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Kingsport Public Works invites citizens and their families to come by the sixth annual Public Works Day at the Farmer’s Market in Kingsport on Tuesday, May 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
“We are blessed to have an extraordinary group of employees who are dedicated to serving the tax payers of Kingsport,” Public Works Director Ryan McReynolds said. “We very much appreciate the community taking a few minutes out of their day to visit with us at the Farmer’s Market, where we can personally explain the many services offered by Kingsport.”
Public Works employees will be on hand to demonstrate and educate how their equipment works and answer questions. Children will have an opportunity to get up close to the equipment to see how it works, such as taking a ride in a bucket truck, using a truck claw to pick up items and even climbing into a seat of a garbage truck. Two painting stations, manhole covers and snowplows, let kids show off their artistry for display throughout the city.
Kids can watch and learn how to use the sewer camera. Those interested in the science behind the wastewater treatment plant can look through microscopes to see the microscopic organisms used in the biological process of treating water. A large sandbox will also be set up to allow the public to view a replica of Kingsport sewer and waterlines.
Information about the city’s basic infrastructure, including water, sewer and transportation networks, along with who manages those projects will be available. Several presentations explaining essential daily operations will take place throughout the event.
For more information, please call 423-229-9470.
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Kingsport Police Department
200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 ThomasMPatton • 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-224-2786 (FAX) |
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NEWS RELEASE | |||
SUBJECT: | Matthew S. Quillen is Now in Police Custody | ||
DATE: | May 15, 2017 | ||
CASE #: | 17-011097 | ||
GENERAL NARRATIVE | |||
On May 15, 2017 at approximately 3:00 PM, the Kingsport Police Department received what turned out to be reliable information that Matthew S. Quillen had returned to the scene of the crime, his mother’s house, located in the 1400 block of Bell Ridge Drive in Kingsport.
K.P.D. Patrol Officers promptly responded and took Mr. Quillen into custody without incident. He has been transported to the Kingsport City Jail, where he will remain confined, with no eligibility for bond until his arraignment, on the charges of 2 counts of Aggravated Robbery and 2 counts of Especially Aggravated Kidnapping. As previously released: Nothing really quite says “Happy Mother’s Day” like kidnapping and robbing your own mother and grandmother. On May 11, 2017 at approximately 3:00 PM, Kingsport Police Patrol Officers and Detectives were called to a residence in the 1400 block of Bell Ridge Drive in reference to a late report of a robbery and kidnapping that had occurred the previous evening. The resultant investigation revealed the following: The previous evening, May 10, 2017, at approximately 7:00 PM, Matthew S. Quillen and Kristen P. Way arrived at the Bell Ridge Drive residence to visit Mr. Quillen’s mother (46 year old white female) and grandmother (66 year old white female). At some point during the visit, Mr. Quillen and Ms. Way pointed what the victims genuinely believed to be a firearm at the mother and grandmother and ordered them into the living room. The victims were subsequently bound by their hands and feet with duct tape and then taped to one another. Mr. Quillen then placed underwear into the mouths of his mother and grandmother and secured the underwear with duct tape. The two suspects then spent the next several hours ransacking the home. Ultimately, the only thing reported stolen was an antique coin collection. The following morning, May 11, 2017, at approximately 7:00 AM, the suspects released the victims and fled the scene, placing the duct tape and other evidence of their crime in a trash bag and taking it with them. They left the weapon behind, which has since been determined to be a BB gun. The trash bag containing the evidence was later located discarded on the side of the road approximately 100 yards from the house. After the suspects left, the victims were apparently exhausted from being held captive for the past 12 hours, so they fell asleep. When they awoke that afternoon, they cleaned up the mess that the suspects left behind, and called the grandmother’s husband to tell him what happen. He in turn reported the incident to the Kingsport Police Department. Ms. Way was located at her residence, brought to the Justice Center to be interviewed, and ultimately arrested for 2 counts of Aggravated Robbery and 2 counts of Especially Aggravated Kidnapping. She was initially incarcerated in the Kingsport City Jail, but later transferred to the Sullivan County Jail in Blountville, where she remains confined, pending arraignment, in lieu of a $50,000 bond. Mr. Quillen currently remains at large with his whereabouts unknown. A warrant has been obtained for his arrest, charging him with 2 counts of Aggravated Robbery and 2 counts of Especially Aggravated Kidnapping. Detectives have obtained reliable information to believe that he is now in possession of an actual firearm, so he should be considered armed and dangerous. He is a 27 year old white male adult standing roughly 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing approximately 175 pounds. He has blue eyes and a bald/shaved head, and his head, face, and neck are covered with numerous tattoos. His last known address is 991 Kinsler Avenue in Kingsport. Anyone who knows where he can possibly be located is asked to contact Detectives in the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division at 423-229-9429 or call Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111. Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link: https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us |
ARRESTED SUSPECT INFORMATION | |
Name | Kristen P. Way |
Age | Date of Birth 2/23/1995
22 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Female/White |
Residency | 522 Fairview Avenue
Kingsport, TN |
Charge(s) | 1) Aggravated Robbery (2 counts)
2) Especially Aggravated Kidnapping (2 counts) |
ARRESTED SUSPECT INFORMATION | |
Name | Matthew S. Quillen |
Age | Date of Birth 5/4/1990
27 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Male/White |
Residency | 991 Kinsler Avenue
Kingsport, TN |
Charge(s) | 3) Aggravated Robbery (2 counts)
4) Especially Aggravated Kidnapping (2 counts) |
RELEASING OFFICER | ||
Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit |
Kingsport Police Department
200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 ThomasMPatton • 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-224-2786 (FAX) |
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NEWS RELEASE | |||
SUBJECT: | Suspect Wanted for Kidnapping and Robbing His Own Mother and Grandmother 4 Days Before Mother’s Day | ||
DATE: | May 14, 2017 | ||
CASE #: | 17-011097 | ||
GENERAL NARRATIVE | |||
Nothing really quite says “Happy Mother’s Day” like kidnapping and robbing your own mother and grandmother.
