Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Eleven people with outstanding warrants are arrested this week during a property crime crackdown operation in Knoxville and Knox County.
Knoxville Police Department officials announcing Thursday that the operation, conducted Tuesday and Wednesday with the assistance of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Department of Corrections’ (TDOC) Parole and Probation, resulted in the arrest of 11 individuals with outstanding warrants to include five individuals with felony theft charges and three people with violations of probation or parole for previous property crime charges.
KPD says the two-day operation is a part of its ongoing efforts to proactively address persistent property crimes and repeat offenders.
Before the operation began, detectives and crime analysts with KPD’s Property Crimes Unit worked with KCSO and TDOC to identify individuals with outstanding warrants relating to property crimes. During the search, there was also a focus on individuals who were on parole or probation.
Knoxville Police singled out one person arrested during the operation, 34-year-old Zachary Littleton, sharing that he had eight outstanding warrants, which included charges of felony theft, felony evading arrest, and assault on a first responder.
“Property crimes impact quality of life and the sense of safety in our community,” KPD Deputy Chief and Investigations Bureau Commander Joe McHale said. “We take our mission to prevent those crimes and address the individuals who commit them seriously. I greatly appreciate our officers and partners for their collaborative and intentional efforts to plan and execute this operation, which will undoubtedly prevent future property crimes.”
