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Part of South Illinois Ave. remains closed

Posted at 12:55 pm January 23, 2021
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A large high-voltage transmission tower was knocked down in a single-vehicle crash at Union Valley Road and South Illinois Avenue on Friday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2021, causing widespread power outages. Repairs are being made. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The section of South Illinois Avenue between Bethel Valley Road and Lafayette Drive remains closed after a crash knocked over a high-voltage transmission tower on Friday afternoon, the Oak Ridge Police Department said Saturday morning.

The ORPD posted a roadway update at 10 a.m. Saturday. Officers advised drivers to seek alternate routes and expect delays.

Police expect the road to remain closed throughout the evening. Both northbound and southbound lanes are blocked.

Here are detour routes:

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, TVA Tagged With: Bethel Valley Road, crash, Lafayette Drive, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, South Illinois Avenue, transmission tower

Charges pending after head-on crash on South Illinois

Posted at 9:19 pm October 26, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Charges are pending against one driver after a head-on crash on South Illinois Avenue early Sunday caused one vehicle to start on fire and pinned a driver in a second vehicle, Oak Ridge police said.

The crash occurred on South Illinois Avenue at about 1:35 a.m. Sunday, when the Oak Ridge Police Department received a report of a vehicle traveling the wrong way. The vehicle was described as a silver sport utility vehicle traveling north in the southbound lanes. 

When they arrived, police officers found a head-on traffic crash in the southbound lanes of State Route 62, South Illinois Avenue, near Centrifuge Way. It involved the same vehicle (a silver 2016 Subaru) and a 2007 Toyota, the ORPD said.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: crash, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, South Illinois Avenue

Robbery reported at One Bank

Posted at 11:43 am October 23, 2020
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A bank robbery was reported at One Bank in Oak Ridge on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, and the Oak Ridge Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation are searching for a suspect. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

A bank robbery was reported in Oak Ridge on Friday, and the Oak Ridge Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation are searching for a suspect.

The robbery was reported by a silent alarm at One Bank on Oak Ridge Turnpike at about 8:35 a.m. Friday, and dispatchers then received a phone call reporting the robbery, a press release said.

Officers responded and determined a white male, in his 20s, wearing a black knit watch cap, red face mask, black or dark gray hoodie, and blue jeans presented a note to tellers advising it was a bank robbery and demanding money, the press release said.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Tagged With: bank robbery, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Police Department, One Bank, ORPD, robbery

Warrants: Woman tortured, raped before being killed

Posted at 10:49 pm August 6, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Sean Finnegan

Note: This story contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

The 36-year-old woman found dead in an Oak Ridge home early Thursday had been lured there with the promise of a place to stay, according to arrest warrants.

But once at the home on East Fairview Road, she became the victim of a series of gruesome crimes, including murder, according to the warrants, which were filed by Oak Ridge Police Department Sergeant Marvell Moore.

The woman was held against her will, tortured, and raped before she was killed, the warrants said.

She was chained to a bed and shackled with a dog collar, said the warrants, which were filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge. She was struck on the head and an arm with a baseball bat so she wouldn’t resist or try to escape the attacks, and her arms were bound with zip ties, the warrants said.

Once she was incapacitated, the two defendants in the case, Sean Finnegan, 52, and Rebecca Dishman, 22, both of Oak Ridge, repeatedly raped her before strangling her, causing her to die, the warrants said.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Courts, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: abuse of a corpse, Anderson County General Sessions Court, arrest warrants, kidnapping, Marvell Moore, murder, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, rape, Rebecca Dishman, Sean Finnegan, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, sexual battery, tampering with evidence

Two suspects in custody after apparent homicide

Posted at 12:19 pm August 6, 2020
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Two suspects are in custody after a homicide was reported on East Fairview Road on Wednesday, the Oak Ridge Police Department said.

Officers responded to a possible homicide at the home at about 7:39 p.m. Wednesday, a press release said.

Members of the ORPD Criminal Investigation Division and representatives of the Seventh Judicial District Attorney General’s Office worked through the night to investigate and were able to identify two suspects, the press release said.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: East Fairview Road, homicide, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD

Responding to rifle call, police find BB gun

Posted at 4:40 pm August 5, 2020
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Note: This story was updated at 5:30 p.m.

The Oak Ridge Police Department responded to a call of a rifle being pointed at cars passing by on Highland Avenue on Tuesday afternoon, but officers determined the gun was a BB gun.

