Registration is open for the Gatlinburg Police Department Kids’ Police Camp. The action-packed week includes bike and firearms safety, self-defense, team building, SWAT Team and K-9 Officer presentations, white water rafting, swimming, cookouts and more. The Kids’ Police Camp runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 24 – 28, 2017 at the American Legion, 1230 E ...

A missing girl and her alleged abductor who were the subjects of an Amber Alert in Texas were found Wednesday night at a Sevierville restaurant. The U.S. Marshals Service notified the Sevierville Police Department that 20-year-old Andrew Brian Akers and a 15-year-old missing girl, Stormie Clemmer, could be in Sevierville. Clemmer was reported missing from Alpine, TX since June 22, ...

Vandalism is an ongoing problem in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and rangers are currently investigating an incident in which a man was reportedly photographed vandalizing a tree. A hiker along the Gatlinburg Trail snapped photos of a man allegedly using a knife to carve away the bark of a tree. According to Park Ranger Jamie Sanders, the incident ...

A Sevierville man appearing in Sevier County court on an aggravated domestic assault charge was taken into custody after security officers found him carrying knives. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, 24-year-old Joseph Brennan showed up in Sevier County General Sessions Court for a court appearance carrying a backpack. Court security officers escorted him out of the courtroom and ...

Police are searching for a man who committed an early morning armed robbery of a Sevierville convenience store. The Sevierville Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect seen on video surveillance robbing J’s Market, located at 1297 Dolly Parton Parkway in Sevierville, at gunpoint about 6:30 a.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017. According to detectives, the ...

Sevier County Days at Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country are being held this month, in which people who live or work in Sevier County may visit the theme parks for only a $5 donation to help local families in need of food assistance. Everyone who lives or works in Sevier County is invited to visit Dollywood’s Splash Country waterpark June ...

Two inmates that escaped from the Sevier County Jail on Monday are back in custody and facing additional charges. Guards monitoring surveillance cameras spotted Robers A. Sosa, 27, and Clyde Lee Martin, 34, jumping the perimeter fence just after midnight on Monday. The inmates managed to evade a foot pursuit by corrections officers and a search by members of the ...

Authorities are searching for two inmates that escaped from the Sevier County Jail on Monday. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, jail guards monitoring surveillance cameras saw two inmates jump a perimeter fence outside the jail at 12:30 a.m. on May 22, 2017. Corrections officers pursued the inmates on foot but they eluded the officers. Members of the Sheriff’s ...

Authorities released security camera photos of two men they say have withdrawn more than $30,000 from local ATMs using fraudulent debit cards. The City of Sevierville Police Department and the United States Secret Service are requesting help from the public to identify two men suspected of debit card fraud. Security photos show two white male suspects and a red Dodge ...

Authorities located and arrested a Sevier County man who fled after a homeowner returned home to find him allegedly in the act of loading stolen items into his vehicle. Officers from the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office arrested 49-year-old David E. Loveday in connection with a theft that occurred at a residence on Boyd’s Creek Road in Seymour on Tuesday. According ...