Department of Safety & Homeland Security to Open New Reinstatement-Only Driver Service Center in Hamilton County

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security will open a new driver service center in Chattanooga on Monday, June 4. The Northgate Park Driver Service Center will offer reinstatement services only. Once open, it will be the only location in southeast Tennessee where citizens may reinstate driver licenses that have been suspended … Read more

Department of Safety & Homeland Security Remembers Fallen Troopers and Officers

NASHVILLE — Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons and Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Tracy Trott joined District Attorney General Jimmy Dunn today for a special memorial service to honor Tennessee State Troopers and other law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. In observance of National Police Week, the THP’s … Read more

Department of Safety & Homeland Security Partners with State and Local Agencies for Operation Safe Highways

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security on Wednesday partnered with various state and local agencies to conduct Operation Safe Highways, a statewide safety enforcement and awareness exercise to help make Tennessee safer for motorists. Both the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) and the Office of Homeland Security organized the enhanced enforcement effort … Read more

THP Names New Captain to Oversee Capitol Security, Executive Protection Units

NASHVILLE — Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons and Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Tracy Trott on Friday announced Mark Proctor as the new captain overseeing the agency’s Capitol Security and Executive Protection Units. Captain Proctor has been assigned to the Governor’s Security Detail since 2001. During that time, he advanced to the … Read more

Department of Safety & Homeland Security, Tennessee Highway Patrol Promote Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

NASHVILLE — May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and Tennessee Highway Patrol are encouraging motorists to exercise caution in response to the rise in motorcycle fatalities in the state and across the nation this year.    Motorcycle fatalities accounted for 12.0 percent of total fatalities within … Read more

Department of Safety & Homeland Security Encourages Voters to Obtain Photo ID before March 6 Primary Elections

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is encouraging voters this week to obtain photo IDs for voting purposes at no cost before the Tennessee Presidential read more TN.gov Newsroom – Safety

Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Upholds Recommendation to Terminate Trooper Morgan

NASHVILLE — Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons announced today that he has upheld the hearing officer’s recommendation to terminate Tennessee Highway Patrolman Charles Van Morgan following an internal investigation into his actions after a fatal crash on November 26, 2011.   read more TN.gov Newsroom – Safety

Department of Safety & Homeland Security to Open New Reinstatement-Only Driver Service Center in Shelby County

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security will open a new driver service center in the Hickory Ridge Mall in Memphis on Tuesday, February 21. The Hickory Ridge Reinstatement Driver Service Center will offer reinstatement services only. Once open, it will be the only location in southwest Tennessee where citizens may reinstate … Read more

Department of Safety & Homeland Security Issues over 12,500 Photo IDs for Voting Purposes since July 1

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security today announced that 12,571 photo IDs had been issued for voting purposes from July 1 through January 30, 2011. The vast majority (11,896) of those issued were non-photo driver licenses converted into photo driver licenses, while 675 were original photo identification cards.   read more … Read more