GENERAL NARRATIVE |
The Kingsport Police Department has recently become aware of some confusion regarding the reporting of, and the official response to, vicious and nuisance animals within the City of Kingsport; therefore, some clarification on these procedures is in order.
Approximately four years ago, the City of Kingsport turned over all animal control issues to the SBK (Sullivan County, Bluff City, Kingsport) Animal Control Center. As such, SBK Animal Control Center now investigates these matters. With that being said, there is certainly a distinct difference between a nuisance animal (barking dogs, pets running at large off leash, etc.) and a vicious animal that is a genuine threat to the safety and welfare of the public. SBK Animal Control Center is located at 2141 Idle Hour Road in Kingsport, and can be reached by calling 423-247-1671. An SBK representative is available to answer the phone during regular business hours which are 9:00 AM until 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday. During regular business hours, animal control officers are available to respond to all calls, with priority given to calls involving vicious animals that are a danger to the public. After hours and on weekends, all calls to the SBK Animal Control Center are forwarded to an answering service. If the call involves a nuisance animal that is not an immediate threat to the safety and welfare of the public, the information will be collected and referred to an Animal Control Officer to investigate on the next business day. However, if the call involves a vicious animal and/or an actual animal bite incident, SBK Animal Control Officers are on-call and available to respond 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week. It is important to understand that their response time to a call-out may be as much as 30 minutes to an hour depending on the call location, time of day, and other factors. While the Kingsport Police Department typically does not investigate calls involving animals, K.P.D. Officers are always available to respond to situations where a vicious animal is an immediate danger to the public. In such an event, citizens are encouraged to contact Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111 or in a genuine emergency simply call 9-1-1, and a Patrol Officer will respond. In almost all situations, and especially after hours and on weekends, a K.P.D. Patrol Officer will have a faster response time than an SBK Animal Control Officer. In the meantime, citizens are reminded that the City of Kingsport does have a “leash law,” which means allowing animals to run at large is prohibited by city ordinance. |
RELEASING OFFICER | ||
Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit |
GENERAL NARRATIVE |
The Kingsport Police Department has recently become aware of some confusion regarding the reporting of, and the official response to, vicious and nuisance animals within the City of Kingsport; therefore, some clarification on these procedures is in order.
Approximately four years ago, the City of Kingsport turned over all animal control issues to the SBK (Sullivan County, Bluff City, Kingsport) Animal Control Center. As such, SBK Animal Control Center now investigates these matters. With that being said, there is certainly a distinct difference between a nuisance animal (barking dogs, pets running at large off leash, etc.) and a vicious animal that is a genuine threat to the safety and welfare of the public. SBK Animal Control Center is located at 2141 Idle Hour Road in Kingsport, and can be reached by calling 423-247-1671. An SBK representative is available to answer the phone during regular business hours which are 9:00 AM until 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday. During regular business hours, animal control officers are available to respond to all calls, with priority given to calls involving vicious animals that are a danger to the public. After hours and on weekends, all calls to the SBK Animal Control Center are forwarded to an answering service. If the call involves a nuisance animal that is not an immediate threat to the safety and welfare of the public, the information will be collected and referred to an Animal Control Officer to investigate on the next business day. However, if the call involves a vicious animal and/or an actual animal bite incident, SBK Animal Control Officers are on-call and available to respond 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week. It is important to understand that their response time to a call-out may be as much as 30 minutes to an hour depending on the call location, time of day, and other factors. While the Kingsport Police Department typically does not investigate calls involving animals, K.P.D. Officers are always available to respond to situations where a vicious animal is an immediate danger to the public. In such an event, citizens are encouraged to contact Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111 or in a genuine emergency simply call 9-1-1, and a Patrol Officer will respond. In almost all situations, and especially after hours and on weekends, a K.P.D. Patrol Officer will have a faster response time than an SBK Animal Control Officer. In the meantime, citizens are reminded that the City of Kingsport does have a “leash law,” which means allowing animals to run at large is prohibited by city ordinance. |
RELEASING OFFICER | ||
Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit |
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KINGSPORT – The Kingsport Police Department is currently participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over D.U.I. prevention and enforcement campaign.
Consider these statistics:
• In an average year, more than 10,000 people die on the road due to driving under the influence.‚ That would be the rough equivalent of 20 jumbo jets crashing each year.
