Police/Fire

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is planning to conduct safety belt and sobriety checkpoints on Roane County roads in May.

The first safety belt checkpoint will be from 7 to 8 p.m. May 16 on the Interstate 40 westbound 340 mile-marker offramp.

Another safety belt checkpoint, also from 7 to 8 p.m., will be on May 21 on the I-40 westbound 350 mile-marker offramp.

Two sobriety roadside safety checkpoints are also planned for the month.

The first, on the week of May 18, will be at Hwy. 328 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety roadside safety checkpoint from 9 to 10 p.m. Feb. 28 at the new bridge on Hwy. 58.

Another sobriety checkpoint, also at the new bridge, will be conducted during the week of March 16.

Impaired driving is a serious crime that kills more than 16,000 people and injures 305,000 others every year in the United States, said a release from the THP.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct sobriety roadside safety checkpoints during New Year’s week.

One sobriety checkpoint will be from 9 to 11 p.m. Dec. 31 at Hwy. 70 and Caney Creek Road.

Another will be at the same location from 10 to 11 p.m. Jan. 1.

Recognizing the danger presented to the public by intoxicated drivers, troopers will concentrate their efforts on vehicles with such drivers.

Oak Ridge Police Department is warning the public about a new email scheme involving cameras posted at intersections in the
city.

“Violations are never sent via the Internet,” said Oak Ridge Police Chief James Akagi. “These emails are a scam, and recipients should immediately delete the e-mail from their inbox and not click on any hyperlinks.”

Akagi said the fraudulent emails are sent from redlight@photonotice.com, with “Redlight” in the subject line.