Memphis reaches 300 homicides for first time
Memphis has reached 300 homicides this year, a record- shattering number.
Yolanda Jones
Reporter
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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December 2020
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Public Safety Rallings ‘deeply saddened’ by homicide record
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings issued a brief statement Monday about the record number of homicides in the city. To date, 302 people have been killed.
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Public Safety Former Memphis police officer chosen as CLERB chairman
The Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board elected former MPD Col. James Kirkwood as its new chairman Tuesday.
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Public Safety Parents indicted after 13-year-old shoots, kills 9-year-old cousin
Police say the boy accidentally shot and killed his 9-year-old cousin with the gun of the boy’s father. The incident occurred March 13 in the Cordova area.
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Public Safety MPD hiring advocates to help families of homicide victims
The Memphis Police Department has hired victim advocates to help families of homicide victims. The new program offers immediate intervention so families can start healing after a tragic loss.
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Public Safety Darren Goods, former gang unit head, moves to state role
Darren Goods, a veteran Memphis Police officer who was former head of the gang unit, has retired and taken a job with the state Department of Children Services.
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Public Safety Sports broker pleads guilty to theft charges
Rick Barlow, a sports broker who authorities said scammed $1.3 million from victims by promising tickets to sporting events, has pleaded guilty to theft charges.
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January 2021
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Public Safety Memphis police investigating drag racing on I-240
Video showed several cars doing donuts in traffic on Interstate 240. Memphis police said they will not “tolerate criminal acts like this.”
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Elections Jerri Green named interim director of The Community Legal Center
Former state House candidate Jerri Green has been named interim executive director of The Community Legal Center.
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Public Safety Operation LeGend results in more than 200 arrests in Memphis
As Operation LeGend ends, the federal violent crime initiative resulted in 266 arrests locally and seizure of 210 guns even as homicides in the city set a new record.
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Public Safety Record 2020 homicides took toll on the city, police say
Memphis ends 2020 with 332 homicides, a record number. Police say the pandemic played a part, but there is no easy answer to why the increase occurred.
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Public Safety Gov. Lee offers $15k reward in teen’s slaying
Gov. Bill Lee approved a $15,000 reward for information on who shot and killed 13-year-old Demont’e Johnson in 2019.
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Elections Dunavant: Local prosecutions could come for Capitol rioting
U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant issued a statement Friday saying the Department of Justice and the FBI would pursue charges against Mid-Southerners who participated in rioting at the U.S. Capitol.
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Public Safety Gangs multiplying, adding younger members
Groups such as the Gangster Disciples, Crips, Bloods and Latin Kings are splintering into neighborhood cells with names like the Choppa Gang in Hickory Hill, Concrete Cartel in East Memphis, 4 Corners in Orange Mound, and Dixie Homes Murder Squad, Major Frank Winston of MPD’s Multi-Agency Gang Unit said.
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Public Safety Memphis police officer accused in kidnapping, slaying
A Memphis police officer has been relieved of duty after being arrested and charged with kidnapping and killing a man.
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Public Safety Memphis police director consults with FBI after officer charged in slaying
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said the investigation is ongoing in the case of a MPD officer charged with kidnapping and fatally shooting a man while on-duty. Rallings has asked the FBI to consult on the case.
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Public Safety Preliminary hearing set for MPD officer charged in homicide
A preliminary hearing has been set for Feb. 4 for the MPD officer charged with kidnapping and fatally shooting 30-year-old Robert Howard on Jan. 6.
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Public Safety Memphis man charged in Capitol riots
Memphian Matthew Bledsoe has been charged as one of the rioters at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 6.
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Public SafetyNew DNA evidence not enough to exonerate Payne, judge says
Attorneys for death row inmate Pervis Payne presented new DNA evidence Tuesday, Jan. 19, in their quest to have him freed, but a judge said the partial DNA is not enough to exonerate Payne.
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Public Safety MPD officer charged with kidnapping, slaying man resigns
A Memphis police officer charged with murder and kidnapping has resigned. MPD released his personnel files Tuesday, showing two incidents during his two years on the force.
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Public Safety Martavious Banks settles police shooting lawsuit for $200,000
The city settled a civil lawsuit filed by Martavious Banks, who was shot by a police officer during a chase and traffic stop in 2018. Some officers in the case turned off their body cameras during the incident.
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Public Safety Family of Shelby County jail detainee files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a man who was a detainee last year at the Shelby County Jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging health officials at the jail did not do enough to help the victim, which led to his death at the hospital.
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Public Safety About 40 candidates apply for Memphis Police director job
Michael Rallings retires in April. Mayor hopes to present candidate to City Council in mid-March.
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Public Safety Sides agree to guidelines for curbing COVID-19 in county jail
County officials and attorneys for Shelby County Jail detainees have agreed to guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at the jail.
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Public Safety New data confirms violent crime increase for 2020
The Public Safety Institute and the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission report released crime stats for 2020 confirming what was reported throughout last year -- violent crime was front and center in Memphis with a record number of homicides and aggravated assaults.
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