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West Knox Incident

January 30, 2025 – Active Law Enforcement Response at Westland Drive Weigel’s – The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is currently on the scene of an

Congratulations Sgt. Matt Schlosshan

We are proud to announce that Knox County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Matt Schlosshan has successfully completed the rigorous six-week certification course at the FBI’s Hazardous

Officer Swanger

We are Swanger Strong! a

This thread will be updated as we receive positive updates! ——We are Swanger Strong! —— Update 10 – June 30, 2025 | 2:50 pm Deputy Swanger

Memorial Day Stats 2025

-KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TRAFFIC STATISTICS- – As we honored and remembered those who gave the ultimate sacrifice on Memorial Day, we

Suspicious Package Investigations

**For Immediate Release** – **Knox County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Suspicious Package** – Knoxville, TN – May 7, 2025 – This afternoon, the Knox County Sheriff’s

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Train Vs Car

March 29, 2022 Knox County Sheriff’s Office a patrol units responded to a train vs. car at Ball Road at Ball Camp Pike at approximately

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Medication Take Back Event

FOR ALL DETAILS, VISIT METRODRUG.ORG/TAKEBACK This event is a great opportunity to dispose of any unwanted and/or expired medications in a safe and secure way!

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Tik Tok Challenge Arrest

Detectives with the Juvenile Crimes Unit arrested two Juvenile suspects this afternoon at Gibbs High School in what investigators have learned is a “Tik Tok”

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Narcotics Arrest in school zone

Possession of Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Crystal Methamphetamine, assortment of Oxycodone pills, Marijuana, and unlawful drug paraphernalia with intent to distribute/sale in a school zone lead

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Care Bear Patrol

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is blessed to have many community partners. Fraley and Schilling, Inc. – Knoxville Terminal has partnered with us to provide

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Home School Safety Day

JOIN US!!! Register now to ensure your participation in the third annual Homeschool Students’ Safety Day. Proudly sponsored by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and

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Detectives of the year – 2021

Tom Spangler, Knox County Sheriff, congratulated the 2021 Detectives of the year on February 22, 2022, at the Knox County Commission meeting. “Detective Nathan Stachey

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West Knox Officer involved shooting

On February 16, 2022, at approximately 9:30 am, Knox County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a suspicious persons/vehicle near Lexington Drive in West Knox

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Sheriff Tom Spangler

Knox County Sheriff's Office

Knoxville, TN

Tom Spangler, Sheriff