At this point, this appears to be purely an accident.

We believe that his statement was credible, and we at this point do not suspect that Jones was involved in the firing of the shots.

There has been the realization by criminals that, from time to time, persons mail bills and other payment remittances using residential mailboxes. They just hoist the red flag on the box. But while the red...

The at-fault driver has not been determined, so charges have not been filed yet.

The fumes spread from the construction area into the records office. Several employees reported smelling noxious fumes. Several became lightheaded. A few became nauseated.

I looked at the calls for service, and we didn’t get a call about her being missing until 11:18 p.m. Friday. That was 18 hours after she was last seen leaving home for the center.

However, it is certainly suspicious. Nothing has been ruled out.

Both Metro and federal law enforcement agencies looked at this case, and it was decided prosecution would occur at the state level. The reviews, I suspect, took some time.

The sole motive of this appears to be one of stupid hate. The police department treats this very seriously. This is the type of crime nobody in this city is going to tolerate.

At this point in the investigation, there is no indication that he had anything to do with the murders of his wife and daughter.

It was a process that certainly could have been better than it was months ago. I will hasten to add that we have taken steps to drastically improve that process.

If we are made aware of counterfeiting issues, we will do our best to address the problem. If you’re going to buy a ticket on the street, you’re doing so at your own risk. If...

You can’t fire weapons in urban areas. It is an urban area. Certainly there are places in Davidson County that are extensively wooded. There also are large open fields in Davidson County. I would refer...

The officers felt an absolute necessity, given his employment, given the fact that he could potentially back to TSU, that this needed to be investigated fully.

The police department’s investigation is very much continuing. At this point in the investigation, six female students at Paragon Mills have reported inappropriate contact by the teacher. The police department takes accusations such as this...

If it was there, perhaps it dissipated.

The language was ill-advised. In the opinion of the deputy chiefs, (the change) was not good policy and they directed that revisions be made.

They were afforded the opportunity to get out of the roadway and they didn’t.

Nobody saw anyone being handcuffed. Officer Gant was moving into a position of cover. He was coming around a planter with a tree in it. His view was partially obstructed when the shot was fired....

The father came home, found Anderson in the house with his teenage daughter. (The father) ordered him out of the house, called police and subsequently, Anderson was admonished to stay away from his home and...

When the results of the testing are known, we will be in a much better position to take the next course of action. We have to work through some unique issues in this case, but...

With the newness wearing off, the shelter becomes old hat for some. We want to make sure that ‘¦ everything remains peaceful.

The student said nothing inappropriate took place ? that they were just talking. Investigations such as this are taken very seriously. The sex crimes detectives conducting the current investigation are aware of this September matter.

We can’t do it on every missing adult. In this situation, we had an adult, albeit a mentally challenged individual, who, in the past, had been known to go elsewhere.

The records office was back in business within an hour.

The driver stayed in her car on the street because she believed he couldn’t make it down the stairs, because he was staggering so badly when she first encountered him.

The judges have full authority to exercise discretion. That’s why they’re there.

It is true that Perry March was named as a suspect in this case in search warrant documentation in mid-September of 1996, but to assume or presume that a police officer was with Perry March...

He was very despondent, upset during the conversation. At times, he talked of suicide. He also talked about making the SWAT team kill him.

The intelligence information was that this vehicle might be involved with selling guns in public housing.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation is very much still ongoing. This investigation was conducted by the unit of the (Metro) Police Department that concentrates on gambling and organized prostitution. I can’t give...

Officers are permitted to use deadly force when their lives are in danger or citizens’ lives are in imminent danger. Officer Davidson believed he was in imminent danger.

We would remind people that the Central Police Precinct is headquartered at the GEC. The police presence will be strong.

The March murder investigation is at a very critical stage, and I’m not at liberty at this point to say any more.