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Flock LPR cameras lead to capture of defendant who fled after Day One of his rape of a child trial KINGSTON, Tenn. — A Roane County jury found Victor Dale Moore, 62, guilty Tuesday of rape of a child and two counts of aggravated sexual battery, concluding an unusual trial …

The qualifying period for the upcoming Kingston City Council election has been extended after Vice Mayor Lucy Johnson withdrew her nominating petition following the original qualifying deadline. Under Tennessee’s “Anti-Skullduggery Act” additional candidates may qualify when an incumbent withdraws during the prescribed period following the original deadline. The new qualifying …

MEDIC Regional Blood Center is inviting high school students across the region to showcase their creativity through its annual T-shirt design contest. Students may submit original designs online from August 28 through September 28. The winning design will be featured on one of MEDIC’s blood donor shirts next spring, and …

KINGSTON, Tenn. — A Kingston man faces multiple charges after police say he fired a gun, fled from an officer and later pointed a pistol at the officer Saturday night. According to the Kingston Police Department, officers were dispatched to the area of 230 North Third Street at approximately 10:10 …

KINGSTON, Tenn. — The City of Kingston will discontinue its use of Flock Safety automated license plate readers when its current contract expires in September. City Manager David Bolling said Kingston entered into a two-year agreement with Flock Safety in 2024. The contract provided the city with two cameras at …

ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Anderson County officials are inviting residents to attend a town hall meeting next month to discuss the use of Flock license plate reader cameras and concerns surrounding privacy and data collection. The meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at …

ROCKWOOD, Tenn. — A North Carolina man was arrested Tuesday night after a Flock safety camera alerted Rockwood police to a stolen pickup truck entering the city. According to a preliminary incident report from the Rockwood Police Department, an officer received an alert shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The Oak Ridge Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 19-year-old Oak Ridge woman Monday afternoon. Police said the crash was reported around 1 p.m. at the intersection of Briarcliff Avenue and Capital Circle in the Briarcliff neighborhood. Lana Haese, …

Rick Scarbrough, the former longtime chief of the Clinton Police Department, has announced his retirement as executive director of the University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center. Scarbrough’s final day with the center will be Friday, Sept. 4. He has led LEIC, an agency of the UT Institute for Public …

ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Law enforcement agencies across Anderson County are preparing to launch a coordinated traffic enforcement campaign following an increase in fatal crashes and serious roadway injuries this summer. Beginning September 17, the Tennessee Highway Patrol will join local police departments and other law enforcement agencies in conducting …