UPDATE | CARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
September 4, 2026 At approximately 9:56 a.m., the Knox County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a potential bomb threat at Carter Middle School after a
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September 4, 2026
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KCSO APPREHENDS ARSON SUSPECT FOLLOWING SEARCH
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — September 3, 2026 — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has apprehended Lee “Matthew” Wolfe of Knox County following an ongoing search
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September 3, 2026
KCSO Statement – Walker Springs Apartment
KCSO Statement – Walker Springs Apartment At approximately 1:05 p.m., Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Walker Springs Apartments regarding a reported structure fire.
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September 2, 2026
Missing Person Alert
MISSING PERSON – PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REQUESTED The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing person, Megan Wicker. Family
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March 20, 2026
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
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January 30, 2026
Scam Alert
🚨 SCAM ALERT – PLEASE SHARE 🚨 A new phone scam is targeting residents by claiming a loved one has been jailed. The caller will
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September 19, 2025
Officer Involved Accident – North Knox
Deputies Struck Head On while responding to a fight call at the Ingles Parking lot in Halls. – Knoxville, TN – At approximately 10 PM
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July 27, 2025
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July 9, 2025
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Sheriff Spangler’s Response
Sheriff Spangler’s reply to POST investigations. Mr. Whetstone, Below is the Sheriff’s response: As I am sure you know, POST has been onsite since you
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March 25, 2024
1:20 pm
Congratulations Megan! NFA graduate!
Congratulations to our very own Megan Phillips – Forensic Technician – for graduating from the University of Tennessee’s National Forensics Academy. This 10 week course
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March 16, 2024
9:47 am
Nationwide Outages
It appears there have been reports of widespread cellular connection outages including data. Our Officers are still receiving radio communication and are still patrolling and
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February 22, 2024
5:20 am
Officer involved shooting / Eleven Year old Found safe
For Immediate Release: Officer Involved Shooting – Eleven-year-old endangered child located. Contact: Kimberly Glenn Communications Director February 2, 2024 The Investigation by the Knox County
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February 2, 2024
4:29 am
School Hoax Incident
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,
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January 31, 2024
12:42 am
South Doyle School Investigation
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)
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January 30, 2024
11:29 pm
Three arrests made in School Threat
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
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January 26, 2024
6:53 am
Come Join Us!
Are you interested in a career in law enforcement? Great! The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is hiring for the next Patrol Academy. No prior law
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January 9, 2024
5:33 pm
Missing Juvenile
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,
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January 6, 2024
3:30 pm
