Oak Ridge Police are asking for the public’s help as it investigates a recent residential fire that officials now say was an act of arson. According to the ORPD, on July 11th the Fire Department responded to 167 Waddell Circle on a report of a residential fire at a quad-plex. …
Read More »ORT: Man facing charges in three robberies
According to Oak Ridge Today, an Oak Ridge man is facing charges in three separate convenience store robberies that occurred in December and January. 43-year-old Tyrone Partridge is facing three counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated assault and one count each of theft, evading arrest and resisting arrest, …
Read More »7th Judicial Drug Task Force and Oak Ridge Police arrest several after indictments
OAK RIDGE, TENN. (July 15, 2021) – On Tuesday July 13, 2021, Agents with the 7th Judicial Crime Task Force completed a lengthy investigation of illicit drug sales in Oak Ridge by executing Criminal Capias Warrants following Anderson County Grand Jury indictments on the following 9 individuals: From Oak Ridge: …
Read More »Pedestrian flown to UTMC with life-threatening injuries after early-morning crash
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (June 28, 2021) – A pedestrian was flown to University of Tennessee Medical Center by LifeStar after a traffic crash Monday at around 4:05 a.m. The Oak Ridge Police Department received notification of a crash involving a pedestrian Monday, June 28, 2021 on S. Illinois Ave just …
Read More »3 displaced, no injuries after being rescued from apartment complex fire
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (June 23, 2021) – Three people are safe after a fire at an apartment complex on Glassboro Drive Wednesday morning. At around 8:57 a.m. on June 23, Oak Ridge Fire Department crews were dispatched to 114 Glassboro Drive. Firefighters arrived on scene within 6 minutes of the …
Read More »Two in Custody after two Stolen Vehicles and a Pursuit
The Oliver Springs Police Department along with Morgan County Deputies and the Oak Ridge Police Department arrested two people out of South Carolina earlier today. The male driver, James Morgan III, 32, was driving a Dodge Journey stolen out of South Carolina, but had stolen Tennessee plates on it, stopped …
Read More »OR man behind bars, facing robbery charge
An Oak Ridge man is behind bars in connection to a robbery at a gas station convenience store last month. As of this morning (June 3rd), 34-year-old Arriean Kennebrew remains in custody at the Anderson County Jail on a charge of aggravated robbery. Oak Ridge Police say that Kennebrew robbed …
Read More »Woman takes Police on a 3-County Pursuit Before Being Stopped in Morgan County
Ursula Young, 37 Shortly after midnight (May 21, 2021), a Morgan County woman driving a marron Nissan Xterra gave police a scenic tour of 3-counties before finally being apprehended in the Bitter Creek area of Morgan County. Ursula Young, 37 of Wartburg, was originally in Oak Ridge when they attempted …
Read More »Accused Murderers Indicted for New Child Rape Charges
Following an investigation by the Oak Ridge Police Department and indictments by the Anderson County Grand Jury, Sean S. Finnegan, age 53, and Rebecca E. Dishman, age 23, have each been charged with Two (2) counts of Aggravated Rape of a Child (applies when the alleged victim is eight (8) …
Read More »ORPD seeks info on drugstore bandits
After nearly 3 weeks since a Robbery, the Oak Ridge Police Department took to Facebook on Wednesday asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects in a drugstore break-in last month. The ORPD says it is investigating after two suspects broke into the Oak Ridge Pharmacy at 854 Main …
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