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Jack Byrd is among non-certified people wearing police identification, a WSMV4 investigation...

Key figure in ‘Thin Blurred Line’ investigation arrested for DUI

Updated: Jan. 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM CST|By Jeremy FinleyJack Byrd, the key figure in WSMV4′s “Thin Blurred Line” investigations, was arrested for DUI at 10:38 Thursday night on 1-40E in Hermitage, according to an arrest report.

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Legislation aims to alert you to who is and isn’t a police officer

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM CST|By Jeremy FinleyRep. Yusuf Hakeem (D-Chattanooga) introduced a bill, requiring that all police officers working off duty as security wear the same identifying patch that is currently being created by the state commission that certifies law enforcement.

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Four employees with Davidson County sheriff's department were suspended for " abuse of...

Four Davidson County Sheriff’s Office employees suspended following accusations of ‘abuse of position’

Updated: Oct. 14, 2024 at 2:51 PM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyAn internal investigation into the employees is the latest development in WSMV4’s “Thin Blurred Line” investigation

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State to create universal police working off-duty patch in wake of Thin Blurred Line investigation

Updated: Sep. 22, 2024 at 6:25 AM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -The state commission that governs police certification voted Friday to create a universal patch for off-duty law enforcement so the public can identify who is and isn’t a police officer.

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Byrd is among non-certified people wearing police identification

Davidson County Sheriff launches investigation into security company accused of allowing imposter police in Nashville

Updated: Sep. 19, 2024 at 6:13 PM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyThe Davidson County Sheriff’s Office is launching an investigation into potential “misuse” of their employees and policy violations by a Solaren, a Mt. Juliet security company.

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Byrd, who is accused of wearing police identification but is not state certified law...

Nashville police: Solaren’s owner’s claims of assault by officer ‘unfounded’

Updated: Sep. 12, 2024 at 5:57 PM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyMetro police would also determine that Byrd’s claim he was assaulted by a metro police officer was unfounded.

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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation vehicle outside the MIllersville Police Department on...

TBI launches raid on Millersville Police Department

Updated: Sep. 6, 2024 at 1:34 PM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyThe raids follow years of controversies surrounding the embattled city and police department.

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The TBI executed a search warrant at Millersville PD Assistant Chief's Shawn Taylor's house on...

City of Millersville releases statement on TBI raid, says police department ‘has nothing to hide’

Updated: Sep. 5, 2024 at 3:49 PM CDT|By Caleb Wethington“The Millersville Police Department has nothing to hide and welcomes the TBI’s investigation.”

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TBI Agents carry cases of evidence out of Millersville police headquarters.

Search warrants reveal why TBI raided two locations as part of Millersville probe

Updated: Sep. 5, 2024 at 3:43 AM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyTwo search warrants reveal TBI agents sought evidence in connection to three alleged crimes in their raids Wednesday connected to Millersville police.

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Tubbs is not a certified police officer, according to the state

State issues 62 violations against company accused of allowing ‘imposter cops’ on Nashville streets

Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 5:53 PM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyThe civil violations come following WSMV4′s “Thin Blurred Line” reporting.

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Carr, seen talking to the unidentified officer, was found in possession of a stolen item but...

WSMV4 Investigates: Former Millersville police chief questioned in theft ring

Updated: Apr. 3, 2024 at 9:16 PM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyAs part of the investigation, police learned that Carr referred to himself as a police officer in Facebook messages, even though he lost his state certification to be a police officer when he resigned from the Millersville police department.

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The city is working to revamp its emergency services.

How small-town turmoil led to big city confusion about who is and isn’t a police officer in Nashville

Updated: Mar. 7, 2024 at 8:22 PM CST|By Jeremy FinleyAn examination by WSMV4 Investigates of those commission cards, and who received them, reveals connections between the turmoil in Millersville and our ongoing “Thin Blurred Line” investigation.

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Millersville Police Chief Melvin Brown and Assistant Chief Glenn Alred have resigned their...

Photos show unsecured pistol in front seat of booted Millersville police vehicle in Nashville

Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 5:58 PM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyConfirmation of resignation of police chief, assistant chief come after WSMV4 Investigates began asking questions about the photos.

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Jack Byrd, the owner of the security company Solaren, is not a state certified police officer,...

Complaints filed with state accuse civilian of using blue lights, wearing police identification

Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 8:05 PM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyByrd and Solaren have been at the center of a WSMV4 Investigation, “The Thin Blurred Line,” which revealed how the company is accused of hiring people who aren’t licensed police officers but wear police identification.

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Property is on S. Mt Juliet Road

Councilwoman: Property owner wasn’t truthful in affidavit about purpose of gun range

Updated: Jun. 12, 2023 at 7:10 PM CDT|By Jeremy Finley“I take that he wasn’t truthful in his affidavit. In comparison to what he posted on his Facebook page,” said councilwoman Erin Evans.

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Photo sent to Watertown Assistant Police Chief Mike Henderlight showing Chris Tubbs wearing...

Driver: ‘Imposter cop’ used police lights in personal car

Updated: Jun. 8, 2023 at 7:04 PM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyAccording to a police incident report, the driver of RAV4 was Chris Tubbs, the same person identified in our Thin Blurred Line investigation for posting pictures of himself wearing police identification while working security, though he is not a state certified law enforcement officer.

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WSMV4 Investigates has filed a series of reports about security officers wearing patches that...

State agency launches four investigations into accused ‘imposter cops’

Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 6:34 PM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyThe four investigations center around the four people we identified in our reporting as wearing police badges and vests, but not are licensed by the state to be officers.

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Latest development in WSMV4 Thin Blurred Line Investigation reveals photos of felon wearing...

Convicted felon says she wore police identification provided by Solaren security company

Updated: May 18, 2023 at 7:51 PM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyThe latest development in WSMV4 Thin Blurred Line Investigation reveals photos of felon wearing security uniform.

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Byrd is among non-certified people wearing police identification

Security company accused of hiring ‘imposter’ police officers linked to embattled police department

Updated: May 12, 2023 at 5:54 AM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyA WSMV4 Investigation found the Millersville Police Department has ties to Solaren Risk Management, a company accused of allowing uncertified people to wear police identification.

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Tylr Shawver's charge of impersonating a police officer was ultimately expunged from his record

Security company insiders: ‘Imposter’ police officers all worked at same business

Updated: May 3, 2023 at 7:43 PM CDT|By Jeremy FinleyShawver becomes the latest person identified in a WSMV4 Investigation for not being certified as a police officer, but wearing gear that identified himself as police.

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Tubbs is not a certified police officer, according to the state

Attorney: Imposter police officers working in Nashville

Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 6:25 PM CDT|By Jeremy Finley“This is a public safety issue. These folks are indistinguishable from real police officers,” said attorney David Raybin, a former district attorney who represents law enforcement in Middle Tennessee.