June 23, 2023, | Knox County, TN -ACADEMY GRADUATION- – The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Regional Training Academy graduated 23 recruits today. The graduates represent eleven law enforcement agencies from East Tennessee. – The 12-week course consists of 535 hours of intense law enforcement training, including criminal law, community relations, patrol tactics, defensive tactics, emergency […]
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Come join us as we congratulate our newest certified training academy graduates Class 2023.1. We hope to see you there! Clear Springs Baptist Church 7350 Tazewell Pike Knoxville, TN
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Release: 6/22/2023 | 12:45 am Knox County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred before 10 pm on June 21, 2023, involving a motorcycle and SUV. The motorcycle was believed to be traveling East on Pleasant Ridge Road while the SUV was pulling out from a neighborhood in an attempt
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Did You know we offer a 30 day calls for service log for your area of residence in Knox County? To see the call types happening in your area, click on the interactive map for the zone you wish to see at the knoxsheriff.org home page , then click on the tab labeled monthly activity
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On July 20, 1985 the burned body of Betty Joyce Brown,aka Simmons, was found in the woods at 3805 Maloney Road in South Knox County. The 29 year old Austin-East graduate had been stabbed before being burned. Ms. Brown was last seen on July 14, 1985 between midnight and 1:00am in front of the Bread Box at Magnolia Ave and Spruce Street. It is believed that Ms. Brown was offered and accepted a ride from an unknown subject. Ms. Brown’s last know address was 2737 Tarleton Ave. Initial investigation indicated that when Ms. Brown’s body was found, she had been dead approximately 1 week. Family members described Ms. Brown as being a “very sweet and loving mother.”
If you have any information please call the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit at (865)-215-3520/3590 or e-mail coldcase@knoxsheriff.org.
