Department of Safety & Homeland Security
Bill Gibbons, Commissioner
Newsroom Archives
News Releases - 2008
Note: As of October 13, 2008, all News Releases are posted and archived on TN.gov.
October
October 8 - State Trooper Captures Fugitive Wanted In Florida
October 7 - Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes I-65 Southbound in Sumner County
September
September 30 - Suspect Identified in Double Fatal Hit and Run Crash
September 30 - Manhunt for Suspect Involved in Fatal Crash
September 19 - THP Marks One Year of CMV Roadside Technology Corridor
September 17 - TDOS Appoints Captain Cheryl Sanders To Knoxville District
September 11 - Tennessee Homeland Security Honors Officers and First Responders
September 9 - TDOS Promotes Reaker Bass to Memphis District Captain
September 3 - THP Terminates Lieutenant Ronnie Shirley Following Probe
September 2 - Preliminary Report Shows Drop in Deadly Holiday Crashes
September 2 - OHS, TEMA and Other Agencies Urge Residents to Be Prepared
August
August 28 - THP Increasing Patrols During Busy Travel Holiday
August 26 - THP Joins Georgia for Hands Across the Border Enforcement
August 25 - Computers Searched in THP Investigation
August 23 - THP Searching for Suspects Involved in Pursuit
August 22 - Traffic Stop Leads Trooper to Stash of Drugs and Cash
August 22 - THP Searching for Convicted Felon in Stolen Vehicle
August 22 - Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment
August 21 - Bredesen Announces Allocation of Homeland Security Grants
August 19 - THP Reveals Preliminary Results of Database Investigation
August 19 - THP, Alabama & Mississippi Team Up To “Take Back Our Highways”
August 18 - THP State Troopers Catch Wanted Armed Robbery Suspects
August 15 - THP Joins Alabama for Hands Across the Border Enforcement
August 12 - THP Joins North Carolina “Operation Road Watch”
August 11 - Troopers Trained in Domestic Preparedness Response
August 7 - THP Receives 1,000 Stuffed Bears From AT&T Pioneers
July
July 29 - Greenville Driver License Center Relocating
July 28 - Bredesen Announces $20.6 Million in Homeland Security Grants
July 25 - Tennessee Technology Center Opens New CDL Testing Pad
July 2 - State Troopers and Help are Just a Phone Call Away
July 1 - THP Joins Other Agencies to Crack Down on Impaired Drivers
June
June 25 - Troopers Crack Down on Aggressive Drivers
June 20 - 17 Officers Graduate From State D.A.R.E. Course
June 16 - THP Motor Patrol Trooper Injured in Crash at Bonnaroo
June 6 - TDOT and THP Prepare for 2008 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 5 - Tennessee Law Enforcement Hunts Fugitive
June 3 - Safety Department Releases Preliminary Memorial Weekend Statistics
May
May 22 - THP Gears Up For Memorial Weekend Enforcement
May 16 - Governor Phil Bredesen Remembers Fallen State Troopers
May 15 - One Million Tennesseans Say “Yes” to Organ and Tissue Donation
May 10 - Agencies Highlight Motorcycle Safety Awareness
April
April 29 - Amber Alert Canceled After THP Troopers Locate Missing Teen
April 24 - THP Planning to "Take Back Our Highways"
April 24 - THP Conducts Roadside Inspection in Haywood County
April 24 - TDOS/THP Promotes Three Officers
April 16 - THP Conducts Roadside Inspection Event in Marion County
April 11 - THP Kicks off Summer-Long Enforcement Initiatives
April 10 - State Troopers Nab Suspected Bank Robber
March
March 24 - TDOS/THP Promotes Eleven Officers
March 20 - Race Car Driver Indicted by Special Grand Jury
March 17 - New Driver License Center Means Shorter Wait Time
March 13 - THP Steps Up Enforcement for St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
March 7 - THP Emphasizes School Safety
February
February 26 - Operation Safe Driver Targets Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
February 21 - TDOS/THP Promotes Six Officers
February 20 - New Warren County Driver License Station Open
February 15 - 600 Pounds of Pot Seized on I-75 in McMinn County
February 15 - Reinstatements Now Available at 19 Driver License Centers
February 1 - Fans Don't Let Fans Drive Drunk This Super Bowl Sunday
February 1 - Driver Arrested for Hit and Run
January
January 30 - THP Lieutenant Injured in Gibson County Crash
January 30 - THP Launches Enforcement Campaigns
January 17 - THP Locates Driver and Tractor Trailer That Hit Patrol Car
January 17 - Bredesen Celebrates 30 Years of Keeping Children Safe
January 14 - THP Trooper Stops 18-Wheeler in Jefferson County
January 14 - Tractor Trailer Sought in Hit and Run
January 13 - THP Traffic Stop Leads to the Arrest of Wanted Theft Suspect
January 11 - TDOS/THP Promotes Eleven Officers
January 2 - Decline in Traffic Fatalities over New Year's Holiday Weekend
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