Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in West Knoxville later this month. KPD says officers will staff the checkpoint, which will be set up on Kingston Pike, the night of Friday, June 20. The purpose of the checkpoint is to deter impaired driving, prevent serious or fatal crashes, and…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Four people are facing charges after a hefty drug bust by the Knoxville Police Department. Knoxville Police Department officials say the arrests happened Wednesday following the execution of search warrants at homes on Cedar Avenue and Bishop Street. KPD says the search warrants were obtained as part of ongoing drug distribution investigations…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knoxville Police Department officer is sentenced to over two decades in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. The case first came to light in November 2024 when court documents revealed that Officer Dan Roark had asked a woman in Virginia who he was dating, repeatedly, for pictures and videos…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two former West High School football coaches are moving through the court system after being accused of sex crimes. Chad Brooks was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday, June 4 but that was rescheduled to June 16. He is charged with multiple counts of aggravated statutory rape and statutory rape by an authority figure.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police are asking for help identifying a man wanted in connection to an assault in the Inskip area of Knoxville. KPD says the man has noticeable tattoos, predominantly on his neck, and rides a black motorcycle. Anyone with information is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at (865) 215-7165.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department out with some good news Thursday following high-visibility traffic enforcement operations over the Memorial Day weekend. KPD reporting there were NO fatal crashes within city limits during the enforcement period which ran from 4:00 p.m. Friday, May 23 through Memorial Day Monday, May 26. Other highlights from the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Detectives with the Knoxville Police Department are renewing their call for information in the apparent targeted December 2023 murder of an area plumber. KPD says, to date, no suspects have been arrested or charged in connection to the murder of 51-year-old Chris Hill. KPD officers were dispatched late afternoon on Wednesday, December…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police are asking for help finding a missing teenage girl. KPD says 13-year-old Brailey Carter was last seen by her father at her home in the Mechanicsville area of Knoxville late Friday night. She was discovered missing just a few hours later, around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 24. Anyone with…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Officials with the Knoxville Police Department taking to social media Tuesday with good news relative to homicides in the city. KPD sharing that the homicide rate continues to decline in Knoxville. Officials report that the city has experienced four homicides in 2025, compared to 12 this time last year. At the end…… MORE
Knoxville Police say two juveniles are among three people arrested after two loaded guns were found in a stolen car at Walmart. Officers went to the Walmart on Kinzel Way Sunday night after a man found his father’s car that had been stolen from a home on Ashland Avenue earlier in the day. Witnesses gave…… MORE
