LINDEN, TN (WOPC) - At least three people were reported injured Thursday afternoon after a Perry County Ambulance and truck collided. 
 

The crash occurred along Highway 13 South near NYX manufacturing. The Perry County Sheriff's Office said three people were taken from the scene with injuries, with one patient taken via helicopter. 
 

Traffic investigators with the Tennessee Highway Patrol were called to the scene to further examine the cause of the crash. The Sheriff's Office tells WOPC that information at the scene indicates the passengers in the truck were from Hohenwald. 
 

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PERRY COUNTY, TN - (WOPC) Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems announced that Perry Hand was arrested at Drop Anchor during the early morning hours on Tuesday, May 19th 2026. 

Hand has been on the run for 15 years from Florida, going by the alias of Wendell Peppers, the Sheriff tells WOPC. 

During the arrest, officers say they seized marijuana, a handgun and $5710 cash. 

Hand was transported and remains currently in the Perry Co jail, where he is being booked on additional charges.

Information for this article provided by the PCSO. 

LINDEN, TN - (WOPC) Perry County authorities were searching for a missing child along Sinking Creek Road. UPDATE - (2:08pm) The child has been safe, search leaders tell WOPC.

The juvenile was last seen yesterday evening, according to early reports from the scene. He was described as a 10 year-old Riley Dalton, white male, wearing a white T-Shirt and grey shorts, along with 'camo crocks' for shoes. 

Dalton was found not far from his home, in safe condition. 

 Several agencies, including the Perry County Sheriff's Office and the Rescue Squad assisted the family with the search.