Tennessee Highway Patrol Teams Up with CargoNet

NASHVILLE –- The Tennessee Highway Patrol today announced a new strategic alliance with CargoNet®, a leading source of information on cargo thefts, to combat stolen goods in transit in Tennessee and surrounding states. State troopers will use the CargoNet system to disrupt cargo crime networks, increase recovery rates, and apprehend criminals associated with cargo thefts.  … Read more

Tennessee Highway Patrol Graduates Five K-9 Teams

Colonel Trott, Trp. Allen Leverette & K-9 Rusty NASHVILLE— The Tennessee Highway Patrol recognized five new canine units in a graduation ceremony held on Thursday morning at the agency’s Training Center in Nashville. The graduating class, which was certified in drug detection, consisted of four teams from the THP and one team from the McMinn … Read more

Target Zero Teams: 70 Lives Saved in King, Pierce, Snohomish Counties

Are you one of the 70? Is your spouse? How about your children? Your teacher? Any of those could be among the 70 people in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties whose lives were saved since Target Zero Teams hit the streets one year ago. The million demonstration project was launched July 1, 2010. “We expected … Read more

THP Sends Strike Teams, Equipment to Assist Flood Victims in West Tennessee

NASHVILLE –- The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) has activated two of its district Strike Teams to assist flood victims and emergency response officials affected by the floods in west Tennessee. A strike team is a specially trained, self-sustained law enforcement unit able to respond to several different types of crisis situations. read more TN.gov Newsroom … Read more