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Investigation Finds Two Knox County Employees Lacked Full Basic Academy Records; County to Enroll One in Basic Academy

Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission · January 1, 2025
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Summary

A POST investigation found that two Knox County employees had not completed a full basic police academy. The county agreed to send one employee to a full academy and remove law-enforcement identifiers from the other's vehicle while the employee remains in an administrative role.

POST investigator Kevin Kreev presented findings from an inquiry into two Knox County employees who had records indicating reserve or non-standard training but not a completed basic police academy.

Investigator Kreev said the review included training records, dispatch CAD logs and meetings with Knox County training staff and Sheriff Sprangler. Records…

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