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07-03-2025
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Silver Alert issued for woman last seen in Morristown
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for an 83-year-old woman who was last seen in Morristown on Monday, March 3. According to the TBI, Daisy Friddle was last seen in the area of Buffalo Trail in Morristown. It is not known which direction she may have headed. Friddle is 5 feet tall and weighs about 90 pounds, with grey hair and hazel eyes. Anyone who has seen her is asked to contact the Morristown Police Department at 423-585-2701 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND. Retired Knoxville Fire Department captain killed in 'accidental' I-640 shooting Authorities say nearly 400 people go missing in Tennessee each year. That's five people for every 100,000. Check this list of people missing from East Tennessee to see if you can help locate someone. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
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More funding requested by Knoxville Police as successful recruiting efforts bolster ranks
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Knoxville has 12 new police officers following the latest cadet class graduation ceremony on Thursday. The police department has more help coming as the current recruit class that started training in January is more than triple the size of tonight's graduating class. We have reported on agency's effort to bolster its ranks in recent years, which has proved to be a challenge at times. Over the last couple of years, Chief Paul Noel and department have been working to increase their reach for attracting new recruits. They are now pulling in people from across the country to fill positions needed within the department. Retired Knoxville Fire Department captain killed in 'accidental' I-640 shooting Noel told 6 News that with more recruits comes the need for more money. 'It's a good problem to have that we are needing to ask for more funds to outfit our recruits because we are adding new recruits everyday,' Noel said. 'We have 40 recruits in our academy right now. We are interviewing 57 people for our class in May and we are going to be interviewing probably an even bigger group of people for a class that is going to start in September.' During city budget hearings, KPD requested roughly $1.6 million of additional funding. $456,000 of which would be used on gear for new recruits like a uniform, ballistic vests, firearms, tasers and gas masks. Noel said they are roughly 60 officers short of being fully staffed, another reason for a huge push in recruitments. 'We are fully staffed at 416 and we have a lot of officers that are eligible to retire just like I talked about in my remarks, 30 years or more, that are starting to leave the department,' Noel said. 'That's why it's so important for us to bring new officers in, get them trained and get them out on the streets to keep our city safe.' Knoxville officers who responded to discovery of dynamite honored We are told from the time a recruit starts to the time they become a solo officer is close to a year. Noel said in the last couple of years, officers have gotten raises to make it more enticing to join the department. He added within the next couple of years, the department will look a lot different. 'For anyone out there that is considering a career with the Knoxville Police Department, you better start thinking about it soon because we are really starting to fill this place up,' Noel added. 'In 2026 and beyond we are really going to start running much smaller classes because our recruiting efforts are really going so great.' In addition to the $457,000 the department is asking for in funding for recruits gear, they are asking for $440,000 to help cover expenses with their co-response program alongside the McNabb Center. ▶ See more top stories on Thursday was the final day of Mayor Indya Kincannon's budget hearings. We will learn about Kincannon's budget proposal at her State of the City address on April 25. Her request then goes to City Council with those leaders discussing the budget in May ahead of a June 15 deadline to approve a budget. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
