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The truck went over the guardrail at a curve, flipped and burst into flames just outside the Kingsport city limits about a quarter mile north of the Lewis Lane intersection with Rocky Hill Lane. A witness who was a passenger in the pursuing vehicle told the Times News at least one of the suspects was female. He thought the second suspect may be female as well but he couldn't tell for sure.
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Kingsport Police Department

Stolen truck flips, bursts into flames with owner in pursuit

VIDEO & PHOTO GALLERY: The truck went over the guardrail at a curve, flipped and burst into flames just outside the Kingsport city limits on Lewis Lane about a quarter mile north of the Rocky Hill Lane intersection.

Feb 8, 2019 at 10:06 PM
J.R. PRATT
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Kingsport Police Department

Update: Elderly Kingsport man found safe in Hamblen County

The 90-year-old city resident was headed to Courtesy Chevrolet Wednesday afternoon, but he never arrived.

Feb 6, 2019 at 10:49 PM
ANTHONY J. COFFEY
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Suspect in Kingsport SUV theft developed by DNA test

City police are asking for the public’s help in locating Anthony J. Coffey, 28, whose last known address was 313 E. Sullivan St.

Feb 6, 2019 at 8:10 PM
Ronald Clifford Penland Jr.
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Kingsport Police Department

Blountville roofer accused of contractor fraud against Hawkins church

A Blountville roofer who allegedly took $3,100 from a Hawkins County church in 2017, and then didn't do the work or deliver the materials, was arrested Tuesday on charges of contractor fraud and theft over $1,000.

Feb 2, 2019 at 6:00 PM
The Walgreens robbery suspect.
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Armed robber hits West Stone Drive Walgreens

The suspect jumped over the counter, produced a firearm, and demanded a specific type of drug at gunpoint. 

Feb 2, 2019 at 5:14 PM
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Woman killed in I-81 crash at Colonial Heights exit

KINGSPORT — An Elizabethton woman is dead following a two-vehicle wreck on I-81 near Colonial Heights.

Dec 30, 2018 at 1:15 AM
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Kingsport man killed in Colonial Heights wreck

KINGSPORT — The Kingsport Police Department is investigating a two-vehicle collision in Colonial Heights that claimed the life of a city man Saturday afternoon.

Nov 10, 2018 at 11:32 PM
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Interstate 81 crash

Tractor trailer vs. bus crash tangles traffic on Interstate 81; no injuries reported

The 8 p.m. crash with an Averett University football team bus blocked northbound traffic starting at Interstate 81 mile marker 62, but authorities said the bus already had been evacuated, was empty at the time of the crash and no one was injured.

Oct 27, 2018 at 11:03 PM
People of all ages are invited to participate in the walk, which will be held Tuesday.
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drug abuse

Red Ribbon Week event to encourage drug prevention, awareness

Johnnie Mae Swagerty, executive director of South Central Kingsport Community Development and New Vision Youth, is inviting local residents to a walk next week, which is designed to raise awareness of the drug problem in the region.

Oct 20, 2018 at 2:00 PM
John and Nikki Franklin
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Kingsport Police Department

Houseguests allegedly stole $11,775 from Kingsport man's nightstand

The suspects were both arrested Saturday. The theft allegedly occurred on Dec. 26, 2017, however, while John and Nikki Franklin were staying in the apartment of the victim on Watterson Street, in the Kingsport section of Hawkins County.

Oct 9, 2018 at 5:25 PM
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Motorcycle rider dies after high-speed crash on Union Street

Based upon evidence at the scene, corroborated by independent eye-witness testimony, Investigators determined the Yamaha was being operated at a high rate of speed, and the front wheel was off the ground as it crested the hill just prior to impact.

Sep 22, 2018 at 9:17 AM
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Charges pending in Lynn Garden Drive fatality

Around 10:45 p.m. Friday a southbound 1994 F-150 pickup driven by Michael K. Marcum was attempting to turn onto Truxton Drive when he allegedly pulled into the path of a 1998 Honda Civic that was northbound on Lynn Garden Drive.

Sep 3, 2018 at 9:48 AM
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Kingsport Police Department

Kingsport police seek help identifying burglary suspects

Kingsport police released two images Friday of a man and woman a local resident reported were taken by a camera in his home which he reported had been burglarized.

Aug 31, 2018 at 9:29 PM
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Kingsport police investigate suspicious death of child

Yesterday at 10:15 a.m., KPD patrol officers were dispatched to a residence in the Colonial Heights area of Kingsport in reference to a deceased child. Detectives from the KPD Criminal Investigations Division are currently investing this incident as a suspicious death.

Aug 6, 2018 at 10:15 AM
Kingsport police search Derek Sims who was sleeping in a 16-year-old girl's car on Truxton Drive behind the Times News offices Tuesday morning. He was discovered by the young woman as she attempted to leave for work.
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Kingsport Police Department

Times News reporter in the right place to help auto burglary victim

While we were waiting for police she told me she was getting into her car to go to work at Food City when she caught a whiff of an odor that smelled like rotten food. That's when she noticed this young man in her back seat where he'd apparently been sleeping.

Jul 10, 2018 at 3:39 PM
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