KNOXVILLE, Tenn — In 2024, Patrick Venable was a cadet with the Knoxville Police Department. Now, he’s a full-time police officer.
“The cadet program was great. It got my foot in the door, kind of gave me a little bit of experience of what officers get to do. I got to interact with a lot of officers. A lot of them became my mentors and now they’re my co-workers,” Venable said.
It’s just one of many ways Knoxville Police Recruitment Director Officer Micah Hutchins said the department has stepped up to get more officers on the force…