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Friday, 09 May 2008 |
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It’s really loud, extremely energetic, and
loads of fun for 2,800 fifth graders who will graduate from the Knox County
Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. Children
from 19 Knox County Schools will celebrate at the Thompson Boling Arena, Monday,
May 12, 2008 from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. Free parking is available across the
street from the arena off Lake
Loudoun Boulevard.
It gets loud quickly as the Knox County
Motorcycle Officers kick off the festivities with sirens blaring as they roar
into the arena. No one can stay in their seat when the school roll call
begins. And the noise is almost deafening when the DARE instructors are
introduced with some special tricks up their sleeves.
The entertainment intensifies as Retro Bill
hits the stage. As the Official DARE Safety Buddy, Retro Bill tours the country
performing live safety and self-esteem shows. The 1950’s styled,
pompadour-haired entertainer uses Silly String, Hula Hoops, and Frisbees to get
his safety message across.
Something different this year will be the
announcement of each school’s essay winner, who will receive a DARE backpack
filled with a water bottle, DARE radio, a holographic personal body fan, ball
cap, autographed posters of Coach Pat Summit and Coach Bruce Pearl, and a ten
pound Nestle Crunch Bar.
A special thanks goes out to FOP Lodge #2
for purchasing the DARE t-shirts for all of the fifth graders and their
teachers.
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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The Knox County Sheriff’s Office honored
its volunteers at a luncheon Tuesday, April 29th at the Foundry.
There are 115 people working in a variety of volunteer jobs such as the Chaplain
Corps, Senior Citizen’s Awareness Network, V.I.P.s, and the Explorers. During
2007 alone, volunteers provided 20,407 hours of service. The value of that
service is estimated to be worth $358, 156.
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
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In a joint investigation, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI are investigating a Friday afternoon robbery of the BB&T Bank at 11140 Kingston Pike. A white male entered the bank around 3:30 wearing a gray nylon athletic suit with the hood up and a black scarf wrapped around his head. He hopped over the service door and cleaned out the cash drawers and put the money in a dark bag. He reportedly mumbled that he wouldn’t hurt anyone, that he just wanted the money. Witnesses said he did not display a weapon.
He is described as 5’8” to 5’10”, thin build, mid to late twenties, and left in a 4-door late model 90s car with a circular dealership tag on the trunk.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the FBI or the KCSO at 215-2243.
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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The heads of
all the law enforcement agencies in the Knoxville
area will gather Friday, May 2, 2007 outside the Civic Coliseum on the Plaza to
kick-off Police Week. The Mayors of Knoxville and Knox
County will be reading
proclamations in support of law enforcement and ribbons will be placed on cars
from each agency.
The
centerpiece of Police Week, May 11-17, is the Annual Knoxville-Knox County
Peace Officers’ Memorial Service which will be May 13th, 10:00 a.m.
at the Amphitheater in the World’s Fair Park.
The men and women who died during the previous year will be memorialized
in a special ceremony. The keynote
speaker will be TBI Director Mark Gwyn.
Participating agencies are the Knox
County Sheriff’s Office, the Knoxville
Police Department, the University
of Tennessee Police Department,
the TVA Police, the FBI and the TBI.
The memorial service is presented through the support of the Fraternal
Order of Police Volunteer Lodge No. 2.
The week of
May 11th has been designated National Police Week and May 13th
is National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day.
Contact: Martha Dooley 215-2461 or Darrell DeBusk
215-7210
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Knoxville - Knox County Peace Officers' Memorial Service
May 13th at 10:00 am
Tennessee Amphitheater at the World's Fair Site
Parking Available at the 11th Street Garage
We remember the service of those peace officers who passed away during May 2007 - May 2008.
D.A.R.E. Graduation
May 12th at 9:30 am Thompson-Bowling Arena
Students from 21 schools will graduate.
KCSO Competes
in 2008 World SWAT Challenge
The SWAT Team
with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office placed in the top twenty in the World SWAT
Challenge held last week in Little
Rock, Arkansas. More...
D.A.R.E. Bass Tournament
The Knox County Sheriff's Office annual D.A.R.E. Bass Tournament was a great success. Proceeds go to benefit drug abuse prevention. More Information
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