The Knoxville Police Department has been awarded a $700,000 grant to enhance its ability to quickly identify individuals who are engaged in violent crime, the guns used in those crimes, and their sources. Last week, it was announced that the KPD had received the maximum $700,000 award through the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s 2024 Local…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department and Knox County Regional Forensic Center are seeking public assistance to help identify a woman whose remains were found in Knoxville in 2022. On August 16, 2022, the remains of an unidentified woman were discovered in a wooded area around E. Fourth Avenue and Third Avenue in the 4th and Gill…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department will partner with numerous local faith-based organizations for Faith & Blue Weekend 2024, which is set to be celebrated nationally October 11-14. In recognition of Faith & Blue Weekend 2024, the KPD will take part in six separate events across the City through the end of October. Each of the department’s…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police Department officials have identified the man hit and killed by a train Monday afternoon in North Knoxville. The incident happened near E. Inskip Drive and Morton Place Way. Knoxville Police say 33-year-old Dustin Pilkington was struck by a Norfolk Southern train and pronounced dead at the scene. The train was…… MORE
A man was hit and killed by a train near E. Inskip Drive on Monday afternoon. At around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 30, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the area of E. Inskip Drive near Morton Place Way, where a man who has not yet been identified was struck by a Norfolk Southern…… MORE
A man was hit and killed by a train near E. Inskip Drive on Monday afternoon. At around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 30, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the area of E. Inskip Drive near Morton Place Way, where a man who has not yet been identified was struck by a Norfolk Southern…… MORE
