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Chief: Officers followed law, policy in fatal shooting
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Oak Ridge Police Chief Robin Smith told City Council this week that the officers who shot and killed city resident Fred Arcera acted in self defense and did not violate the law or ORPD policy.
“What they did was within policy and within (the) law,” Smith said referring to Oak Ridge Police Department policy. He said the policy part was the ORPD’s to determine, while the law part was up to Anderson County District Attorney General David Clark.
“The officers were in imminent danger as Mr. Arcera moved toward them with his knives,” Smith told Council at its Monday work session. He said his report to Council was based on the report by Clark and information from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
3 tips for those spending the holidays alone this year
For those spending the holidays alone, due to health experts warnings about travel and meeting with those outside of your household, we have three tips for you. Author: Malik Jackson Updated: 6:49 PM EST December 21, 2020
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee Many across East Tennessee and the nation will spend the holidays alone or with smaller groups of family.
Ben Harrington of the Mental Health Association of East Tennessee offered three tips to enjoy this special time we love and how not feel lonely.
Find a way to connect, whether it s by telephone, FaceTime or Zoom, somehow, keep your holiday routine, as normal as possible.
How a fake commute can improve your work from home schedule
Mental Health experts encourage taking time out of your day working from home to simulate the me time you would usually get during a commute. Author: Katie Inman Updated: 11:31 PM EST December 14, 2020
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. During a time when so many are working from home, mental health experts are encouraging people to create a fake commute.
Before the pandemic, waking up, getting ready, commuting to and from work was normal. But, when working from home started, many were robbed of their alone time before cracking open the computer. The issue really is when we re working from home, we immediately step into work, Ben Harrington, the CEO of the Mental Health Association of East Tennessee said.