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CTF: Meth, narcotics found during Friday morning searches

Posted at 10:57 am May 31, 2019
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Roughly an ounce of methamphetamine and other narcotics were found during searches on Ridgeview Drive in Oliver Springs on Friday morning, May 31, 2019, law enforcement officers said. (Photo courtesy Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force)

Roughly an ounce of methamphetamine and other narcotics were found during Friday morning searches on Ridgeview Drive in Oliver Springs, law enforcement officers said.

The searches were led by the Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, which had three search warrants. The search operation included the CTF, Oliver Springs Police Department, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, and Oak Ridge Police Department, a press release said.

ACSO and ORPD SWAT executed two of the three search warrants at the same time, the press release said. The third search warrant was executed shortly after the first two were clear, the release said.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire Tagged With: ACSO, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, CTF, drug charges, Kenneth Morgan, methamphetamine, narcotics, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs Police Department, ORPD, OSPD, Ridgeview Drive, search warrants, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force

OSPD arrests man after burglaries, vehicle theft

Posted at 1:45 pm May 15, 2019
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Marcus Lively

The Oliver Springs Police Department arrested a 22-year-old man on Tuesday after investigating store burglaries, a home burglary, and a vehicle theft, police said Wednesday.

The OSPD investigated a report of a vehicle theft at 1410 East Tri County Boulevard on Sunday, May 12, and a burglary at Oscars Market at 1304 East Tri County Boulevard on Tuesday, May 14, the department said in a press release sent by Police Chief Kenneth Morgan.

During the investigation, police officers followed up on information that led to a suspect identified as Marcus Lively, 22, of Oliver Springs, the press release said.

“The investigation suggested that Mr. Lively was responsible for both incidents inside the city as well as a burglary of Gingers Market in the Briceville area of Anderson County,” the press release said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: burglary, Esau Hamby, Gingers Market, Kenneth Morgan, Marcus Lively, Oliver Springs Police Department, Oscars Market, OSPD, Ryan Williams, store burglaries, vehicle theft

Charges in alleged robbery at Family Dollar in OS sent to grand jury

Posted at 2:53 pm September 2, 2016
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Robbery charges filed against Steven Scruggs, 31, of Oliver Springs, in orange above, were sent to a grand jury during a preliminary hearing in Anderson County General Sessions Court, Division II, in Oak Ridge on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 5:05 p.m.

The robbery, attempted robbery, and theft charges filed against an Oliver Springs man after an alleged robbery at Family Dollar in July have been sent to a grand jury.

Steven Scruggs, 31, had a preliminary hearing in Anderson County General Sessions Court, Division II, in Oak Ridge on Tuesday, August 23. His two co-defendants, also Oliver Springs residents, were in court as well. One pleaded guilty to one charge, and another waived one to a grand jury.

Anderson County General Sessions Court Judge Roger Miller found probable cause to send the robbery, attempted robbery, and theft charges filed against Scruggs to the grand jury after hearing testimony from employee Kimberly Armes, who was working at the store the evening of July 20, when the alleged robbery occurred, and from Oliver Springs Police Department Lieutenant David Laxton, who investigated it. All three charges are felony charges.

A false imprisonment charge that had also been filed against Scruggs was dismissed.

The robbery was reported at about 10:04 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at the Family Dollar store, which is at 51 Edmonds Drive in Oliver Springs. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire Tagged With: Anderson County District Attorney General’s Office, Anderson County General Sessions Court, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, arrest warrants, attempted accessory after the fact, attempted robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, criminal conspiracy, criminal facilitation of a felony, criminal responsibility for facilitation of a felony, David Laxton, Family Dollar, grand jury, Kevin Armes, Kimberly Armes, Nancy Meyer, Nathaniel Nelson, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oliver Springs Police Department, OSPD, Patricia Rhea, Rachael Weir, robbery, Roger Miller, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, Steven Scruggs, theft

Another convenience store door smashed by vehicle, this one in OS

Posted at 3:19 am October 5, 2015
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Lee's Food Mart and Jason Ross and Phil Brown on Oct. 4, 2015

Jason Ross, left, and Phil Brown of Allied Glass Co. in Knoxville repair a glass door smashed by a vehicle at Lee’s Food Mart in Oliver Springs early Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Police suspect the crash was intentional. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

OLIVER SPRINGS—Another convenience store was hit by a vehicle this weekend, this one in Oliver Springs, and police suspect it was intentional.

The crash, which was reported at about 2:08 a.m. Sunday, smashed a door at Lee’s Food Mart on East Tri County Boulevard in Oliver Springs, at the bottom of the hill coming into Oliver Springs from Oak Ridge.

That crash followed one at K&J Market at about 2 a.m. Saturday in west Oak Ridge. In that case, a small sport utility vehicle was captured on tape smashing the front door of the convenience store, but it’s not clear why, a business representative said Saturday morning.

