Power Athletics Owner Jailed On Steroid Manufacture And Sell Charges
The former owner of a Cookeville training facility has been arrested on charges of possessing, selling, and manufacturing anabolic steroids. Justin Henry owned Power Athletics on Interstate Drive. Cookeville Police Detectives issued a search warrant in October of last year, where they found a large amount of suspected anabolic steroids at the business. The TBI […]
Cookeville Police Grant To Help Offset Costs Of Training
Cookeville Police will get an assist from the state to train personnel through a new five-year grant. Police Lieutenant Anthony Leonard said the $40,000 annually will assist with officers who attend the Law Enforcement Training Academy. “What that means is that each cadet that we send to the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, once they […]
Cookeville Man Stabbed In Dispute With Neighbor Sunday Afternoon
A Cookeville man stabbed Sunday afternoon after an apparent dispute with a neighbor that included multiple shots fired. 46-year-old Eddy Dyer taken to Cookeville Regional after the incident at 611 South Willow Avenue. The suspect, identified as 31-year old Lee Anderson of Cookeville, surrendered to Cookeville Police. Anderson reportedly stabbed Dyer, then fired several rounds […]
Cookeville PD To Implement New Program For Response to Mental Crises Or Substance Abuse Issues
Cookeville Police Department working to implement a new program to help respond to calls dealing with mental illness or substance abuse. Retired Major Ken Sircy is working to facilitate a grant with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). He said ultimately, this serves as an alternative response and a better response for those suffering […]
Cookeville Council Honors 3 Police Officers For Rescuing Woman
The Cookeville Police Department Life Saving Award given to three officers who helped save a woman from fire two weeks ago. “I couldn’t have been more impressed to see their teamwork and their courageousness in the way that they went into a structure fire and we’re not firemen,” Police Chief Randy Evans said. “But a […]
Cookeville Police Department Locate Missing Child In Swimming Pool
Cookeville Police Department located a reported missing child at the bottom of a nearby pool Thursday. Police responded to the report in the 1100 block of East 10th Street. Officers immediately jumped into the pool to rescue the child and began performing life-saving measures on the unconscious three-year-old girl. The child was transported to Cookeville […]
Two-Year-Old Suffered Life-Threatening Injuries After Monday Accident
A two-year-old boy was ejected from a vehicle after an accident Monday morning. According to reports from Cookeville Police, 28-year-old Heather Phillips of Cookeville was traveling westbound on West Jackson Street near Maxwell Street when the vehicle left the roadway while negotiating a left curve and struck a utility pole. The two-year-old was not secured […]
Cookeville PD Applying For Violent Crime Intervention Grant
Cookeville Police Department applying for grant money through the new state Violent Crime Intervention Fund. Chief Randy Evans said the fund has some $100 million set aside for local law enforcement agencies. “They’re mainly for evidence-based programs, technology, and any strategies developed for violent crime reduction,” Evans said. “It’ll be a grant period from March […]
Cookeville PD Responds To Spring St. Accident On Halloween
Cookeville Police Department investigating a three-vehicle collision on Spring Street near J. S. Breedlove Drive on Halloween night. Public Information Officer Lieutenant Anthony Leonard said the accident occurred after a vehicle crossed the center line, striking two other vehicles. One person was transported by EMS to the hospital. As of 8 p.m., Spring Street from […]
Retired CPD Captain Killed In Motorcycle Accident Friday
Retired Cookeville Police Captain Bobby Anderson was killed in a motorcycle accident Friday morning at 50-years-old. Anderson was driving a 2019 Honda Goldwing motorcycle in the area of Buffalo Valley Road near Eagles Landing Drive. The accident involved Anderson’s motorcycle and a dump truck. The Cookeville Police Department responded to the scene at 9:16 a.m. […]