On May 11, 2017 at approximately 3:00 PM, Kingsport Police Patrol Officers and Detectives were called to a residence in the 1400 block of Bell Ridge Drive in reference to a late report of a robbery and kidnapping that had occurred the previous evening. The resultant investigation revealed the following: The previous evening, May 10, 2017, at approximately 7:00 PM, Matthew S. Quillen and Kristen P. Way arrived at the Bell Ridge Drive residence to visit Mr. Quillen’s mother (46 year old white female) and grandmother (66 year old white female). At some point during the visit, Mr. Quillen and Ms. Way pointed what the victims genuinely believed to be a firearm at the mother and grandmother and ordered them into the living room. The victims were subsequently bound by their hands and feet with duct tape and then taped to one another. Mr. Quillen then placed underwear into the mouths of his mother and grandmother and secured the underwear with duct tape. The two suspects then spent the next several hours ransacking the home. Ultimately, the only thing reported stolen was an antique coin collection. The following morning, May 11, 2017, at approximately 7:00 AM, the suspects released the victims and fled the scene, placing the duct tape and other evidence of their crime in a trash bag and taking it with them. They left the weapon behind, which has since been determined to be a BB gun. The trash bag containing the evidence was later located discarded on the side of the road approximately 100 yards from the house. After the suspects left, the victims were apparently exhausted from being held captive for the past 12 hours, so they fell asleep. When they awoke that afternoon, they cleaned up the mess that the suspects left behind, and called the grandmother’s husband to tell him what happen. He in turn reported the incident to the Kingsport Police Department. Ms. Way was located at her residence, brought to the Justice Center to be interviewed, and ultimately arrested for 2 counts of Aggravated Robbery and 2 counts of Especially Aggravated Kidnapping. She was initially incarcerated in the Kingsport City Jail, but later transferred to the Sullivan County Jail in Blountville, where she remains confined, pending arraignment, in lieu of a $50,000 bond. Mr. Quillen currently remains at large with his whereabouts unknown. A warrant has been obtained for his arrest, charging him with 2 counts of Aggravated Robbery and 2 counts of Especially Aggravated Kidnapping. Detectives have obtained reliable information to believe that he is now in possession of an actual firearm, so he should be considered armed and dangerous. He is a 27 year old white male adult standing roughly 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing approximately 175 pounds. He has blue eyes and a bald/shaved head, and his head, face, and neck are covered with numerous tattoos. His last known address is 991 Kinsler Avenue in Kingsport. Anyone who knows where he can possibly be located is asked to contact Detectives in the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division at 423-229-9429 or call Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111. Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link: https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us |
ARRESTED SUSPECT INFORMATION | |
Name | Kristen P. Way |
Age | Date of Birth 2/23/1995
22 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Female/White |
Residency | 522 Fairview Avenue
Kingsport, TN |
Charge(s) | 1) Aggravated Robbery (2 counts)
2) Especially Aggravated Kidnapping (2 counts) |
WANTED SUSPECT INFORMATION | |
Name | Matthew S. Quillen |
Age | Date of Birth 5/4/1990
27 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Male/White |
Height/
Weight |
5 feet 11 inches
175 pounds |
Hair/
Eyes |
Bald/Shaved Head
Blue Eyes |
Other Descriptors | Numerous Tattoos Covering Head, Face, and Neck |
Residency | 991 Kinsler Avenue
Kingsport, TN |
Caution | Considered Armed and Dangerous |
Charge(s) | 3) Aggravated Robbery (2 counts)
4) Especially Aggravated Kidnapping (2 counts) |
RELEASING OFFICER | ||
Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit |
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