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City of Knoxville seeks local input for police department chief search

Knoxville Police Department Chief Eve Thomas is set to retire next May after working nearly 30 years in the department.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The City of Knoxville is looking for public input in regard to the next Knoxville Police Department Chief.

The city is hosting five drop-in-style listening sessions as the search for a new chief continues during January 2022. People are invited to ask questions and have their concerns addressed.

Officials announced Saturday that the location for the 11 a.m. Monday meeting had been changed. It will be at the YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center at 124 South Cruze Street. 

Future Session Dates: 

  • Jan. 10 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center, 124 South Cruze Street
  • Jan. 10 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the City Of Knoxville Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave. 
  • Jan. 11 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the South Knoxville Community Center, 522 Maryville Pike

Knoxville's current chief of police, Eve Thomas, is set to retire in May 2022. Chief Eve Thomas worked with the department for nearly 30 years. Thomas was also named Knoxville's first female police chief in 2018. She joined the police department in 1993. 

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