CRIME & SAFETY
Man charged with following, fondling woman in Tennessee Walmart aisles
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WTVC) — A man is facing charges in Tennessee after police say he followed a woman in a Walmart and fondled her back and buttocks. Signal Mountain Police arrested 59-year-old Michael Edward Levan on Saturday. An affidavit obtained by WTVC says the incident happened on the evening...
3 Tennessee women - including 89-year-old driver - killed in head-on Alabama crash
Three people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash Sunday in Covington County. Alabama State Troopers identified the victims as Evelyn S. Hnott, 89, Linda J. Alkasem, 65, and Deborah B. Wall, 67. All three lived in Tennessee. The wreck happened at 9:45 a.m. Sunday on U.S. 29, about seven miles...
Tennessee murder suspect arrested in Liberty County
HINESVILLE, Ga. (WTOC) - A Tennessee murder suspect spotted in Hinesville, GA is off the streets. Hinesville Police assisted Liberty County sheriff’s deputies to arrest the wanted man Wednesday night, Dontae Swain. Hinesville police posted the arrest on their Facebook page tonight. No other details have been released in...
Missing Tennessee infant believed to be with wanted father in Topsail Area
Topsail, NC (WWAY) — An endangered child alert out of Tennessee has been issued for an infant and a man who are believed to be in the Cape Fear tonight. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Kingsport Police Department is looking for Sephrona Mccullough, who is 8 months old.
Northeast Tenn. law enforcement supports bill to increase penalty for assaulting officers
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Numerous top law enforcement figures in Northeast Tennessee stand behind a proposed legislation that would up the penalty for anyone convicted of assaulting an officer. House Bill 1881, known as the Back the Blue Act, was passed by the Tennessee House of Representatives on Monday. The bill, sponsored by Representative […]
Roundtable to bring awareness to missing children
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - New numbers show more and more children are going missing and being exploited. Each year, more than 350,000 children are reported missing. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said they don’t have specific numbers but can confirm this is a problem in our state. The TBI, Metro Nashville Police Department, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), and NFL Alumni participated in a round table Wednesday afternoon.
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