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In 1857, M. V. Bridwell was named the first chief of police, and paid watchmen (discreetly appointed men referred to as "secret police") were first utilized in 1867. In 1885, a three-man board of public works was created in Knoxville to give more structured oversight to police officers and other city employees. [1]
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Tennessee.. According to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 375 law enforcement agencies employing 15,976 sworn police officers, about 256 for each 100,000 residents.
Knoxville Fire Department and Lawson McGhee Library [4] established. Knox County Courthouse built. [4] 1886 – Sentinel newspaper (later the Knoxville News Sentinel) begins publication. [10] 1887 Knoxville Negro World newspaper begins publication. [3] Chamber of Commerce established. [8] 1888 Sterchi Brothers Furniture Company in business.
Knoxville's first Black police officer, who served for one year and earned $60 per month, had to apologize for arresting a white man in 1870. Knoxville's first Black police officer, who served for ...
It didn't take long for the Knoxville Police Department to identity two suspects. Warwick, 40 at the time, had been arrested in Lake City on drunken driving charges just five hours after the ...
Antoine, 32, joined the Knoxville Police Department in 2023 as a Public Safety Recruit and started the basic recruit academy on Sept. 25, Noel said. Antoine was set to be sworn alongside of his 18 ...
The History of Knoxville, Tennessee, began with the establishment of James White's Fort on the Trans-Appalachian frontier in 1786. [1] The fort was chosen as the capital of the Southwest Territory in 1790, and the city, named for Secretary of War Henry Knox, was platted the following year. [1]
Green began his career with the Knoxville Police Department in 1993. He was the fourth member of his class to attain the rank of deputy chief, and was the second African American in the city’s ...