Hosted on MSN1mon
'We want people to come up and meet us' | KPD training horses and officers on its mounted patrol unit
The Knoxville Police Department will soon launch a modern Mounted Patrol Unit. This full-time unit will have officers patrol downtown Knoxville during special events on horseback. KPD announced in ...
Hooves on Duty: The History and Role of Mounted Police Units
Horses have long been linked with police forces. The French and the British were using mounted police patrols as early as the ...
Knoxville News Sentinel19d
Knoxville's horseback police will debut in March, and the goal is community engagement
The Knoxville Police Department's Mounted Patrol Unit is preparing to hit the streets on horseback in March as officers train with their new horses as a full-time patrol unit for downtown ...