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CRIME & SAFETY
Smithville Man Arrested, Charged in TBI Homicide Investigation
DEKALB COUNTY – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, working alongside deputies from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, have arrested a Smithville man in connection to a Thursday homicide. At the request of 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, special agents began investigating the death...
‘We are working on every situation.’ Mayor breaks silence after every police officer quits
ALEXANDRIA, Tennessee (WTVF) — On Tuesday, we reported that every police officer in Alexandria quit. By midday on Wednesday, it was one of our most read stories. In my three visits to the area, I was not able to get Mayor Beth Tripp to talk on camera. In the...
Alleged Kayak Thief to Report to Court Next Month
An alleged kayak thief has a date with the judge next month. 39-year-old Amanda Alice Atnip of Jennings Lane, Smithville is charged with theft of property and resisting stop, frisk, halt, search, or arrest. Her bond is $8,500 and she will be in court on September 12. Sheriff Patrick Ray...
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