Volume #2, Issue #6
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SHOWCASED POLICE STATIONS – – – – –
FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE
LINK: CLICK ON STATION NAME
- Agency / Formed: Gatlinburg Police Department / 1945
- Chief of Police: Ronnie Barrett
- Type / Category / Size: Police Department / City / Small
- Address / Telephone: 1230 East Parkway / 865-436-5181
- Website: gatlinburgtn.gov
- Sworn Officers: 45 Sworn / 15 Civilian
- Jurisdiction Population: 3,726
- Jurisdiction Size: 10.1 Square Miles
- Interesting Fact: The town suffered two Great Fires, 1992 and 2006. Both destroyed the numerous business in the town center and the town had to be rebuilt. The former fire is alleged to have stated as a result of ceiling fan wires. The latter as a result of two teenagers ‘playing’ with matches along one the towns wooded paths.
- Picture Taken By: policestationpictures.com
- Agency: Pigeon Forge Police Department
- Chief of Police: Richard Catlett
- Type / Category / Size: Police Department / City / Small
- Address / Telephone: 3225 Rena Street / 865-453-9063
- Website: https://www.cityofpigeonforge.com/police-department.aspx
- Sworn Officers: 66 Sworn
- Jurisdiction Population: 6,600
- Jurisdiction Size: 10.1 Square Miles
- Interesting Fact: The Town is the Home of “Dollywood” Theme Park
- Picture Taken By: policestationpictures.com
- Agency / Formed: Newport Police Department / 1945
- Chief of Police: J. Manning Shults
- Type / Category / Size: Police Department / City / Small
- Address / Telephone: 330 East Main Street / 423-623-5556
- Website: https://www.cityofnewport-tn.com/?SEC=C8ACD1C8-5D5B-41A6-9DEC-353576C6A45F
- Sworn Officers: 21 Sworn / 5 Civilian
- Jurisdiction Population: 7,100
- Jurisdiction Size: 5.5 Square Miles
- Interesting Fact:
- Picture Taken By: policestationpictures.com
CALL BOX – – – – –
> State Stats
– General
Population: 6.9 Million
Size: 42,133 Square Miles ( Land & Water )
– Agencies
- Total Police Agencies: 326
- State: 5
- County Sheriff Offices: 95
- Municipal: 216
- University & College: 8
- Airport: 2
> Infamous Criminal Cases Resulting in Executions – Since 2000
Coe, Robert – Executed 2000, Crime Occurred in Weakley County, Murdered an Eight Year Old Girl
Alley, Sedley – Executed 2006, Crime Occurred in Shelby County, Killed a 20 Year Old Female Marine Corps Lance Corporal
Workman, Phillip – Executed 2007 – Crime Occurred in Shelby County, Shot and Killed Lieutenant Ronald Oliver of the Memphis Police Department during a 1981 Armed Robbery
Holton, Daryl – Executed 2007 – Crime Occurred Shelby County, Killed His 4 Children
Henley, Steve – Executed 2009 – Crime Occurred in Jackson County, He Killed and Elderly Couple
Johnson, Cecil – Executed in 2009 – Crime Occurred in Davidson County, Killed 3 People
Irick, Billy Ray – Executed in 2018 – Crime Occurred in Know County, Rape and Murder of a Little Girl
Zagorski, Edmund – Executed 2018 – Crime Occurred in Robertson County, The Murder of 2 Men
Miller, David – Executed in 2018 – Crime Occurred in Know County, Murder of a Woman
Johnson, Donnie – Executed 2019 – Crime Occurred in Shelby County, Murdered His Wife
West, Stephen – Executed in 2019 – Crime Occurred in Union County, Killed A Woman and Her 15 Year Old Daughter
Hall, Lee – Executed in 2019 – Crime Occurred in Hamilton County, Murdered a Woman
Sutton, Nicholas – Executed in 2020 – Crime Occurred in Morgan County, Killed 2 People, His Grandmother, Then a Fellow Inmate, and was Suspected of Murdering 4 other people
> Professionalism
– Tennessee Law Enforcement Agencies Certified by The Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement (CALEA):
Municipal Police Departments – Alcoa, Brentwood, Bristol, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Cleveland, Colliersville, Columbia, Cookerville, Dyersburg; Fairfield, Glade, Gallatin, Johnson City, Kingsport, Maryville, and Metro Nashville
Sheriff’s Offices ( Counties ) – Blount, Hamilton, Selby, Sullivan, and Washington
Airports – Memphis International Police Department and Memphis National Department of Public Safety
State – Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security
Training – Memphis Police Department Training Academy and Metro Nashville Police Department Training Academy
– Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy
From the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy Website: https://www.tn.gov/commerce/law-enforcement-training.html
Tennessee Law Enforcement Trains Academy (T.L.E.T.A.) was authorized by the 1963 General Assembly for the purpose of training state, county and city law enforcement officers. The Academy was brought under the Department of Safety in 1983.
In 1999, the Academy was awarded accreditation by the Commission on Law Enforcement Accreditation Inc., (CALEA), along with other Department of Safety law enforcement divisions. We were brought under the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance in 2006. This year, T.L.E.T.A. expects to train more law enforcement officers than ever before through its Basic Police Recruit and specialized training courses.
T.L.E.T.A. also offers Community Policing, Anti-Gang training courses and other training at various sites around the state. This method of training allows officers to receive in-service and advanced training near their duty stations. Goals:
To provide excellent instruction in basic, advanced and technical subjects for the Tennessee law enforcement community
To employ teaching methods best suited for the subject taught and the student’s particular learning needs To continually upgrade course content with the latest research and recommended professional practices
To stimulate inquiry and provide fresh perspectives on the law enforcement career
There are four 12-week Basic Police Schools held each year at the Academy. From 1966 to 2021, there have been 307 Basic Police Schools that have trained 22,019 cadets, as well as 1,848 specialized schools that have trained 57,351 students.
– Tennessee Universities that provide Undergraduate and Graduate Level Courses in Criminal Justice Related Subjects
- East Tennessee State University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Lincoln Memorial University
- Tennessee State University
- Tennessee Technological University
- University of Memphis
- University of Tennessee – Chattanooga
- University of Tennessee – Knoxville