Ten years after Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Todd Larkins was killed while on duty, members of law enforcement say the Move Over law is saving lives. Trooper Larkins was struck by a tractor trailer on Interstate 40 in Dickson County…
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Nashville Prison Puts Mentally Ill Inmates in Danger
A state prison in Nashville that houses men with mental illnesses is facing a critical shortage of corrections officers. The prison’s leadership has put out an “all hands on deck” call, characterized the situation as “emergency staffing issues” and reassigned…
Read MoreState Legislator Blasts Red Light Cameras
This last legislative session, I was asked by countless constituents to sponsor legislation to outlaw traffic cameras across the state of Tennessee. After carefully reviewing the research on traffic cameras, I came to some very disturbing conclusions. We are told…
Read MoreJail Refuses Medical Care so Inmate Escapes to Get Surgery
A Trousdale County prisoner claims he was so desperate and in so much pain that his only choice was to escape from jail. Don Robin White Jr. said he escaped from jail to get surgery. White has previous drug and…
Read MoreHow Cops Legally Steal and How to Protect Yourself
It isn’t often that honest people receive detailed intelligence about a planned gathering of violent men who steal for a living and kill with impunity. An event of that kind will occur from August 10-12th here in Idaho. In fact,…
Read MoreLeading Women’s Advocate Fired by District Attorney
An assistant prosecutor known for cracking down on sex trafficking has been fired from the Davidson County District Attorney’s Office. While Antoinette Welch may have worked as a prosecutor, she is known as a defender of victim’s rights. Since 2008,…
Read MoreInvestigation Reveals Metro Police Using Quota System As Basis for Arrests
An email exclusively obtained by FOX 17 shows Metro police leaders are forcing officers to make a certain numbers of petty arrests and traffic stops. The Metro department denies this is a quota, saying they are just “performance goals.” An…
Read MoreObama Pushes Back on Militarization of Police
Nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Barack Obama is prohibiting the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local departments and putting stricter controls on other weapons and gear distributed to law enforcement….
Read MoreGallatin Goes Progressive As Police Buy Body Cameras for Officers
Gallatin Police Chief Don Bandy told the city council at their work session Tuesday night the police department is outfitting their officers with body cameras. He made the decision on the heels of several instances in which police action in…
Read MoreBreathalyzer Results May Not Be Trustworthy
For decades, police have used breathalyzers to prove when a driver has had too much to drink. But now, some are challenging the science behind a certain breathalyzer used for court by police departments across Tennessee. One group claims evidence…
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