Response to “HOAX Active Shooter E-911 Call The recent “hoax” calls for a possible active school shooter at Halls High School on January 25, 2024, just after 11:30 am, was briefly in the news last week. Thankfully, no child, facultymember, citizen, or officer was injured due to those calls. We think the juveniles involved felt […]
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January 30, 2024 The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Detective Unit is investigating an incident at South Doyle High School where a pistol magazine (loaded) – also referred to as a clip- was found in a restroom. Detectives are working to identify the suspect(s) and the weapon. Knox County School Security and Administration are both
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The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Detectives Unit has arrested three juveniles from Gibbs Middle School for placing a false active shooter call to 911 today. The calls came into E-911 at 11:31 and 11:32, where reports were made of an active shooter at Halls Middle School. – Those juveniles arrested are all three in
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The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Crimes Unit is asking for public assistance in locating a missing Knox County Teenager. -Endangered Missing Teen- January 6, 2024 The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Crimes Detectives are searching for 16-year-old Kaitlynn Marie Van-Auken. She was last seen in the wee hours of the morning in the Middlebrook
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.