Nashville police have fatally shot a man following a traffic stop just before midnight on Clarksville Pike in Bordeaux. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate.
After Waiting To Go Public, Nashville Police Chief Defends Handling Of 2019 Tip Regarding Bomber
Nashville Police Chief John Drake is defending the investigative work by his department, and he says he thinks they essentially did all they were legally allowed to do in August 2019 when warned about downtown bomber Anthony Warner.
Nashville’s New Police Chief Pledges Transparency After Body Camera Footage Captures In-Custody Death
A man died last week shortly after Nashville police arrested him, but unlike past in-custody deaths, nearly the whole incident appears to have been caught on body camera. Reporters were shown the footage at police headquarters Thursday.
Governor Names New TBI Director After Finalist Accused Of Misusing State Resources
Governor Bill Haslam named Knoxville’s police chief to be the next director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation after another finalist was accused of misusing state resources to conduct an extramarital affair.
Shootings By Police Ramp Up Workload For TBI
There’s no question about it: the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is busy. And not just managing the state’s three crime labs, tracking down fugitives or undertaking major investigations.
Tennessee Recognized For Laws Combatting Child Sex Trafficking
The state of Tennessee has been voted the best in the nation this year for its laws intended to prevent child sex trafficking. That’s according to Shared Hope International, which since 2011 has been grading states in part on their laws combating child sex traffickers.
TBI: Tennessee’s Next Epidemic Is Heroin
Heroin may be the next drug of choice for users in Tennessee. The head of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation predicts pain pill addicts are looking for a new high.
Surprising Common Threads When Tennessee Police Use Lethal Force
Police shootouts in Tennessee almost always occur at night, more than likely at someone’s residence, and – oddly – in the month of March.
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