• The end of summer should not mean the end of your life.‚ In the last five years, over 750 people were killed in D.U.I. related crashes during Labor Day weekend.
• During 2012, an average of one D.U.I. related fatality occurred every 51 minutes.
• On Labor Day Weekend in 2012, almost 40 percent of fatal crashes involved an impaired driver.
In order to combat this deadly epidemic, law enforcement agencies across the nation will be cracking down on impaired driving from August 15 through Labor Day, 2014.
The Kingsport Police Department will continue to make D.U.I. education, prevention, and enforcement a priority.‚ Area motorists are implored to keep these facts in mind before they get behind the wheel of a vehicle and remember to Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
For more information on the NHTSAs Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, please visit the following link:
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KINGSPORT – During the second week of school, August 11 through 15, 2014, the Kingsport Police Department continued to conduct extra traffic enforcement in the various school zones throughout the City of Kingsport.‚ Over this five day period, officers arrested six individuals after stopping them for traffic violations committed in school zones and issued 93 citations for assorted traffic offenses committed in school zones.
These numbers indicate some improvement from the previous week when nine arrests were made and 136 citations were issued in Kingsports school zones.‚ The citations were issued for a variety of traffic violations, and the arrests are detailed below:
On August 11, 2014, George Samuel Childers, Jr., a 27 year old white male, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for Violation of Probation and transported to jail after being stopped for not wearing his seatbelt while driving through a school zone.
On August 11, 2014, Taylor D. Powell, a 20 year old white female, was arrested for Driving on a Revoked License, Improper Passing, and Failure to Provide Proof of Insurance and released on a misdemeanor citation after she was stopped for illegally passing three cars on the shoulder of the road while driving through a school zone.
On August 13, 2014, Joyce Ann Hensley, a 43 year old white female, was arrested for Driving on a Suspended License, Reckless Driving, and Failure to Provide Proof of Insurance and transported to jail after she was stopped for driving 60 mph in a 25 mph school zone.
On August 13, 2014, Timothy Marion Mobley, a 39 year old white male, was arrested for Driving on a Suspended License (3rd Offense) and Speeding and released on a misdemeanor citation after being stopped for driving 42 mph in a 25 mph school zone.
On August 15, 2014, Richard A. Grubb, a 53 year old white male, was arrested for Driving on a Suspended License, Driving an Unregistered Vehicle, and Failure to Provide Proof of Insurance and released on a misdemeanor citation after he was stopped for driving through a school zone with an illegally altered temporary license plate.
On August 15, 2014, Sean T. Holland, a 28 year old white male, was arrested for No Driver License in Possession and Speeding and released on a misdemeanor citation after he was stopped for driving 39 mph in a 25 mph school zone.
When it comes to traffic safety, the ultimate goal of the Kingsport Police Department is driver compliance.‚ Ideally, all motorists would obey all traffic laws, especially in school zones, and citations would not be necessary.‚ In the meantime, however, officers will continue to provide a visible police presence and enforce traffic violations in school zones and address violations accordingly.
Motorists are once again reminded that school is back in session, so please drive safely and obey all traffic laws, especially in school zones.
The 2014 Lynn View High School/Middle School all years reunion will be held on Saturday, September 20, beginning at 4:00PM at the former LVHS site. All former Lynn View students are welcomed, but featured classes this year will include the Class of 1954; the Class of 1964; and the Class of 1974, who are celebrating their 60th, 50th, and 40th year reunions, respectively. Entertainment will be provided by Ivy Road for a sock hop in the gym; bard will be available, lots of pictures, memorials, and paraphernalia will be displayed, and donations will be accepted.
The Lynn View High School Class of 1964, celebrating their 50th class reunion activities on September 19-20, 2014, will have (1) a dinner at Pratt’s Barn Restaurant in Kingsport on Friday, September 19, 2014 beginning at 6:30PM. Classmates/guests will choose their personal menu choices, and the evening will be very casual and allow all available time for socializing with classmates/guests during and following the dinner. On Saturday morning, (2) classmates can choose to eat breakfast at 9:00am at the Lynn Garden Restaurant with the same format; and (3) all classmates are being encouraged to conclude activities by attending the 2014 all years reunion at the former LVHS site beginning at 4:00 PM on Saturday, the 20th.