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Home Invasions in Tennessee

By Baker Associates

According to the Knoxville Police Department, there were 109 home invasion robberies last year within the Knoxville city limits. There have already been 60 home-invasion robberies since January of this year. The KPD insists that these numbers don?t mean that there is an epidemic of violent robberies in Knoxville. A spokesman for the KPD indicated that, since 2003, only 3 people have died and ?several others? have been injured during the course of a home invasion. He also indicated that most home invasions are usually fueled by the illegal drug trade. ?In nearly every single incident, the facts of the investigation have indicated that there had been some kind of prior [illicit] business dealing between the suspects and the victims, or that it was family related...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on August 10, 2009 (boomark / email).