CRIME & SAFETY
KPD: 1 charged after car crashes into restaurant Saturday night, hitting employee with debris
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — One person was hit by debris after a car crashed into Taqueria La Herradura along with a car in the parking lot around 9:40 p.m. Saturday night, the Knoxville Police Department said. According to KPD, a Mazda sedan left the scene after the crash but was...
Maryville man arrested after allegedly stalking ex-employer
A Maryville man was arrested May 1 for allegedly stalking his ex-employer. According to the report, Christian Paul Dunne, 52, Legends Way, was fired from his place of employment. The report states that on April 29, he sent one text message that allegedly said, “he had family stuff and would not be at work,” and another text message 14 minutes later that reportedly said, “I guess not. I’ll stop by and get my check.” ...
UT: 7 students, 2 others arrested at demonstration after being told to leave by the university
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Nine people, seven University of Tennessee students and two people not affiliated with the university, are in custody following the peaceful demonstrations on campus, according to the UT Police Department. Protesters gathered on the Law School lawn to raise awareness of Israel's attacks on Gaza. They...
Missing Kingsport woman found safe in Knoxville
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — A woman at the center of a Silver Alert who was missing from Kingsport was found safe in Knoxville, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Around 4 p.m., the TBI shared that a Silver Alert had been issued for Pauline Sykes, 86, who was last seen Friday between Fort Henry […]
University of Tennessee Police Detain Nine at Pro-Palestinian Protest in Knoxville
On Thursday night, University of Tennessee officials arrested nine individuals following a pro-Palestinian demonstration on the Knoxville campus. Seven of the detained were students, while the other two were not associated with the university, WATE 6 On Your Side reports. The group had assembled on the Law School lawn to protest Israel's military actions in Gaza when they were informed by the university that they were in violation of its events policy, and were trespassing.
After three years, man arrested for stalking Sweetwater woman
It took nearly three years, but a Knoxville man who was charged with stalking after he called 911 and claimed a woman, who refused to talk to him, was having a heart attack in 2021, was recently arrested. On July 21 of that year, Monroe County Sheriff’s Detective Billy Littleton said he was sent to a Sierra Drive home near Sweetwater on a false medical call. Dispatch told him a man had called 911 and said a woman he was talking to on the phone...
Protesters in support of Palestine apprehended at College of Law lawn
Several protesters in support of Palestine were apprehended at the University of Tennessee College of Law lawn on Thursday night. Students and community members have been demonstrating at the College of Law since Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 9 p.m., administrators asked students to vacate the area. Some students crossed the street while others stayed. Those who stayed were apprehended by police.
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