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Kingsport police probe $30K embezzlement case

Kingsport police were contacted by an attorney for a California-based IT company. He said the firm had terminated a Kingsport man who was working from home after discovering he had used a company credit for more than 300 unauthorized transactions.

Apr 5, 2019 at 12:01 PM
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Blountville dinner spat escalates to elder abuse

During a disagreement over when to begin cooking chicken in the oven, a drunken Blountville man, 41, allegedly pushed down and choked his mother, age 65.

Apr 2, 2019 at 8:15 PM
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Pot package delivered to wrong Kingsport home

A Kingsport resident called police about a parcel left outside her house. Upon opening the package, which was delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, she found approximately two pounds of marijuana.

Mar 29, 2019 at 3:38 PM
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Kingsport medical facility burglar nabbed with $38 in loot

At 1:45 a.m., police were alerted to a burglary in progress at Gastroenterology Associates, located across from Holston Valley Medical Center. Surveillance video indicated the suspect was on the fourth floor "crouching and crawling through the offices."

Mar 26, 2019 at 8:15 PM
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Kingsport burglar snatches post office packages, video evidence

A burglary was reported at a courier business on East Stone Drive. Employees advised that overnight, someone had entered through an unlocked bay door, then made away with several packages from the post office.

Mar 21, 2019 at 3:13 PM
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Dog attacks women on Kingsport Greenbelt

A woman walking on the Greenbelt was attacked by a large black dog and suffered puncture wounds to her right arm. As police spoke with the victim at the hospital, they were advised of a second patient who had been bitten on the fitness trail.

Mar 19, 2019 at 10:42 AM
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Half-naked Kingsport woman found stomping on car

At about 9:30 a.m., dispatch was advised of a woman in the intersection of East Sevier and Midland Drive “wearing a black jacket and nothing else.”

Mar 14, 2019 at 1:15 PM
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Raid on ex-wife's fridge leads to arrest in Hawkins

A man visited his ex-wife's home and entered uninvited — despite her protests — then proceeded to help himself to food and beer. When he exited the residence to urinate, she locked him out and called police.

Mar 6, 2019 at 2:13 PM
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Dancing in Kingsport traffic spurs disorderly arrest

At about 1 a.m., a man was asked to leave Waffle House on East Stone Drive for "causing a disturbance." Shortly thereafter, police spotted him "running and dancing in the street" near the intersection of North Eastman Road.

Feb 19, 2019 at 12:51 PM
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Armed Piney Flats man arrested after confronting nurse

When a home health worker, 67, pulled into a Piney Flats driveway to call a co-worker, she was approached by an angry man. After cursing her and asking why she was present, he reportedly pointed a handgun in her face.

Feb 8, 2019 at 1:26 PM
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Motorists dodge self-destructive man on Stone Drive

At about 7:20 p.m., Central Dispatch began fielding multiple calls about an erratic pedestrian along East Stone Drive — he was jumping in and out of traffic, trying to make motorists hit him, and was struck by the bumper of one car.

Jan 31, 2019 at 2:15 PM
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Police probe Hickory Tree shooting claim

At Bristol Regional Medical Center, police interviewed a man with a gunshot wound. He said that while exiting his vehicle in Hickory Tree, he heard a "loud bang" and someone shot him in the leg.

Jan 23, 2019 at 12:45 PM
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Kingsport car thief almost runs over owner

As a man paid for fuel inside a West Stone Drive market, he spotted an unknown woman getting in his Civic, which was parked at the pumps.

Jan 18, 2019 at 2:30 PM
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Redflex disdain nets endangerment charge in Kingsport

At the intersection of Fort Henry Drive and Colonial Heights Road, an officer observed a car run a light that was red for three seconds. The driver was reportedly holding his hand out the window to flip off the Redflex camera — just as in other recent violations in the city.

Jan 11, 2019 at 12:04 PM
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Kingsport police respond to quarrel over cell phone quote

A woman called police to a wireless provider on Stone Drive, saying the salesman quoted a price for cell phones, then tried to charge her more. When she questioned him, according to her account, he yelled and cursed at her, she knocked a box off the counter and he tried to flip the counter on top of her.

Jan 9, 2019 at 2:51 PM
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