Algood Police Diffuse Dangerous Suicide Attempt
Two Algood police officers diffused a potential suicide attempt involving a young man on Tuesday. Officers Matthew Tyree and Kyle Meyer were observing traffic around 5:30 Tuesday morning when a young man bloody with self-inflicted cuts approached them with two large pocket knives. Algood Police Chief Dale Armour said the officers were able to disorient […]
Cookeville Police Dept. to Feature Fallen Officers Memorial
The new Cookeville Police Department will feature a fallen officer memorial near the front entrance. Cookeville Police Chief Randy Evans said Putnam County artist Cindy Billingsley created the sculpture design which will be mounted on the granite wall. “She actually did a sculpture for Brentwood Police Department, so that’s how we came to know her,” […]
Rise In Putnam Co. EMS Calls
Putnam County’s EMS has seen a 7 percent increase in calls over the last year. Putnam County Chief of EMS Tommy Copeland said the reasons for the increase in call volume can be attributed to a number of things, ranging from population increase, to calls for overdoses, to simple convalescent transportation. Copeland said that despite […]
Cookeville Police Retirement Leads To Four Promotions
Four members of the Cookeville Police Department have been promoted after the recent retirement of Captain Ken Clement. Darrin Stout has been promoted to the rank of Captain. Stout is a member of 23 years and will now serve as the Commander of the Patrol Division. Brent Anderson has been promoted to the rank of […]
Plans For New Cookeville Police Department Complete
The City of Cookeville will begin accepting bids next week for its new police station. Cookeville Police Major Scott Winfrey said the overall design of the building has now been completed. Winfrey said the department’s main goal and challenge while planning the new facility was making the building as efficient as possible. “We didn’t want […]
Crossville 18-Year-Old Arrested With Runaway Juvenile
A Crossville man charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after police found a runaway juvenile at his apartment. 18-year-old Brian Dewayne Clark found with the minor Thursday afternoon. Union County Police reported the runaway could be in Crossville after examining Snap Chat conversations between the two. The Union County investigator also pinged […]
