Police Department
793 South Main St.
Dyer, TN 38330
Phone: 731-692-2843
Fax: 731-692-2183
Central Control: 731-692-3714
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Police Chief
Brad Lindsey
blindsey@cityofdyertn.com

Sgt. Rodney T. Wilkins
rwilkins@cityofdyertn.com

K-9 Officer
Neil Matthews
nmatthews@cityofdyertn.com

To maintain public safety for the City of Dyer. The department and each individual officer are focused on preventing and reducing crime, enforcing the law, and apprehending criminals. We must be compassionate, courteous and patient, acting without fear, favor, or prejudice to the rights of others. We need to be professional, calm, and restrained in the face of violence.

PLEASE ALLOW THREE (3) WORKING DAYS FOR REPORTS TO BE AVAILABLE.

The Police department processes arrest reports, offense reports and accident reports. There is no charge for offense reports. Crash reports cost $6.00. Please make all requests to City Hall, 235 South Royal, Dyer, TN 38330 or at 731-692-3767. All requests must include name and date of accident or incident. City Hall hours of operation are Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (CST).

Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner.

Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure or wound someone.

Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender. It can happen to couples who are married, living together or who are dating. Domestic violence affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels.

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The "Move Over Law" is a part of the "Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicles Law".

• Tennessee was the 30th state to establish a move over law which creates a safety zone to protect police, firefighters, and other emergency personnel.
• Beginning July 1, 2006, penalties for violating the Move Over law in Tennessee increased from a maximum $50 fine to a $100 to $500 fine and possibly up to 30 days in jail.
• " T.C.A. 55-8-132. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on approach of authorized emergency vehicles.
• " The "Move Over" campaign was created to raise awareness of the move over law, and protect state troopers and others whose workplace is often the side of a busy highway.

Seventy-three percent of the people who were in a fatal crash in 2001 and were restrained survived; of those who were not restrained, only 44 percent survived. [NHTSA, Annual Assessment of Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2001]

In fatal crashes, 75 percent of all passenger car occupants who were totally ejected were killed. Only 1 percent of those occupants had been using a safety belt. [NHTSA, Traffic Safety Facts Overview, 2001]
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