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The Pigeon Forge Hospitality and Tourism Association will hold a community educational seminar on Human Trafficking Prevention on Wednesday. Attendees will learn how to identify human trafficking; who is effected; what to do if you suspect someone is at risk; and what role the hospitality industry has in the fight against human trafficking at this comprehensive training event. The seminar ...

Authorities released security camera photos of two men they say have withdrawn more than $30,000 from local ATMs using fraudulent debit cards.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 ...

Credit card and debit card information for customers of Vol Magic Wash in Sevierville and Jefferson City may be affected by a data breach of the company’s credit card payment system. Vol Magic Wash, LLC says it was informed on April 3, 2017 that the point-of-sale system, which is operated by DRB Systems of Akron, OH, experienced an intrusion between ...

A new website aims to provide real time safety information and increase communication between the public and Sevier County Sheriff’s Office. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office officially launched its new mobile-friendly website www.seviercountysheriff.com on Monday. It is integrated with the department’s social media accounts, including its Twitter feed of real time traffic alerts and announcements. Along with information about each ...

Three juveniles have been arrested in connection with an attempted robbery and shooting that took place in the Food City parking lot in Seymour last month. Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals says that three Knox County juveniles face charges including attempted aggravated robbery and attempted first degree murder for an incident that took place in the parking lot of the ...

Detectives from the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office arrested a local man for allegedly stealing an ATV and now seek information from the public about other thefts in the area. According to the department, a 2017 Yamaha four wheeler valued at $5500 was reported stolen on April 16, 2017 from a residence on Lost Branch Road, off Wears Valley Road. Detectives ...

The Pigeon Forge attraction Alcatraz East will host a new temporary exhibit focused on illegal wildlife trafficking. When a Minnesota-based dentist paid $54,000 to trophy hunt in Zimbabwe in 2015 with a professional guide, he unknowingly was about to kill the beloved and iconic lion – Cecil. The images from that hunt went viral and although the dentist’s actions were ...

Authorities are looking for four men involved in an attempted carjacking at the Food City in Seymour on Saturday. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 4:39 p.m. on April 22, 2017 regarding shots fired and an attempted vehicle theft in the parking lot of the Food City on Chapman Highway in Seymour. The victim told responding ...

Friends and family will gather on Tuesday for a candlelight vigil in support of the continuing search for Veronica Casciato, a Sevier County woman who disappeared earlier this month. According to the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department, Casciato was last seen leaving her dorm in Harrogate, Tenn., where she attends Lincoln Memorial University, to run errands at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, ...