Kingsport Police Department
 Kingsport, Tennessee

Vice Unit

The Vice Unit investigates crimes related to illegal drugs, gambling and prostitution.

Money/Drugs The Vice Unit of the Kingsport Police Department placed 637 charges on 356 suspects in 2007 including charges of possession and possession for resale of Schedule I, II, III, IV, and VI drugs, obtaining narcotics by fraud, maintaining a dwelling where controlled substances are used or sold, possession of counterfeit controlled substances, manufacturing methamphetamine, TennCare fraud, forgery, aggravated assault, resisting arrest, criminal impersonation, various gun related crimes and alcohol related crimes. The Vice Unit seized drugs with an estimated street value of $518,419. A total amount of $102,632.75 in cash was seized. In addition, the unit seized a total of 52 vehicles with an estimated value of $225,500. Of the 637 charges, 82 (13%) were the result of fraudulent prescription investigations, down from 256 in 2006.

The vice unit contact number is 229-9434.

The Drug Task Force is a local cooperative effort among the KPD, the Bristol TN PD, the Sullivan County Sheriffs Department and the TBI in long term investigation of suspected drug suppliers.



Catagory

                   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007

Vice Charges                                    253    298    293    304    464    516    780    586    637      
Vice Arrests                                    108    143    259    254    232    230    426    344    356      

Papers Served        71     33     29     99     69     38     73     93    167     90    118     62     41
Drug Buys            98     37     68     96     52     20     43     50     41     35     63     24     46
Agency Assists       14     11     17     13      5     21     55     69     54     54    113     59     27
Beer Inspections     31     29     10     40      2     39     15      9     96     16     19     21     21   
Beer Applications    43     22     25     14     21     19     23     12     16     15     28     30     24
Search Warrants      12     22     13      9      2      8      9     14     11     12     20     15     11







Time in Hours

Surveillance        823    905    415    185    237    169    238    116     41     46     47     78    302
Drug Invest.       3472   3542    954   1023    787    724   1526   1499   1886   2929   3935   4481   4085
Alcohol Invest.     124    140     85    161      3     42     71     58    148     55      4  183.5  63.25
Interviews/State    232    148    255    166    143    200    247    165     98     75  103.5    164  187.5
Informants          837    355    447    207    163     81    156     66     46    227    129  269.5    205
File Work           407    284   1075   1451   1406   1039   1075    789    544    773   1153  713.2   1188
Court Time          324    322    431    607    449    312    493    653    587    734  662.5  638.5    652
Meetings             28     50    329    249    224    155    304    166    145    228    129  269.5    139
Training              0     24    390    439    362    471    415    432    307    383  517.5  300.5    531
Beer Backgrounds     82     41     41     17      9      9     19     18     16     25     41     39     29    
Misc.                 0    362    362    367    697    675    210    185    273    331  477.5  537.5  552.5
Totals             6329   6173   4784   4872   4480   3876   4754   4147   4091   5816   7199   7674 7934.2
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Last updated March 07, 2008