Tag Archives: Cookeville Police Chief Randy Evans

Five Cookeville Police Officers received life-saving medals for work in saving a driver who a suffered cardiac event last August. Cookeville Police Chief Randy Evans said the man crashed his vehicle while driving on North Washington Avenue. Evans said officers responded and administered CPR and deployed an AED. “Of course, our officers, just by virtue of the fact that they’re ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Chief Randy Evans has spent more than 40 years serving the Cookeville community. Evans started with the department in August 1983 and became chief in 2013. Evans said the quality of not only his job, but his life revolves around community and the people he is surrounded by. Evans said his career has been, in a word, blessed. ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved a change to the Police Headquarters construction project Thursday night, creating more space for the IT and Telecommunications Division. Police Chief Randy Evans said the third-level of the station will include some 1,386 square feet of space for the new division. The third floor project would provide space for three offices, the IT server and additional ... Read More »

Gov. Bill Lee’s Law Enforcement Reform Partnership has recommended updates to the use-of-force policy and increased officer training. Cookeville Police Chief Randy Evans is a board member of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police. That group is a part of the reform partnership. He said the recommendations are a step in the right direction. “You look at those changes, ... Read More »