Tag Archives: Crossville Police

The Crossville Police Department will be out in force patrolling crowded areas as the city begins to reopen. “We just want to let people stay cognizant of the fact that just because we’re trying to get back to normal doesn’t mean we are quite there yet,” Public Information Officer Brian Eckelson said. “Keep wearing your masks, keep your hands sanitary, ... Read More »

A Crossville man faces charges for filing a false police report after he said he was stabbed outside a Crossville gas station. 56-year-old Wallace Jewell Rhea actually was stabbed by his wife in self defense, according to police reports. He also faces domestic assault charges. The incident happened Tuesday night when Rhea said he and his wife were headed to ... Read More »

As a Crossville church group prepared to go help tornado victims in Chattanooga, they discovered about $5,000 worth of equipment has been stolen from their work trailers. Power equipment from the Cumberland Plateau Baptist Association went missing Tuesday morning before members embarked to Chattanooga. Director of Missions Kirk Casey said members used their personal equipment instead for the relief effort. ... Read More »

A 29-year old Crossville man faces aggravated assault charges after stabbing a man with a pocket knife. Michael Adam Howard found at the Genesis Road Shell station with blood on his knife’s blade Sunday. Howard told Crossville Police he had taken a ride with two men, including the stabbing victim Brandon Scott McDonald, so he could buy Suboxone. Howard said ... Read More »

Crossville Police arrested a Smithville man Sunday night wanted on multiple arrest warrants. Police discovered that 41-year-old Randy Lee Meeks would be in Crossville, using a work truck so that he would not be noticed by law enforcement. Officers staked out the Braddock Street neighborhood until Meeks arrived around 10:00pm. Police surrounded the vehicle at gunpoint, concerned that Meeks often ... Read More »