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Timothy Edward Griffin
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Church Hill Police Department

Man on stolen motorcycle leads CHPD on high speed chase

A Greeneville man on a stolen motorcycle who led Church Hill police on a high speed chase Wednesday morning was arrested after abandoning the bike and fleeing on foot into a wooded area near a Surgoinsville daycare center.

May 17, 2018 at 9:00 PM
Felicia Annette "Fleet" Mitchell and Kevin Lawerance King
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Church Hill Police Department

Botched drug deal in Church Hill results in two arrests

Police said Kevin King entered the back seat of a vehicle where “Fleet” Mitchell was in the front passenger seat, handed her the $2,000 in cash. But, Mitchell reportedly refused to give King the pills, or return the cash.

May 15, 2018 at 3:45 PM
Elizabeth A. Blizzard
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Church Hill Police Department

Thirsty store theft suspect nabbed after returning for a drink refill

A Church Hill woman who allegedly took a wallet that had been left on a convenience store counter Tuesday afternoon and used the victim's credit card was arrested after she reportedly returned to that same store to get a refill on her fountain drink.

May 11, 2018 at 1:18 PM
Terrence Michael Bergeron
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Church Hill Police Department

Ex-boyfriend nabbed in burglary, theft after allegedly attempting to cash stolen check

Items allegedly stolen by Terrence Michael Bergeron on March 1 from his previous girlfriend were allegedly recovered from the Kingsport residence of his more recent girlfriend on March 3, including a safe and coin/bill collection.

May 1, 2018 at 12:16 PM
Albert Joseph Toronjo
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Church Hill Police Department

Kingsport serial stalker charged with aggravated stalking in Church Hill

It's at least the sixth time since 2014 that Albert Toronjo has been arrested on a stalking related charge, but this was his first alleged venture into Hawkins County. Toronjo was just bonded out of the Sullivan County Jail on April 16, where he’d been held on a Feb. 26 aggravated stalking and harassment complaint.

Apr 23, 2018 at 5:45 PM
Ralph Thompson and Dustin Hughes
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Church Hill Police Department

CHPD arrests two employees of same company on unrelated charges

Ralph Aaron Thompson was allegedly captured on video surveillance last week loading large amounts of lumber after hours into his pickup from the Frog Properties complex at 121 Kingsport Press Road in Church Hill.

Apr 21, 2018 at 4:30 PM
Reva Ann Fisher
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Church Hill Police Department

Mom charged with neglect after small child walks to McDonald's shoeless, hungry and alone

"He stated that he was hungry, and his sister was too. The child was covered in dirt, didn't have any shoes protecting his feet, and had walked across a business parking lot at approximately 6 p.m." — CHPD Officer Daniel Byington

Apr 19, 2018 at 9:46 AM
Bobby Lee Barker
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Church Hill Police Department

CHPD school zone traffic stop results in meth trafficking arrest

A Hawkins County man who was stopped for speeding through a school zone in Church Hill Monday was charged with meth trafficking after police allegedly found an undisclosed amount of drugs in his possession, as well as a loaded pistol.

Apr 13, 2018 at 9:00 PM
Daniel Kent Wade
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Church Hill Police Department

Informant who set up quarter-pound meth sting fled before the deal was done

Upon being arrested by the CHPD on felony gun charges Daniel Kent Wade reportedly asked if he could become a confidential informant, stating he could have large amounts of meth delivered to him at the Church Hill Inn.

Apr 5, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Dylan Matthew Roupas and Scott Eric Sammons
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Church Hill Police Department

Two men wanted by Church Hill police in rash of forgeries

Police said Sammons and his accomplice, Dylan Matthew Roupas, 41, allegedly attempted to pass numerous fraudulent checks in the region. Sammons was successful, but Roupas was declined at a bank in Church Hill.

Apr 2, 2018 at 7:00 PM
Ronald Don Collins
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Church Hill Police Department

UPDATED: CHPD seeks help finding construction fraud suspect

Ronald Don Collins turned himself in at 3 p.m. A police investigation revealed Collins has taken two separate checks, totaling $10,050, to complete construction work on a residence in Church Hill.

Feb 28, 2018 at 10:46 AM
Nicholas Ray Gross
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Church Hill Police Department

Wrong way driver who caused 11-W crash facing several charges

A Morristown man accused of causing a head on collision Monday night in Church Hill while driving drunk on the wrong lane of Highway 11-W is facing numerous charges including reckless aggravated assault.

Jan 16, 2018 at 8:30 PM
Herron, Gregory, Everett
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Church Hill Police Department

Large stash of LSD and guns seized from Church Hill residence

CHPD Chief Mark Johnson said his department has been experiencing an unusually high number of auto thefts and burglaries and other thefts over the past two months, particularly in the neighborhood surrounding Church Hill Middle School.

Jan 16, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Whitney Arnold of Surgoinsville said she thought she was going to die when she saw headlights coming straight at her Monday night on Highway 11-W in Church Hill.
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Church Hill Police Department

'I thought we were dead': Driver arrested after wrong turn on 11-W results in head-on crashes

"We were heading home and he was coming up the wrong side of the highway. He hit us, then another car hit us on the side and spun us around, and there we lay. It was awful. I thought we were dead. I thought we were about to die. I honestly did." — Whitney Arnold

Jan 15, 2018 at 10:48 PM
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Church Hill Police Department

Driver succumbs to injuries suffered Sunday night in Church Hill wreck

When the truck landed in the grass median, the front bumper dug into the ground, which caused the vehicle to rotate sideways and continue to travel 120 feet before overturning onto the eastbound lanes of 11-W.

Jan 3, 2018 at 7:00 PM
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