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Police and FBI on the search for bank robbery suspect
Last Updated: 5:51 PM 04/27/12 - A man is on the run after police say he robbed the First Tennessee Bank today in Dandridge.
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Woman in jail, accused of using stolen credit cards on a shopping spree
Last Updated: 9:17 PM 04/24/12 - A Cocke County woman's in jail, accused of stealing credit cards and going on a shopping spree.
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Sexual trafficking trial continues in Nashville
Last Updated: 5:54 AM 04/18/12 - Forensic experts testified about DNA evidence during the second week of a federal trial involving several defendants accused of using a young Somali female for forced prostitution.
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Tennessee pair sentenced for teen prostitution
Last Updated: 10:04 AM 04/17/12 - A man and woman from Tennessee have been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for driving a 15-year-old girl they met through Facebook to Illinois to engage in prostitution.
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Inmate shot by deputies now facing more charges
Last Updated: 2:25 PM 04/20/12 - A man shot by Scott County deputies Thursday now faces state charges.
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Jefferson Co. husband wife sentenced to decades in prison
Last Updated: 3:04 PM 04/09/12 - Daniel and Brenda Cole will both spend a long time in federal prison for selling drugs.
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Robbery suspect stabbed and beaten by intended victims
Last Updated: 1:59 PM 04/06/12 - A possible robbery attempt ends with the suspect in the hospital and the victims being questioned by police.
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Murder charges filed in couple's death
Last Updated: 2:58 PM 03/20/12 - Three people now face first degree murder charges in deaths of Cortney Thompson and Terrence Stewart.
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State Rep. David Hawk pleads not guilty to assault
Last Updated: 1:48 PM 03/19/12 - State Rep. David Hawk has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor domestic assault charge.
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Three people now being questioned in double murder
Last Updated: 10:38 AM 03/17/12 - Greene County investigators say three people are now in police custody and being questioned in the shooting death of a Cocke County couple.
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Second victim claims sexual assault near campus
Last Updated: 4:06 PM 03/15/12 - Two University of Tennessee students say someone assaulted them Monday afternoon and police think the two reports could be related.
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Several "massage parlors" shutdown for prostitution charges
Last Updated: 9:00 PM 03/14/12 - Through a five-month investigation, the DA's office and KPD's Organized Crime Unit padlocked three business for ongoing prostitution on the premises.
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Elderly Woman Dies, Caregiver In Custody
Last Updated: 5:22 PM 03/16/12 - An elderly woman died after suffering injuries to her neck. Monroe County Sheriff's Deputies charged the woman's live-in caregiver with aggravated assault.
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Seat belt traffic stop leads to mobile meth lab bust
Last Updated: 2:05 PM 03/13/12 - A Madisonville woman is behind bars after a Blount Co. Sheriff's officer finds a mobile meth lab while conducting a traffic stop early Tuesday morning, according to Sheriff James Lee Berrong.
Judge sets dog death trial, upbraids spectators
Last Updated: 1:37 PM 03/13/12 - A judge in Jonesborough has set a trial date for a man charged in the killing of his family's dog. Judge Robert Cupp also told animal rights activists in his courtroom that they offended him.
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Judge delays trial, pondering mistrial motion
Last Updated: 1:35 PM 03/13/12 - A judge has stopped the Memphis trial of two men accused of being hit men for a drug ring.
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UT student sexually assaulted
Last Updated: 6:06 PM 03/12/12 - UT Police continue their investigation into a sexual assault in the middle of the afternoon on Monday.
Selma Avenue shooting
Last Updated: 3:47 PM 03/11/12 - Officers responded to shooting in Knoxville at the intersection of Selma Avenue and Skyline Drive. The victim was found near the grass of the intersection with several gunshot wounds to the head and neck.
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Man charged in Jackson nightclub shooting
Last Updated: 9:10 PM 03/09/12 - Police in Jackson, Tenn., have charged a Jackson man with aggravated assault in connection with a shootout at a nightclub Feb. 26.
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Sex offender arrested at high school
Last Updated: 1:08 PM 03/14/12 - Knox County Sheriff's Office arrested Jeffrey Keith for violating his sex offender status twice.
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Badly decomposed body found in home
Last Updated: 5:16 PM 03/09/12 - When Grainger County Deputies went to do a welfare check, they could smell a foul odor coming from the home.
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Attempted robbery and car crash in North Knoxville
Last Updated: 6:55 AM 03/11/12 - An attempted robbery turned into a car accident on Whittle Springs Drive in North Knoxville.
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Trio arrested for Vonore murder, more suspects possible
Last Updated: 7:25 AM 03/09/12 - Authorities arrested three people in connection with the murder of Luther Vineyard, who was found dead inside a home on Smokey Branch Road in Vonore on Monday.
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Man shot outside N. Knoxville home
Last Updated: 7:27 AM 03/09/12 - Police are looking for a shooter who sent a man to UT Medical Center Thursday night.
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'Weekend at Bernie's'-like case suspects sentenced
Last Updated: 6:16 PM 03/08/12 - Two men accused of driving their dead friend around the Denver area and running up a bar tab on his account have been sentenced.
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Teen charged with killing principal in court
Last Updated: 10:13 AM 03/07/12 - A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing his school principal has made his first court appearance since being indicted on first-degree murder charges.
