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Police: Hit-and-run driver in stolen vehicle that crashed arrested in woods at ORNL

Posted at 10:07 am September 17, 2015
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Highway 95 Hit and Run Suspect

The Oak Ridge Police Department said officers arrested a suspect, recovered a stolen car, and cleared a crash on State Route 95 between Bear Creek and Bethel Valley roads on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by ORPD via Twitter) 

 

A Knoxville man who allegedly crashed a vehicle that had been reported stolen was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he fled into an area between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex in west Oak Ridge, authorities said.

The Oak Ridge Police Department responded to the single-vehicle crash on State Route 95 at 2:19 p.m. Wednesday, September 16. The crash occurred as the vehicle left the roadway while proceeding northbound, between Bethel Valley Road and Bear Creek Road, a City of Oak Ridge press release said.

The driver of the crashed vehicle fled eastbound on foot toward the federal sites before officers arrived, the release said. Y-12 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory protective force security officers were notified due to the close proximity to the federal reservations.

“Pro Force Security personnel located and detained the driver of the vehicle almost an hour later in a wooded area on ORNL property, east of Highway 95,” the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Loudon County, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Police and Fire, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Bear Creek Road, Bethel Valley Road, City of Oak Ridge, crash, Eric Pederson, hit-and-run, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORNL Security Force, ORPD, Roane County Detention Facility, State Route 95, White Wing Dam, Y-12 National Security Complex

Clinton police contribute to arrests on federal charges after Burger King robbery

Posted at 5:20 pm February 6, 2014
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Two Lenoir City residents face federal charges for their roles in a Jan. 30 robbery of a Burger King in Lenoir City, and the Clinton Police Department contributed to the arrests, federal officials said Thursday.

In a press release, U.S. Attorney William C. Killian said Joshua Hayworth, 23, and Timothy E. Chudley, 35, both of Lenoir City, were charged Feb. 5 with federal Hobbs Act violations for their roles in the January robbery of the Burger King restaurant in Lenoir City.

Chudley was arrested in Knoxville on Feb. 5 without incident, and he appeared in federal court the same day, the press release said. Hayworth was arrested on state charges on Feb. 3 following a series of events which also resulted in federal carjacking charges against Hayworth. He will appear in federal court at a later date. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Bob Gray Road, Burger King, Burger King robbery, carjacking, Clinton Police Department, FBI, FBI Safe Streets Task Force, federal charges, Hobbs Act, Joshua Hayworth, KCSO, Knox County Sheriff’s Department, Knoxville Police Department, KPD, Lenoir City, Lenoir City Police Department, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, robbery, Timothy E. Chudley, U.S. Attorney, U.S. District Court, William C. Killian

Missing woman found safe at relative’s home

Posted at 9:30 am January 27, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 3 Comments

Jan Follansbee

Jan Follansbee

The Collierville woman who was reported missing after last being seen in Oak Ridge on Wednesday has been located, authorities said.

Jan Follansbee, 58, was found safe at a relative’s house on Sunday, Jan. 26, said Sgt. Detective Jason Smith of the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office.

Follansbee had been reported missing after leaving her mother’s home on Dasher Lane in Oak Ridge on Wednesday. She had left on an errand.

Follansbee lives in Collierville in Shelby County in west Tennessee, and she has two daughters who also live there. A sister in Knoxville had reported her missing.

Filed Under: Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Jan Follansbee, Jason Smith, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office

Loudon sheriff seeks help in finding woman last seen in Oak Ridge

Posted at 5:17 pm January 24, 2014
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Jan Follansbee

The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding Jan Follansbee, center, a Collierville resident who was last seen in Oak Ridge on Wednesday.

The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help in finding a woman who was last seen in Oak Ridge on Wednesday.

Barbara “Jan” Follansbee, 58, left her mother’s home at 102 Dasher Lane in Oak Ridge between 6 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Follansbee said she was going to Walmart.

Follansbee has brown hair, is about 5’6”, and weighs about 135 pounds. She was wearing sweat pants and a red sweater and red jacket when she left her mother’s home on Wednesday, according to a report by Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Detective Jason Smith. She left in a maroon 2008 Honda Accord with a license plate number 718-VXR. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Barbara “Jan” Follansbee, bipolar disorder, Collierville, Dasher Lane, Jan Follansbee, Jason Smith, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, Pat Beasley

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