Justice Assistance Grant Public Comment session
June 15, 2010
The City of Clarksville and Montgomery County intend to submit a joint application for the 2010 Byrne Justice Assistance with the funds to be shared between the County and the City to be used for traditional law enforcement and crime prevention activities.
Any person wishing to make a comment regarding use of funds is invited to attend a public comment period June 16th, 2010 at 1:30pm.
This session will be held downstairs in the briefing room at The Clarksville Police Department, 135 Commerce St., Clarksville, Tennessee.
Youth Coalition 2nd Annual Olympics opening Ceremony today
June 5, 2010
The opening ceremony for Clarksville Police Department’s Youth Coalition 2nd Annual Olympics will be held today, 2010, 11:00am at Northeast High School.
Clarksville Police Department Youth Olympics
May 28, 2010
Clarksville Police Department’s 2nd Annual Youth Olympics Opening Ceremony will be June 5th at Northeast High School at 11:00 am. The Olympics” events will take place June 7th – 18th. It is open to all youth and young adults ages 11 – 17. The events will be: Cooking, Judo, Flag Football, Volleyball, Fishing, Bowling, Trivia, Archery, Basketball, Swimming, and Track.
CPD is still taking participant applications for events. Contact Officer Tony Marshall at (931) 320-2793 or Mr. Willie Grimes at (931) 217-9738.
Clarksville Greyhound station is open for business
May 22, 2010
The Clarksville Greyhound station is back in operation from the flood. Our computers were destoyed by the water and we can only do manual tickets for cash only. All buses are arriving and departing as scheduled on a daily basis.
We would like to thank the City of Clarksville and the police department for the great help they gave us during the flood. Also thanks to all the people who brought food while we were cleaning and everyone who offered their services.
Moving is a pain, we are your pain reliever.
Remembering our fallen Officers – King
May 13, 2010
Clarksville’s first K9 killed in the line of Duty
Police Service Dog (PSD) KING, a 4-1/2 year old German Shepherd assigned to Clarksville Police Department’s Canine Unit made the supreme sacrifice in May of 1978.
On the night of May 22nd, 1978, King was accompanying his partner, Officer Ralph Prost, in responding to a burglary in progress call. As Officer Prost approached the house, a man stepped out with a shotgun. He raised his weapon to fire at the officer and King, true to his training, sprang in front of Officer Prost, taking the shotgun blast to his body that was intended for his partner.
Police Service Dog King was laid to rest with the dignity and honor accorded to all law enforcement officers. He had given his life unconditionally.
During his law enforcement career. , King assisted in 1,366 backup calls and 42 apprehensions.
Remembering our fallen Officers – Kenneth Lee Browning
May 13, 2010
First Clarksville Police Officer killed in the line of Duty by gunfire
On the morning of February 13th, 1974, FBI Agent Frank Christian came to the police station to report seeing a black male carrying a shotgun walking south on 2nd Street. Officers Kenneth Browning and Joe Mixon left headquarters to locate the individual. Joe Mixon had been with the Department about a year and Browning had left the Dickson Police Department with 3-4 years of service and had only been with the Clarksville Police Department a few months.
They approached 2nd Street in the area of the US Post Office when they saw the black male, later identified as Howard Gentry, 42 standing at the intersection of Madison and 3rd Street. Gentry had been described as a loner and his mother had sought help for his deteriorating mental state of mind.
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Remembering our fallen Officers – Kermit Leonard Nipple
May 12, 2010
Clarksville’s first Police Officer killed in the line of Duty
On or about February 5th, 1943, Leonard Nipple was appointed patrolman with the Clarksville Police Department under Chief John Balthrop. Officer Nipple came here from Kansas. He was considered a good officer, fearless, dependable and had the respect of the entire police force, receiving the nickname of “Cowboy”.
The morning of August 9th, 1945, a fire broke out at the Clarksville Laundry which became so intense it melted and shattered windows of a number of other businesses across 3rd Street. Officer Nipple responded with firefighters to the scene. He was standing with the firefighters in the doorway of the laundry’s boiler room when a wall collapsed and Officer Nipple and Firefighter Marshall Hodge were struck by falling brick. Officer Nipple succumbed to his injuries and died. Firefighter Hodge was taken to the hospital, treated and released. [Read more]
Fallen law enforcement officers to be honored
May 12, 2010
National Police Week 2010: Honoring and Remembering our Fallen Law Enforcement Officers
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 that set aside May 15th as National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and the week in which May 15th falls as National Police Week. This year, National Police Week will run from Sunday, May 10th through Saturday, May 16th. The law was later amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1995, Public Law 103-322 signed by President Bill Clinton, directing that the flag of the United States be displayed at half-staff on all government buildings on May 15 each year as a tribute to law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.
Clarksville – Again this year, communities across the United States will come together during National Police Week, May 9th-15th, to honor and remember those law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as the family members, friends and fellow officers they left behind.
This year, the names of 324 officers killed in the line of duty are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC. These 324 officers include 116 officers who were killed during 2009, plus 208 officers who died in previous years but whose stories of sacrifice had been lost to history until now. “The 116 officers killed in the line of duty in 2009 was the lowest number of officer deaths in five decades. Still, for the families, loved ones, colleagues and communities of these fallen heroes, the loss is devastating and the sorrow is profound.”
During National Police Week we show support by wearing Mourning Bands on our badges. These bands are worn for the entirety of Police Week.
All fallen law enforcement officers will be remembered during Police Week services held at the Clarksville Police Department, 135 Commerce Street, Clarksville, TN, May 14th, 2010, at Noon. Services will be held outside, weather permitting.
If you have never been to one of these services, take a few moments out of you day and please attend.
Riverside Drive Re-Opens
May 9, 2010
Rivers Side Drive re-opened at 4:45pm today making the last major traffic artery in Clarksville, TN to be closed by the Great Flood of 2010 available to the public once again. The road has been the subject of intensive attention by the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the City of Clarksville’s Street Department from the moment it emerged from the receding flood waters. The road had been kept closed partially to give business owners time to remove flood debris from their businesses, and the city time to remove it from the roadside.
While the curfew in the area is no longer in effect, the Clarksville Police Department will be conducting extra Patrols along Riverside Drive to prevent looting. There were two instances of attempted looting during the flooding, one at the Rhino Mart and the other at Riverside Pro Archery.
Bill Roberts Thunder Road Marine has Temporarily relocated to 2064 Wilma Rudolph Blvd.
Local officer takes top honors at Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy
March 23, 2010
On March 12, 2010, the Clarksville Police Department had nine officers graduate from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy.
Chris Cunningham took Top Honors by receiving the Outstanding Officer Award.
The Outstanding Officer Award recognizes the officer that has the highest academic, firearms, driving, defensive tactics, and fitness overall grade average.
The new officers are wrapping up their in-house training and will start FTO training on March 24. They will spend 14 weeks in the FTO program and will hit the streets on their own after that.
