Law enforcement agencies serve Cocke County

Cocke County has four local law enforcement agencies to protect and serve the public, including the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office, the Newport Police Department, the Parrottsville Police Department, and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP).

In case of emergency dial 911. The highway patrol can be reached by cellular telephone by dialing Star THP (847). It can also be reached by dialing 1-800-737-2682.

For non-emergencies, the sheriff’s office can be reached at (423) 6236004, the police department at (423) 623-5556, and the highway patrol at (800) 737-2682 (press “0”).

The Cocke County Sheriff is Armando Fontes.

The Sheriff’s Office is located in the Cocke County Courthouse at 111 Court Avenue. The sheriff’s detective division is located in the Courthouse Annex at 360 East Main Street. The sheriff’s office responds to all emergency calls outside the Newport city limits.

C.J. Ball is the Chief Deputy and Chuck Evans is Major of the Sheriff’s

Office. The telephone number for the Cocke County Sheriff’s Detectives Division is (423) 623-4827.

The Newport Police Department is located at 330 East Main Street. It responds to all calls within the city limits of Newport. The main office hours are Monday through Friday from

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The phone number to the police department is (423) 623-5556.

Maurice Shults is the Chief of the police department. Steve Hudson is Deputy Chief.

Accident and incident reports can be filed or picked up at the appropriate department building depending on whether the accident or incident occurred inside or outside the city limits. The sheriff’s office does not charge for copies of its reports requested by the public. At the police department, a copy of an accident report costs $5; incident or arrest reports are $4 each.