Something about this does not add up. I have a few distant relatives that are on the Knoxville PD. They were carrying Glocks 17's and 19's last time I spoke to them. Granted, we are not close, it has been a few years and they could have changed over to the .40's since I last spoke to them, but changing platforms and calibers twice in such a short time frame seems unlikely.
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The Knoxville PD supervisors also stated the Glock service reps said the .40 pistols had a service life of only four years
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Our county PD, Sheriff's dept., Fish & Game Depts. and GSP all changed to Glock .40's in the mid 90's. That was 18 years ago. Most of those guns are still in service, although they are being replaced gradually with new Gen 4 guns. Most officers are buying their old guns for personal use. They wouldn't do that if they were worn out. The GSP was talked into changing to the G-38 in 45 GAP a few years ago. All the other agencies are still happy with the Glock 22's.