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Part of Nebraska Ave. closes for Halloween House on Thursday

Posted at 10:14 am October 27, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A temporary road closure is planned along part of Nebraska Avenue on Halloween, Thursday, October 31, between 5 and 11 p.m.

A small portion of the 100 block of Nebraska Avenue between Newridge Road and Newhaven Road will be blocked to through traffic, a press release said. Residents will still be able to get to and from their homes during this time, the press release said.

The closure is necessary to create a safer environment for drivers and pedestrians expected to visit the annual “Halloween House” residential attraction, the press release said.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Halloween House, Matthew Tedford, Nebraska Avenue, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, road closure

Oak Ridge police kick off new school year with Operation Safe Start

Posted at 1:20 pm July 26, 2018
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An Oak Ridge Police Department school zone patrol is pictured above. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

An Oak Ridge Police Department school zone patrol is pictured above. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

 

A new school year will start next week, and the Oak Ridge Police Department will help to make sure students and families stay safe with Operation Safe Start beginning Monday, July 30, the first day of school, a press release said.

“The effort steps up police patrols to increase awareness of school zones and ensure drivers are following the law,” the press release said. “Residents will likely notice additional police vehicles and officers in school zones across the city.”

The press release said officers will be on the lookout for drivers who exceed posted speed limits, ignore school bus stop signs, and fail to yield for pedestrians. ORPD will also be enforcing seat belt, child passenger restraint, and distracted driving laws, including the new state law requiring the use of hands free devices in active school zones, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Matthew Tedford, Oak Ridge Police Department, Operation Safe Start, ORPD, school zones

Bullets for blanks negligent, but rounds not put into guns during police training, attorney says

Posted at 10:21 pm July 13, 2014
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KNOXVILLE—The Oak Ridge police lieutenant who sent deactivated .38-caliber pistol ammunition and live .223-caliber rifle rounds rather than blanks for use in a training session three years ago was negligent, an attorney said Thursday.

But the mistake was detected before the live rounds were put into guns, and there was no imminent danger or harm to anyone, said Benjamin K. Lauderback, who represented the City of Oak Ridge in oral arguments before the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Knoxville on Thursday.

The police officer who detected the error, former Oak Ridge Police Department Sgt. Mark Coffey, filed a formal complaint two days after the August 20, 2011, training session, known as an “active shooter” response. He resigned a few months later in October, and in August 2012, he filed a lawsuit in Anderson County Circuit Court alleging retaliation and wrongful discharge.

In the lawsuit, Coffey said other ORPD employees retaliated against him after he filed the complaint against Lt. Brad Jenkins, who supplied the ammunition. Coffey said he had been forced to resign and was “constructively discharged.” Before he left the job, Coffey said, he had been re-assigned to work under Jenkins, and he resigned because of the alleged retaliation and fears for his personal safety. He sought $600,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.

The city won a summary judgement, which is like a dismissal, in August 2013. Anderson County Circuit Court Judge Don Elledge did not find that Coffey’s working conditions were bad enough that an ordinary person couldn’t tolerate them, Lauderback said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, State, Top Stories Tagged With: active shooter, ammunition, Anderson County Circuit Court, Benjamin K. Lauderback, blanks, Brad Jenkins, Charles D. Susano Jr., City of Oak Ridge, complaint, constructive discharge, constructively discharged, D. Michael Swiney, Don Elledge, Jim Akagi, John W. McClarty, lawsuit, live rounds, Mark Coffey, Matthew Tedford, negligent, Oak Ridge Police Department, oral arguments, ORPD, reckless endangerment, retaliation, rounds, summary judgement, Tennessee Court of Appeals, Thomas Leveille, work conditions

Police: Two bicyclists injured after running stop signs, hitting vehicles

Posted at 6:23 pm September 23, 2013
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Two bicyclists, including a child, collided with vehicles after running stop signs in two separate incidents this weekend, and one of the riders was flown by medical helicopter to a Knoxville hospital, authorities said.

The first collision occurred at about 5 p.m. Saturday when Thomas M. Trosper, 44, of Oak Ridge, ran a stop sign on Latimer Road and struck the right front side of a 1995 Dodge van driven westbound on North Jefferson Circle, a crash report said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Amy L. Nicholson, Barbara Young, bicycle, bicyclists, Cynthia Dana Lawler, Larry Van Young, Latimer Road, Lifestar, Mallard Lane, Maltese Lane, Matthew Tedford, North Jefferson Circle, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, Simon Byrne

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