Memphis homicides up 30%, on pace for record year
Memphis police report a 30% increase in homicides this year compared to same period last year.
Yolanda Jones
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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July 2020
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Black clergy oppose police residency referendum as insufficient
African American clergy call for residency requirement for public safety to be taken off the November ballot. They don't think the measure will help bring about the police reform for which they are pushing.
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Weirich speaks out after protesters gather outside her home
The Shelby County district attorney general said she believed in free speech, but “free speech does not give anyone the right to steal my flags and burn them on my property or to harass and intimidate my husband, children and neighbors.”
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Police arrest protesters outside City Hall
Memphis police began arresting protesters outside City Hall Wednesday morning, July 1, as they stood their ground and refused to leave.
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Protesters say they won’t abandon City Hall encampment despite construction
Memphis police Tuesday evening, June 30, told protesters who have occupied the plaza outside City Hall for more than two weeks they need to move the encampment because of construction slated to begin on the building Wednesday morning.
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June 2020
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Inspection of jail finds multiple issues, according to report
An independent inspection of the jail at 201 Poplar was ordered by the court in an ongoing lawsuit to get medically vulnerable inmates released from the jail.
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‘Black Lives Matter’ painted on sidewalks near former Forrest statue site
Activists have painted Black Lives Matter on sidewalks surrounding the site where the statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest stood for decades before it was removed in 2017.
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District Attorney launches community justice program
Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich's office is launching a restorative justice initiative called the Community Justice Program.
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Memphis attorneys march against racism in legal system, community
Attorneys in Memphis march against racism in the community and legal system during a "unity march."
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Fireworks complaints increase exponentially over four-day period
The number of fireworks complaints in Memphis between June 18 and June 22 jumped from just eight complaints last year to 238 this year.
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Consent decree hearing ends with ruling to come later
The consent decree modification trial ended after four days. Judge will enter his decision on the modification request from the city at a later date.
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Consent decree prevents gang unit from doing its job, head says
The consent decree hearing in which the city is pushing to update a 42-year-old document continued into its third day Friday with testimony from the head of the Multi-agency Gang Unit.
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Rallings says technology ‘vital’ for modern police work
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said Thursday, June 18, that technology, including social media, is vital to the department, and he fears the 1978 Kendrick Consent Decree will stop his department from doing its job.
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Court monitor, social media expert testify on first day of consent decree hearing
The City of Memphis is seeking to modify the 1978 consent decree dealing governing police surveillance activities. A hearing on the request began Wednesday, June 17.
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Protesters ‘occupy’ City Hall to demand police reforms
Protesters gathered outside City Hall Tuesday as part of a 21st day of demonstrations and events that have grown out of the Minneapolis death of George Floyd at the hands of police
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Protests target restaurants, courts on 20th day
Protests targeted the Flight Restaurant Group, juvenile court Monday in 20th day of demonstrations.
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Two Downtown events converge for peaceful Friday night march
Two events converged Friday night, June 12, on the 17th day of local protests over the Minnesota death of George Floyd.
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Six inmates, 13 employees are positive for COVID after surge testing
Surge testing for the coronavirus among inmates and employees at Shelby County Correctional Center has been completed, and results show six inmates and 13 employees tested positive.
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Protest peaceful on 16th night
A 16th night of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis concluded peacefully Downtown Thursday evening.
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Downtown block party seeks to defund police, bring ‘black joy’
Local organizers held a "Defund the Police" block party downtown Wednesday evening as part of a national movement that is gaining traction.
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George Floyd protests feature familiar faces, newcomers to movement
The people involved in the George Floyd protests and activism in Memphis speak up.
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Protesters criticize police response to Cooper-Young incident
Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer and protesters Monday addressed an incident in which two drivers drove through a protest in Cooper-Young last week. One woman was injured when she was hit by a SUV.
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Monday protest canceled due to weather
Rain brought a cancellation of Monday evening’s planned protest by DeVante Hill and Frank Gottie.
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Floyd protest Day 7 blog: Twin protests end peacefully at curfew
Two groups of protesters worked in at opposite ends of the city Tuesday night, one moving down Germantown Parkway from Shelby Farms, the other starting at I Am a Man Plaza Downtown. Both ended peacefully before curfew.
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Floyd protests Day 9: Spontaneous demonstration breaks out
No protest was planned for the evening of Thursday, June 4, 2020, but one occurred anyway after a civil disobedience class at the National Civil Rights Museum. The Daily Memphian followed events with photos, videos and stories.
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