Shoplifting incident at Bristol Walmart prompts three drug arrests
An alleged shoplifting incident at a Bristol Walmart has led to a pair of drug arrests, along with multiple charges against a man who arrived to pick them up and reportedly resisted police. Sullivan...
View ArticleDiscovery of child porn prompts Kingsport man's arrest
The discovery of child pornography on a laptop has prompted the arrest of a registered sex offender by Kingsport police. James David Skelton, 50, of 1212 Fall Creek Road, was arrested Tuesday following...
View ArticleKingsport man charged with aggravated burglary
A Kingsport man has been arrested after allegedly burglarizing a home and being caught in the act by one of the residents. The Sullivan County Sheriff's Officer responded to a burglary at approximately...
View ArticleKingsport police officer on leave pending results of internal investigation
KINGSPORT — A Kingsport police officer is on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation at the department. On Wednesday, Kingsport Police Department Lt. Bob Abernathy...
View ArticleBurglary suspect leaves cell phone at victims' home
KINGSPORT — A Kingsport man has been arrested after allegedly burglarizing a home and being caught in the act by one of the residents. The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Officer responded to a burglary at...
View ArticleTip leads deputy to more than 150 marijuana plants in Lee County
JONESVILLE — Lee County authorities are investigating the discovery of over 150 marijuana plants worth nearly $500,000 that were growing beside a road on the outskirts of Jonesville. Lee County Sheriff...
View ArticleJudge Calhoun recalled as tough, fair by colleagues
Tough, but fair. This is how colleagues described retired Sullivan County Criminal Court Judge Edgar Phillip Calhoun, 81, who died Monday. “He had a reputation for being tough. He was tough judge, but...
View ArticlePolice respond to fight at Sullivan County funeral
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Aug. 6 Police were called to East Lawn Funeral Home on...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm warning issued for Lee County
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA: LEE COUNTY.THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4:15 PM EDT.THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU...
View ArticleKPD: Teen arrested after selling guns, orchestrating robbery of vice officer
A Kingsport teen — who police say has been trying to "rule the streets" — was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly selling handguns to an undercover vice officer, while simultaneously orchestrating...
View ArticleTrial of former SCSO sergeant, Scoutmaster reset for February
BLOUNTVILLE -- A former corrections sergeant with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office and former assistant Scoutmaster of a Boy Scout troop in Kingsport is now set for a Feb. 4, 2013, trial on dozens...
View Article$1 million home arrest plan hits a wall; Sullivan residents can forget about...
BLOUNTVILLE -- Don't count on those house arrest ankle bracelets just yet (unless you end up in a couple of Kingsport area judges' courts). And forget piling your brush or leaves to the curb if you...
View ArticleGate City man accused of wrecking stolen car also faces DUI charges
GATE CITY -- A Gate City man was arrested by town police late Wednesday night for allegedly wrecking a stolen car after taking an "excessive amount of cold medicine." Christopher Gibson, 27, of Gate...
View ArticleChurch Hill man convicted of killing man, shooting girl gets 20 years for...
BLOUNTVILLE — A Church Hill man sentenced in May to 25 years for killing a man and shooting a teenage girl in Hawkins County has been sentenced to a concurrent 20 years on robbery, drug, theft and...
View ArticleStormy weather possible through this afternoon
There's a chance for scattered strong to locally severe thunderstorms across the Tri-Cities this morning until this afternoon. The main treat from the strongest storms will be damaging winds. It's also...
View ArticlePolice investigate fatal early morning shooting in Bristol
Police are sorting through the details of an early Friday morning shooting in a Bristol, Tenn., mobile home park, which left one man dead and another with minor injuries. Bristol Tennessee Police say...
View ArticleBlountville couple found passed out with child in car face multiple charges
A Blountville couple have been arrested after police found them apparently passed out in a car while a small child slept in the backseat.According to the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, Jamie Phelps,...
View ArticleIdentification of Wise murder victims awaits autopsy results
WISE -- Wise County authorities await determinations by the state medical examiner in Roanoke before identifying the victims of a double homicide. The bodies, believed to be of a male and a female,...
View ArticleTraffic an issue as Ketron opens for first day of school
KINGSPORT -- Despite snarled Bloomingdale traffic and some parts of Ketron Elementary School still off limits for school use, the region's newest and most populated elementary school had its first day...
View ArticleKingsport mom charged with endangerment after children found in car during...
CHURCH HILL -- A Kingsport woman is facing several charges including reckless endangerment after being arrested for DUI Sunday evening in Church Hill with two small children and 11 syringes in the...
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