[9] In 1988, Police Chief Jess F. ″Doc″ Hale was arrested after stealing less than $200 from a drug store register.

[13] In May 2012 two officers, Mark Anthony Jones and Randall Tremayn Robinson, were arrested after helping to facilitate drug deals while on duty.

[14][15] In September 2012, Officer Josh Hastings was charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of fifteen-year-old Bobby Moore.

According to the charging documents, Moore was shot in the head as he was backing away from the officer trying to flee in a stolen car.

[17] In early 2019, press reports indicated that the department serves all search warrants with a SWAT unit.

Most drug-related warrants are "no-knock," meaning the police can use explosives to enter a home without warning.