Department of Safety
Dave Mitchell, Commissioner
Newsroom Archives
News Releases - 2005
December
December 29 - THP Stresses Safety Precautions for New Year Holiday Weekend
December 22 - Press Conference Details
December 20 - THP Works toward Safe Christmas Holiday Weekend
December 16 - THP Participates in National Holiday Lifesavers Weekend
December 14 - Tennessee Remembers Victims of Impaired Driving
December 9 - Officers Graduate from State D.A.R.E. Course
December 8 - Tennessee Highway Patrol Shares Winter Safe Driving Tips
November
November 22 - Department of Safety Receives International Law Enforcement Accreditation
November 22 - THP Emphasizes Special Enforcement for Thanksgiving Weekend
November 3 - Officials Initiate Operation Clean Sweep in West Tennessee
October
October 18 - National School Bus Safety Week Important Time in Tennessee
October 6 - THP’s Criminal Investigation Division Moves to TBI
October 6 - Tennessee Highway Patrol Named Best In Nation
September
September 23 - New Driver License Testing Station Opens in Bradley County
September 14 - Murfreesboro Driver License Testing Station Remains Closed for Repairs
September 14 - TDOS Partners with Shelby County Clerk to Issue Driver License Duplicates and Renewals
September 13 - Murfreesboro Driver License Testing Station Closed for Repairs after Car Crash
September 5 - Protesters Leave State Capitol; Troopers Reassigned
September 2 - Statewide Initiative Begins to Remind Drivers to Move over for Emergency Highway Responder
August
August 30 - THP Looking for Dangerous Drivers over Labor Day Weekend
August 23 - Department of Safety to Review Management Structure
August 26 - Tennessee Law Enforcement Agencies Earn Statewide, National Honors
August 12 - THP Receives Funds Forfeited from Drug Seizure
August 11 - Department of Safety Seeks Re-Accreditation
July
July 25 - THP Utilizes Strike Three Program to Save Lives on Highways
July 8 - THP Trooper Killed in the Line of Duty
June
June 28 - THP Stresses “Stay Alive In ’05” During Fourth of July Weekend
June 27 - New Driver License Testing Station to Open in Weakley County
June 22 - Bredesen Unveils New State License Plate
June 17 - 21 Officers Graduate from State D.A.R.E. Course
June 6 - Tennessee Department of Safety Participates in Roadcheck 2005
June 3 - Historic THP Station Begins New Life as Museum
May
May 25 - THP Plans Aggressive Enforcement for Memorial Day Weekend
May 23 - Tennessee Leads Eight State Initiative Promoting Highway Safety
May 20 - Mckenzie Native Dereck Stewart Named THP Captain
May 19 - THP Graduates 52 New Troopers
May 18 - Department of Safety Remembers Fallen Officers
April
April 25 - Grisham to Lead T.L.E.T.A. and P.O.S.T. Commission
April 20 - Trooper Sakarapanee Cleared to Return to Work
April 4 - Merge Left Work Zone Safety Campaign Begins
March
March 28 - TDOS Downtown Express Driver License Station Reopens
March 16 - TDOS Officials Say: Make St. Patrick’s Day Safe--Don't Drink & Drive
March 7 - Girl Scouts Buy Bullet Proof Vest for THP K-9
March 3 - TDOS Finds Seat Belt Usage on the Rise in Tennessee
February
February 16 - THP Seizes 400 Pounds Marijuana after I-40 Traffic Stop
February 16 - Veteran Journalist Joins Department of Safety
January