The Oliver Springs Police Department said the alarm at Lee’s Food Mart went off after an SUV hit it early Sunday, and nothing was taken. The SUV fled toward Oliver Springs, OSPD Sergeant Kevin Armes said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Police, Police and Fire, Slider Tagged With: Allied Glass Company, convenience store, East Tri County Boulevard, Jason Ross, K&J Market, Kevin Armes, Lee's Food Mart, marathon, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs Police Department, OSPD, Paula's Market, Phil Brown, SUV, Tony Jarrett

Police search for suspect in robbery at Family Dollar in Oliver Springs

Posted at 7:21 am November 20, 2014
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Oliver Springs Armed Robbery

The Oliver Springs Police Department is searching for this suspect in a robbery at the Family Dollar Store at about 9:34 p.m. Wednesday. (Photo courtesy OSPD)

 

The Oliver Springs Police Department is searching for a suspect in an armed robbery at the Family Dollar Store at about 9:34 p.m. Wednesday.

The suspect allegedly entered the store at 51 Edmonds Drive, gave the clerk a $100 bill, and asked for change. After the clerk gave the suspect the change, the man then demanded the money in both cash registers, requested both clerks’ phones, took their wallets out of their purses, and left the store, the Oliver Springs Police Department said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: armed robbery, Edmonds Drive, Family Dollar, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs Police Department, OSPD, robbery, suspect

Police ID driver, passenger in fatal pond crash

Posted at 3:12 pm August 27, 2014
By John Huotari 5 Comments

England Road Pond

The Oliver Springs Police Department has identified the driver who died and the passenger who escaped after a Mazda MX3 coupe crashed into this pond on England Drive on Tuesday night.

Note: This story was last updated at 5:30 p.m.

The Oliver Springs Police Department has identified the woman who died and the passenger who escaped after a car crashed into a pond on England Drive on Tuesday night.

Driver Amy Hall, 23, of Oliver Springs, ran off the road into the private pond sometime before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, when the OSPD was notified of the accident.

“Members of the Oliver Springs police and fire departments responded and learned that a vehicle was submerged in the pond and one person, Donna McMillian, age 54, was able to get out of the vehicle and make it out of the water—and reported that another person was still in the vehicle,” Oliver Springs Police Chief Kenneth Morgan said in a Wednesday press release. “Members of the Fire Department entered the water but were unable to locate the vehicle.”

Morgan said the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Dive Team was called for assistance. Sheriff Paul White, Oliver Springs Fireman Adam Daugherty, and Marlow Fireman T.J. Giles entered the water and were able to locate Hall and the red two-door Mazda MX3 coupe at about 10 p.m. and help remove them with the help of two tow trucks about an hour later. White said divers, who emerged from the water covered in dark silt, could only see a few inches in front of their goggles under water. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Adam Daugherty, Amy Hall, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Donna McMillin, England Drive, Kenneth Morgan, Marlow Fire Department, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs Police Department, OSPD, Paul White, pond, T.J. Giles

OSPD investigating possible animal cruelty

Posted at 12:51 pm January 27, 2014
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Information from WYSH Radio

Oliver Springs police said they found two horses—one dead, the other alive but in poor condition—last week.

Few details have been released, but investigators said they are waiting on test results to see if any charges will be filed.

In the meantime, the owner has surrendered the surviving horse to Horse Haven of Tennessee.

Filed Under: Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: animal cruelty, Horse Haven of Tennessee, horses, Oliver Springs, OSPD

Seven arrested in prostitution sting in Oliver Springs

Posted at 8:55 pm September 5, 2013
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Six men and one woman were arrested during a prostitution sting in Oliver Springs last week, authorities said.

The Aug. 29 joint operation was within a half-mile of Norwood Elementary and Middle School, and the bust involved the Oliver Springs Police Department and the Seventh District Crime Task Force, OSPD Chief Kenneth Morgan said in a Thursday evening press release.

“We conducted this operation with the hope of stopping a growing issue before it became a major problem,” Morgan said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Charles York, Dave Clark, Jesse Abshire, Kenneth Morgan, Monica Goodman, Norwood Elementary and Middle School, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs Police Department, OSPD, prostitution, Seventh District Crime Task Force, Terry Ammons, Todd Volker, Troy Chaney Jr., William Anderson

Oliver Springs police seize pirated DVDs valued at $35,000 at flea market

Posted at 11:31 pm July 17, 2013
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The Oliver Springs Police Department seized $35,000 worth of movies and cited a Loudon couple on misdemeanor charges after allegedly finding 1,740 pirated DVDs at a flea market on West Tri County Boulevard last week.

Gordon Gerald Mashburn, 64, and Wilma June Mashburn, 57, both of Loudon, had a table set up behind a pickup truck at the flea market, where they were selling the movies on Tuesday morning, July 9, OSPD Sgt. David M. Laxton said in an incident report. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: David M. Laxton, flea market, Gordon Gerald Mashburn, Oliver Springs Police Department, OSPD, pirated DVD, West Tri County Boulevard, Wilma June Mashburn

Trio arrested after alleged beating in barricaded home

Posted at 7:59 pm March 5, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

An Oliver Springs man and two Clinton men charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment after an alleged beating in a barricaded home in Oliver Springs have court hearings Thursday.

The three were arrested after the Oliver Springs Police Department responded to a report of a person being held against their will and beaten in a Ridgeview Drive home at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23.

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Filed Under: Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated assault, Anderson County General Sessions Court, barricaded home, beating, Charles Graham, criminal responsibility for the conduct of another, Derrick E. Mulkey, Donnie Junior Lecomte, especially aggravated kidnapping, especially aggravated robbery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, knife, Nate Nelson, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs Police Department, OSPD, possession of drug paraphernalia, Ridgeview Drive, Timothy Adam Dopel, weapons violation

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