Police chief resigns in missing money probe
Millington Police Chief Frank Tennant resigned and Lt. Tully Reed was terminated Tuesday amid a state investigation into missing money seized by the police department months ago from a dead man’s home,...
View ArticleComptroller reports on Crockett County kickback scheme
News release from state Comptroller’s Office An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office details a list of offenses that led to theft and misconduct charges against Mr. Ashley Jordan, the...
View ArticleComptroller finds band booster stole $12K
News release from state comptroller’s office A special investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has found that Kathleen Lowery, the former treasurer of the Jefferson County High School Band...
View ArticleTBI: State worker swapped food stamps for sex
News release from Tennessee Bureau of Investigation NASHVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a Nashville man accused of misusing his position...
View ArticleFeds investigating Goodwill government contracts
Federal agents raided Memphis Goodwill offices near Bartlett, apparently as part of an investigation into government contracts the nonprofit group has for employment of the poor or disabled. The U.S....
View ArticleKnox mayor’s ex-wife charged with identity theft
Allison Burchett, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s ex-wife, has been charged with with identity theft, violation of computer law and tampering with evidence, reports the News Sentinel. A presentment...
View ArticleLawsuit contends TN life sentences run too long
A new lawsuit filed in Davidson County Chancery Court contends the Tennessee Department of Correction is improperly calculating parole dates for inmates serving life sentences, reports The Tennessean....
View ArticleFarm operators charged with chicken abuse
DRESDEN, Tenn. (AP) — The owners of a Tennessee chicken farm have been charged with animal cruelty after an undercover video caught them abusing the birds. According to an affidavit in the General...
View ArticleFraud in child food programs blamed on ‘understaffed and disorganized’ DHS
At least four companies that opened Tennessee operations as nonprofit efforts to feed poor children are under investigation for fraud, reports The Tennessean. The state Department of Human Services’...
View ArticleThree indicted for misuse of inmate labor at CCA prison
News release from Tennessee Bureau of Investigation: NASHVILLE – Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments against three Middle Tennessee men charged with...
View ArticleSupremes form task force on indigent defense
News release from Administrative Office of the Courts Knoxville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Supreme Court has an aggressive agenda for the next year with the goals of improving the service the judiciary...
View ArticleDCS worker reported talking with the dead
A former child services investigator pleaded guilty to forgery Thursday after an investigation into a child’s death revealed she lied about meeting the child’s father, reports the Kingsport Times-News....
View ArticleCorker talks on cybertheft
Sen. Bob Corker delivered the keynote speech at a law enforcement conference in Chattanooga Tuesday, reports the Times Free Press. He told the officers they are his heroes while talking about...
View ArticleTN colleges plan for shooting situations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Public colleges in Tennessee conduct drills, review procedures and work with local police on how to handle emergencies, including an active shooter situation like the one in...
View ArticleState offers $15K award in slaying of child
News release from governor’s office NASHVILLE — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced a $15,000 reward from the state for information on the shooting death of 2-year-old Joseph Bankston on October...
View ArticleMan arrested in child slaying as state offers reward
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say they have arrested a Kentucky man in the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old boy. Media cited a statement from Clarksville police saying 21-year-old Zackery...
View ArticlePrison sentences discussed at legislative hearing
Legislators were told Monday that longer sentences for convicted criminals don’t necessarily reduce crime, reports The Tennessean. “Long sentences are not the panacea that many people think they are....
View ArticleNorris, Cohen talk on rape kits at Memphis conference
Memphis has gone from a cautionary tale for its handling of untested sexual assault kits to a model for other cities, state Sen. Mark Norris said at a summit on the issue Monday. Further from the...
View ArticleTDOC making trick-or-treat check on sex offenders
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Correction says it has launched Operation Blackout, an annual initiative to protect trick-or-treaters from registered sex offenders. A TDOC statement...
View ArticleBlack Caucus eyes options to ‘mass incarceration’
Tweet By Lucas Johnson, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Members of the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators said Thursday they’re considering legislative proposals that would revive a...
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