Chief Paul Noel sets out to eliminate perceptions of favoritism in discipline at the Knoxville Police Department.
Centralized Surveillance
Council approves a design contract for a real-time crime center allowing police to monitor video feeds from a proposed camera network.
A Chat with the Chief
Paul Noel talks about getting to know his officers, the approach to policing he honed in New Orleans and his goals for KPD.
Changing of the Guard
After being sworn in as KPD’s new chief, Paul Noel takes the first step toward instituting new accountability training for the department.
Flexibility for the New Chief
Reclassifying deputy chiefs would give the new KPD leader the ability to hire his top commanders from outside the department.
Culture Appraisal
Council approves a third-party examination of KPD to coincide with the arrival of the city’s new police chief.
Leadership Metrics
As Knoxville’s new police chief, Paul Noel vows to focus on crime, community, culture and career development.
Meeting the Chief
Noel will bring a flavor of New Orleans’ police reforms to Knoxville when he takes the reins of KPD in June.
Noel to be Named Chief
Kincannon picks a nationally known reform advocate from New Orleans to lead the Knoxville Police Department.