Early voting starts next week (Aug. 11-26) for five seats (a majority) on Knoxville City Council. Election day is Tuesday, Aug. 31. The top two vote-getters from each district will …
Enhanced school zone enforcement starts Monday
As students return to school on Monday, Aug. 9, the Knoxville Police Department and Knox County Sheriff’s Office will implement enhanced enforcement of school-zone traffic laws for several days. Officers …
KPD puts special unit on the beat
When Chris Medina joined the Knoxville Police Department four years ago, he never envisioned walking a beat, shoe leather on the pavement. That’s part of his job now, as he …
Farragut Rotary presents top award to Rehg
On a rainy April 8, 2019, Knox County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brian Rehg saved the life of man who attempted to jump from a bridge over I-640, catching the man …
Evan Thornton: Tracking sex offenders
Evan Thornton’s job at the Knoxville Police Department is one few people want. He hears the questions – “How can you work with sex offenders?” and “Why do you do …
KPD’s Kenno Carlos: An unforgettable officer
Today we meet Kenno Carlos. Once you meet him, you’ll never forget him. Many come across him when they walk into the building at 800 Howard Baker Jr. Ave., the …
Lt. Josh Shaffer called to his career at KPD
Destiny, maybe. Perhaps fate. Or both.
Destiny: “The hidden power believed to control what will happen in the future.” New Oxford American Dictionary
Fate: “The course of someone’s life, or the outcome of a particular …
Tammy Mattina is paying it forward
A law enforcement career that has spanned 34 years began in a tiny gasoline island pay station on Lovell Road. A gutsy girl of 17 worked the graveyard shift there …