Two people seen in connection with a store theft on Asheville Highway in Knoxville are now the subject of a public appeal. East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers is asking anyone who recognizes them, or the gold Kia Spectra they were seen driving, to come forward.
According to East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers, the appeal concerns a store theft on Asheville Highway in Knoxville. The two people were seen driving a gold Kia Spectra.
How to Submit a Tip
As with other cases it promotes, East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers is emphasizing that tips can be submitted anonymously. The organization describes its tip process as fast, easy and fully anonymous, with no caller ID capture, no recorded lines and no IP tracking used to identify people who come forward.
Tips can be submitted online through the organization's website, by using the P3 Tips app, or by texting ETTips to 738477 for a secure link, per the Crime Stoppers post. The post also includes a phone option, though the number appears inconsistently across the materials Crime Stoppers distributed — listed in one place as 877-363-8477 and in another as 877-363-8847 — so residents hoping to call in a tip may want to use the app or website instead to be certain they reach the right line.
Crime Stoppers also noted that information leading to an arrest in the case may qualify a tipster for a reward, though the organization did not specify an amount or outline conditions for payout in its post.
Other Knoxville Property-Crime Investigations
This is not the only property-crime case Knoxville police have pursued recently. WBIR has reported on police searching for suspects in an alleged downtown Knoxville vandalism spree, underscoring that this kind of property crime has drawn sustained attention from local investigators. It's unclear whether that earlier reported spree is connected to the store theft appeal.
No arrest, citation or charge has been announced in this case as of the Crime Stoppers appeal. Anyone with information is encouraged to use one of the anonymous tip channels rather than posting names or details publicly, which the organization's post specifically discourages.
