Multiple motor vehicle thefts on and around the UT campus have been reported in parking areas since the beginning of the fall semester. Additionally, vehicle burglaries have been reported and remain an issue for our community. The UT Police Department would like to offer some tips to help prevent vehicle thefts and burglaries.

The UT Police Department will co-host a training on hate crimes for local, state and federal law enforcement officers, investigators, and prosecutors on Thursday, October 3. The daylong conference will include topics such as the impact of hate crimes on communities, the reporting of and data related to hate crimes, and the enforcement of hate crime laws.

UTPD has awarded three students its Memorial Scholarship for the 2019–20 academic year.Victoria Brooks, Ryan Cutting, and Ronald “RJ” Wade will receive $1,700 each to be used over two semesters. The UTPD Memorial Scholarship provides financial assistance to legal dependents of former and current UTPD employees to attend UT Knoxville.

We are excited to have returning students back on campus for another academic year. To our freshmen and transfer students—welcome to the Volunteer family. We have been training all summer so we can better serve you. With the return of our students, we have noticed an unfortunate trend of which we want to make you aware.

What is Kale? A) A leafy green vegetable B) A floppy-eared bomb-sniffing black Lab. If your answer is A, you would be correct. If your answer is B, you would also be correct. This month, K-9 Kale became the newest four-legged officer of the University of Tennessee Police Department.

August 11, 2019 Late Saturday night, a group of juveniles committed multiple crimes in the Fort Sanders area near the University […]

UTPD Officer Eric Kestner received a top police award Friday during his graduation from the police academy. Kestner received the William D. Nuchols Award for Law Enforcement Excellence, one of the highest honors given in his Blount County Sheriff’s Office Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy graduating class.

It’s been a great academic year on Rocky Top. Here’s a look at some of UTPD’s highlights!

Krista Adamsky, a dispatch communications supervisor, graduated with an online Bachelor of Science in integrated studies with a criminal justice and education concentration from UT Chattanooga.

Kyle Botica, a corporal in the investigations division, graduated with an online bachelor’s in criminal justice from UT Chattanooga.