lester and Foster threatened the undercover officer with a semiautomatic pistol if he did not give his vest to them.The vest with patches and various other insignia is one way gang members identify themselves.The officer, fearing for his life, gave the vest to the two men. That vest and other articles were recovered after a warrant was issued to search Foster’s house Thursday night.According to the warrants, officers searched the clubhouse for Outlaw Biker Gang records, drugs and drug paraphernalia such as scales, mixing devices, packaging materials, photographs of anyone involved in criminal conduct, all financial records pertaining to drugs, and an evidence or items which would be used to conceal illegal activities.
The Outlaw Bikers’ Gang organization is national, and is known to engage in murder, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to traffic in narcotics, robbery, extortion, money laundering, and witness intimidation.
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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