The ORPD received the call at about 3:02 p.m. Tuesday.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: Highland Avenue, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD

Three people shot, two arrested, one charged with attempted murder

Posted at 10:13 pm June 26, 2020
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Adrian C. Curb

Three people were shot in Oak Ridge on Thursday, four bystanders were allegedly in imminent danger, and two people have been arrested, with one facing two charges of attempted first-degree murder, according to police and court records.

Adrian Conan Curb, the 40-year-old Oak Ridge man charged with attempted murder after the shooting, allegedly had a handgun with a drum-style magazine attached, according to arrest warrants filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court.

The shooting was reported at about 8:39 p.m. Thursday on South Dillard Avenue in Scarboro.

The three people who were shot were taken to hospitals with injuries that aren’t considered life-threatening, the Oak Ridge Police Department said in a press release Friday.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Courts, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: accessory after the fact, Adrian Conan Curb, aggravated assault, Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County General Sessions Court, attempted first-degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm, Marvell Moore, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, possessing a firearm, reckless endangerment, Scarboro, shooting

Driver, passenger identified in fatal crash

Posted at 10:25 am June 4, 2020
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The passenger who died in a crash on State Route 95 on Wednesday has been identified as Ricky L. Crabtree, 39, of Oak Ridge.

The driver, who is Crabtree’s brother, has been identified as Rusty A. Crabtree, 37, also of Oak Ridge.

The crash was reported at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday on SR 95 just south of Bethel Valley Road, the western entrance to Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: fatal crash, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, Ricky L. Crabtree, Rusty A. Crabtree, State Route 95

ORPD investigating fatal crash on SR 95 near Bethel Valley

Posted at 6:28 pm June 3, 2020
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The Oak Ridge Police Department is investigating a fatal crash of a vehicle into a tree on Wednesday on State Route 95 just south of Bethel Valley Road.

When they arrived, police officers found a 39-year-old male passenger who was pronounced dead on the scene, a press release said. The driver was taken to Methodist Medical Center with injuries that weren’t life-threatening.

Identification of the male passenger is being withheld until relatives have been notified, the press release said.

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Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: fatal crash, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD

Man charged with attempted murder after woman shot in face

Posted at 1:16 pm June 3, 2020
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An Oak Ridge man has been charged with attempted murder and attempted robbery after a woman was allegedly shot in the face on May 20 while the man allegedly tried to take her vehicle.

Miccarrow D. Trice Jr., 25, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and attempted especially aggravated robbery.

The charges were filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge on May 21. Trice’s bond has been set at $175,000.

The shooting was reported at Manhattan Apartments on North Purdue Avenue at about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 20.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Courts, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: Anderson County General Sessions Court, attempted especially aggravated robbery, attempted first-degree murder, Kevin Craig, Manhattan Apartments, Miccarrow D. Trice Jr., Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, shooting

Police investigating after female shot in face

Posted at 12:21 am May 21, 2020
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A female was shot in the face at the Manhattan Apartments on Wednesday night, the Oak Ridge Police Department said.

The shooting was reported at about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, the ORPD said.

When officers arrived, they found a female victim with a gunshot wound in her face, police said. The female was taken to a local hospital to be treated.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Manhattan Apartments, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, shooting

ORPD, police chief offer $1,000 reward to help identify dead baby boy

Posted at 12:56 pm April 10, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Police Department and Police Chief Robin Smith are offering a $1,000 reward for information about the baby boy found dead near the river bank along Melton Lake Greenway on Thursday, March 26, 2020. The Oak Ridge Police Department has named the baby boy “Wyatt,” which means “little warrior,” the city said. On Thursday, April 2, ORPD officers and the Oak Ridge Fire Department set up a memorial in baby Wyatt’s name near the parking area on Melton Lake at Edgemoor Road. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

The Oak Ridge Police Department and Police Chief Robin Smith are offering a $1,000 reward for information that helps investigators identify the baby boy found dead near the river bank along Melton Lake Greenway on Thursday, March 26.

The reward includes $500 from the ORPD, and Smith will match that with another $500.

Wyatt’s race has not been determined. Police officers have not been able to tell from his physical appearance. His umbilical cord was still attached before he was placed in the water, Smith said in a Facebook video Thursday. A piece of clothing was with Wyatt, although it’s not being described for investigative reasons.

The baby boy is being called Wyatt, or “little warrior,” Smith said.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: baby boy, Baby Wyatt, Melton Lake greenway, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, reward, Robin Smith

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