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7 alleged "Detroit Boys" gang members arrested on drug charges
Last Updated: 11:39 AM 03/06/12 - Authorities rounded up seven alleged members of the the Detroit Boys gang on various drug charges on Tuesday morning.
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Police identify man killed in shooting at Walter P. Taylor homes
Last Updated: 10:58 AM 03/06/12 - Authorities have released the name of the man who died following a shooting near the Walter P. Taylor housing development late Monday night.
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Mother sentenced to 10 years for assaulting son
Last Updated: 8:45 AM 03/06/12 - A Tennessee mother who pleaded guilty to assaulting her toddler son and leaving him on an interstate in western Kentucky has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Youth training leader charged with sexual abuse
Last Updated: 8:38 AM 03/06/12 - Thomas C. McConnell, who is chief of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program in Hamilton County schools was arrested and charged with fondling a 5-year-old girl at a restaurant on Sunday.
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Nashville police shoot, wound suspect in killing
Last Updated: 8:23 AM 03/06/12 - Police heard gunshots Monday evening and found 18-year-old Vincent Antonio Smith on the ground with gunshot wounds, near a public housing development.
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East Tennessee woman charged with lying about officer
Last Updated: 11:00 AM 03/05/12 - Police in Hawkins County have charged a Church Hill woman with making a false report about a city police officer.
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Wife, ex-husband sent to hospitals after stabbing
Last Updated: 8:54 PM 03/01/12 - A wife and her ex-husband were taken to separate hospitals for stab wounds Thursday night.
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Trying to serve warrants, Knox Co. Sheriff's officers find meth lab
Last Updated: 12:26 PM 03/01/12 - Four people were arrested after Knox Co. Sheriff's Officers discover an active meth lab while trying to serve a couple of warrants at a west Knox County home on Wednesday.
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Three arrested for attempted murder
Last Updated: 6:28 PM 02/27/12 - Anderson County Sheriff's Department arrested three people for trying to burn down a residence and then trying to kill the man inside.
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Three arrested for TennCare fraud
Last Updated: 1:13 PM 02/27/12 - Three people in Trousdale County were arrested for TennCare fraud, bringing the total number of arrests to 1,601 since the Office of Inspector General (OIG) was formed and given authority to pursue fraud cases.
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Police looking for shooting victim
Last Updated: 7:30 AM 02/26/12 - Knoxville police are searching for the victim of a shooting that happened early Sunday.
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Two men in custody, suspected of robbing Community South Bank
Last Updated: 4:51 PM 02/24/12 - The FBI along with KPD and KCSO arrested two men who tried to rob the Community South Bank Friday afternoon.
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2 accused of using counterfeit ATM cards in state
Last Updated: 12:45 PM 03/01/12 - A federal grand jury in Chattanooga has indicted two Georgia men on charges they used counterfeit ATM cards to steal about $72,000 from bank customers.
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2 dead, 1 critical in convenience store shooting
Last Updated: 12:55 PM 02/23/12 - A shooting at a Columbia convenience store has killed two people and wounded a third.
Teen finds dead man behind East Knoxville home
Last Updated: 8:10 AM 02/23/12 - A 14-year-old boy on his way home from school found a dead man near his East Knoxville home.
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Jackson nightclub where shooting took place closed
Last Updated: 5:17 PM 02/29/12 - City officials say the owner of a Jackson nightclub where one person was killed and 20 others injured during a shooting has agreed to shut down the establishment.
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Man was shot and faces charges, after argument over a car
Last Updated: 1:54 PM 02/22/12 - The Knoxville Police Department said a man was shot several times Tuesday evening, but he is the one facing charges.
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2 shot, 1 dead at Va. Wal-Mart distribution center
Last Updated: 1:09 PM 02/22/12 - Authorities say an employee of a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. distribution center in Virginia shot and wounded his manager and then killed himself after deputies approached him.
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Prosecutors drop cases involving fired trooper
Last Updated: 11:24 AM 02/18/12 - Knox County prosecutors were forced to dismiss cases against 95 people for crimes ranging from felonies to misdemeanors after the state fired a former Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper for failing to stop at a fiery crash.
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Burglar caught in act by victim, held until police arrive
Last Updated: 9:48 AM 02/17/12 - Two people were arrested early Monday morning after a man pins the suspected burglar on the ground and holds on to him until officers arrive.
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Jury in Jim Mullins murder trial goes home
Last Updated: 6:30 PM 02/16/12 - The jury in the Jim Mullins murder trial couldn't reach a verdict Thursday.
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Another charge against Unicoi Co. Sheriff
Last Updated: 2:16 PM 02/16/12 - The Grand Jury charged Unicoi Co. Sheriff Kent Harris with additional count of Official Misconduct on Thursday based on new evidence presented by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
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Drug dealer testifies he has lied under oath
Last Updated: 11:05 AM 02/16/12 - An acknowledged cocaine dealer who testified that he was shot by a Memphis man charged with being a contract killer for a drug trafficking ring says he lied under oath in a previous court proceeding.
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Second man arraigned in Facebook killings in Mountain City
Last Updated: 11:00 AM 02/16/12 - A second man has been arraigned in the shooting deaths of a Mountain City couple who were found at home with their 8-month-old baby unhurt in the mother's arms.
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