Tag Archives: Cookeville Police Department

This is National Child Passenger Safety Week. The Cookeville Police Department will perform free child safety seat checks Saturday. Sergeant Joey Williams said the best way to decrease potential injury to your child in an auto accident is to use the correct safety seat and ensure proper installation. “When we perform child safety seat check points and community events, we ... Read More »

The Cookeville Police Department investigating skeletal remains located Wednesday that appear to belong to a man missing since July. Detectives were searching for 53-year-old Stephen Scott in a remote area near New Horizon Drive off of South Jefferson Avenue. An acquaintance of Scott directed the detectives to a once maintained campsite of Scott’s. That is where the skeletal remains along ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Officer Andrew Gibbs named Officer of the Year for 2021. Chief Randy Evans said the department received only one nomination, and it was somewhat unanimous across the department. At Thursday night’s Cookeville City Council meeting, Evans read memos from Gibbs’ supervisors lauding his work. “He has proven that he can make sound decisions in stressful situations,” Evans said. ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Department set to get seven new vehicles for its fleet. Chief Randy Evans said they hope the vehicles come in on time this fall, despite recent issues with vehicle orders. “It’s not uncommon in this day and time for orders to be canceled and I know many of the departments experienced that,” Evans said. “Orders got canceled, contracts ... Read More »

The Cookeville Police Department promoting “Slow Down Tennessee” in a two-week campaign starting Friday. Traffic Division Captain Jeff Johnson said the department will conduct speed enforcement in areas where it plays a factor in accidents. “Our main concern here at the Cookeville Police Department is the safety of our citizens and visitors that come to our area,” Johnson said. “A ... Read More »

A Cookeville man has been charged with murdering his fiancée after she was found dead in her 12th Street apartment over the weekend. Christian Luna arrested Monday in Carencro, Louisiana on first degree murder charges. He will be held there until extradition takes place. Luna charged in the death of 23-year-old Lyndzy Bounds. The Cookeville Police Department initiated an investigation after finding ... Read More »

Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and Cookeville Police Department will be offering rides for Putnam residents this New Year’s Eve. Sheriff Eddie Farris said protection and safety of all citizens is his number one concern. “We have several wrecks and certainly our fair share of wrecks and fatalities here in Putnam County throughout the year, and one is too many,” Farris ... Read More »

Three Cookeville men, two men from Sparta and a Celina man face felony charges after an undercover operation aimed at human trafficking. It was a two-day joint operation seeking to identify individuals looking for sex from minors and also recover potential human trafficking victims. Seven people were arrested when authorities placed decoy advertisements on websites with known links to prostitution ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Department will enter into a service agreement for language interpreting services. Chief Randy Evans said that the agreement with Telelanguage will provide a translator for several languages when necessary. “Victims or witnesses and even suspects,” Evans said. “We have to have that clear communication to ensure that we’re making the right decisions as we move forward with the ... Read More »

A Cookeville man has been arrested in connection to a December 2020 shooting in Nashville on Tuesday. The Cookeville Police Department arrested 31 year-old Walter Clyde Jones for allegedly shooting 40 year-old David Lamont Jordan at his home in North Nashville. Jordan was shot after returning home on December 16, when a black Toyota was blocking the driveway. The victim ... Read More »