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.

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.