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Meth, heroin thrown out car window, patrol cars hit, THP says

Posted at 9:34 pm September 17, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Clarissa Sharee Tindell

Clarissa Sharee Tindell

 

Sixty-three grams of methamphetamine were thrown out of a car window and two patrol vehicles were hit during a police chase that started in Clinton and ended in Rocky Top on Sunday, July 30, authorities said. The vehicle occupants also threw out about one-half gram of heroin, and the car they were in almost hit two Anderson County patrol vehicles head-on, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.

That afternoon, THP Trooper Isaiah Lloyd tried to stop a black Honda sedan for failure to yield the right of way and a turn signal violation at the intersection of State Route 61 (North Charles G. Seivers Boulevard) and Longmire Road in Clinton, near the Clinch River and Anderson County Detention Facility, according to affidavits filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Clinton.

The 1992 Honda Accord had cut off a red pickup truck at the intersection, Lloyd said.

But the car refused to stop after he activated his emergency equipment, Lloyd said.

While the Honda was traveling down Longmire Road, the car occupants threw two items out the window, according to Lloyd:

  1. a baby formula can that contained a jar with about 63.93 grams of methamphetamine, and
  2. a black metal box that contained a set of scales, 0.53 grams of heroin, and multiple plastic bags.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: a drug-free school zone violation, aggravated assault, Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County General Sessions Court, carrying or possession of a weapon, Clarissa Sharee Tindell, driving on a suspended license, drug-free school zone violation, heroin, Isaiah Lloyd, leaving the scene of an accident, Mark Whaley, methamphetamine, police chase, possession of a firearm during a felony, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of drugs, property theft, reckless endangerment, Shawn Bannach, Stephen Barclay, Steven Dewayne Atchley, tampering with evidence, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP, Zach Bates

Driver, passenger arrested after car allegedly flees from THP, strikes two patrol units

Posted at 4:39 pm July 31, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Clarissa Sharee Tindell

Clarissa Sharee Tindell

 

Two Knoxville residents face charges of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment, among other charges, after fleeing from a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper and crashing into state and county patrol cars in Rocky Top on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

The initial pursuit by THP Trooper Isaiah Lloyd started on State Route 61 (North Charles G. Seivers Boulevard) at Longmire Road in east Clinton, near the Clinch River, according to a preliminary THP report. It continued onto northbound US 25 W (Lake City Highway), headed toward Rocky Top (the former Lake City).

After passing through Rocky Top, the chase headed north on SR 116 into Campbell County before looping back into Rocky Top, traveling down Cherry Bottom Road and Oak Grove Road before taking US 441 (Norris Freeway) back into the city, according to a narrative in the THP report and an Anderson County Sheriff’s Department incident report.

After the car, a 1992 Honda Accord, passed under Interstate 75, it tried to make a left turn onto Sunshine Drive in Rocky Top, the report said. But it was unable to complete the turn and the car struck a concrete curb, busting its left front tire, the report said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated assault, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Clarissa Tindell, Isaiah Lloyd, Mark Whaley, possession of a firearm during a felony, possession of drugs, property theft, reckless endangerment, Shawn Bannach, Steven Dewayne Atchley, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP

Crisis intervention training helps save life in Rocky Top

Posted at 2:08 pm April 5, 2017
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Twenty law enforcement personnel graduated from Crisis Intervention Team, or CIT, training on March 10, 2017. The graduates represented Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Rocky Top Police Department, Anderson County Corrections Office, and Blount Memorial Security. (Submitted photo)

Twenty law enforcement personnel graduated from Crisis Intervention Team, or CIT, training on March 10, 2017. The graduates represented Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Rocky Top Police Department, Anderson County Corrections Office, and Blount Memorial Security. (Submitted photo)

 

Twenty law enforcement personnel graduated from Crisis Intervention Team, or CIT, training on March 10. The graduates represented Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Rocky Top Police Department, Anderson County Corrections Office, and Blount Memorial Security.

CIT is an innovative first-responder model of police-based crisis intervention with community, health care, and advocacy partnerships. CIT provides 40 hours of specialized training for problem solving and de-escalating crisis situations with individuals who have a mental illness. Studies show it also improves the safety of patrol officers, consumers, family members, and citizens within the community, a press release said.

“Thanks to the partnership between the Oak Ridge City Police Department, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, Ridgeview Behavioral Health, NAMI Oak Ridge, the Mental Health Association of East Tennessee, and other community health advocates, our community has better equipped itself with first responders who have an effective set of communication and problem solving skills,” Oak Ridge Police Department Chief James Akagi said in his opening remarks.

So far, the East Tennessee Crisis Intervention Team has trained more than 180 law enforcement personnel, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Health, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Rocky Top, Top Stories Tagged With: Amy M. Purkey, Anderson County Corrections Office, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Blount Memorial Security, Brian Buuck, Brittany Streetman, Charles R. Crothers, Chelsey Pickens, CIT, crisis intervention, Crisis Intervention Team, crisis situations, David Campbell, Gary Beaty, James Akagi, Jeremy R. Phillips, Joe Harrison, Jonathan P. Bailey, Kurt I. W. Lauen, Mark Whaley, Marty W. Fenton, mental illness, Michael Yates, NAMI-Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Police Department, Philip Knight, Ray J. Green, Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services, Robert Collins, Rocky Top Police Department, Sam Cochran, Shain Vowell, Shawn L. Bannach, Thomas J. Hartsfield, Todd Johnston, Tyler A. Culver

Guest column: D.A.R.E. graduates 395 students

Posted at 6:52 pm June 18, 2014
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By Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Mark Whaley

The 2013/2014 Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program finished its instruction at the end of the school year. A total of 395 students successfully completed the curriculum. Each student earned a certificate of completion and was awarded a special D.A.R.E. T-shirt as an award.

For the first time, we were asked to start D.A.R.E. classes at the Clinch River Community School, where we introduced the program to the fifth and sixth grade students. The primary focus of this year’s D.A.R.E. classes was peer pressure and how important it is to make good choices. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Education, K-12, Police and Fire Tagged With: Allies for Substance Abuse of Anderson County, Anderson County Coordinated School Health, Anderson County Schools, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Briceville, Clinch River Community School, DARE, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, Dutch Valley, Jim Shetterly, Kim Guinn, Lake City, Lake City Police Department, Mark Whaley, Michael David Hernandez, peer pressure, Stephanie Strutner

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