UPDATE: 12-19-18 Sergeant tenders resignation | 12-13-18 Internal investigation opened into CPD Sergeant taken into custody for Solicitation of Prostitution

CHATTANOOGA, TN - The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) opened an Internal Investigation of a sergeant in CPD's Investigations Bureau on Thursday, December 13, 2018. CPD launched the Internal Affairs investigation after the sergeant was taken into custody for solicitation of prostitution during a joint enforcement operation between the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Chattanooga Police Department's Vice Unit. The sergeant was off duty and not part of the enforcement operations.

CPD immediately placed Sergeant Peter Turk on administrative leave pending investigation. He will remain on administrative leave until a final disposition in the Internal Affairs investigation is reached. Turk was hired by CPD in June, 2004. A department photo is attached.

The TBI will be seeking an indictment as a result of this criminal investigation. The TBI's criminal case, which is separate from CPD's Internal Affairs investigation, remains active and ongoing.

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