Family, friends upset by issues with visitation at 201 Poplar
Technical difficulties with the video visitation system at 201 Poplar are preventing inmates from receiving visitors. Officials hope the problem is fixed by the end of the week.
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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June 2019
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Metro CrimeStoppers, police ask public for help in Glenn Cofield homicide
CrimeStoppers and Memphis police urged the public to come forward with information in the fatal shooting of financial executive Glenn Cofield. A reward from various private donors and CrimeStoppers has reached $26,000.
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Metro Reward of $26,000 reward offered for information in death of Glenn Cofield
Memphis CrimeStoppers announces $26,000 reward for information leading to arrest in the shooting death of Memphis financial executive Glenn Cofield.
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Public Safety No charges to be filed against MPD officer in 2018 fatal shooting
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said her office will not file charges against a Memphis police officer in the 2018 officer-involved fatal shooting of a man on Summer Avenue.
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Metro Two police stings net hundreds of arrests, drugs and guns
Memphis police arrest more than 300, seize 77 guns and drugs during two sting operations.
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Metro Computer issues stop jail visitations at 201 Poplar for next week
Technical difficulties with visitation system at 201 Poplar causes the Shelby County Sheriff's Office to stop all jail visits for at least a week until the issue is resolved.
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Metro ‘Wear Orange’ anti-gun violence event moves indoors
The “Wear Orange” anti-gun violence rally will be held at Orange Mound Community Center because of rainy weather.
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Shelby County Roy Nixon, Shelby County’s first mayor, remembered as lawman, civic leader
Roy Nixon began his career as a lawman with Memphis police and later went into politics becoming Shelby County first mayor under a new form of government where he built relationships with other city leaders.
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Metro James Ivy, Memphis’ first African-American police director, dies at 81
James E. Ivy, the first African-American to lead the Memphis Police Department, died May 31 at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett after a long illness.
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Public Safety Family of executed man seeks to have DNA in case tested
The daughter of Sedley Alley, the man convicted in the 1985 brutal murder and rape of Marine Lance Cpl. Suzanne Marie Collins in Millington, is seeking to have the DNA evidence in the case tested, some 13 years after her father was executed for the slaying.
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May 2019
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Public Safety Century-old homicide reports reflect timeless nature of crimes
Old homicide records stored at the Main Library offer a glimpse into century-old crimes and the reasons behind them.
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Public Safety ‘Mama’s Day Bail Out’ frees women from jail in time for Mother’s Day
Six women will be bailed out of jail this week during Mother's Day Bail Out by the Official Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter. Since 2017, the group has paid bail for 30 men and women in Memphis and Shelby County in its effort to end cash bail.
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Shelby County Commission committee backs resolution to support censuring Judge Jim Lammey
A resolution condemning Criminal Court Judge Jim Lammey's social media postings won committee support from county commissioners Wednesday.
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City of Memphis Fire damages Gibson Guitar factory
A fire damaged the Gibson Guitar factory Downtown Tuesday afternoon. Authorities said one construction worker was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation.
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Public Safety Rapper BlocBoy JB appears in court, case reset for May 20
BlocBoy JB appeared in court Monday on marijuana and gun charges after his arrest Friday. He will be back in court May 20.
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Metro Fire damage estimated at $5 million to building in Forum Flats development
Damage is estimated at $5 million to one building under construction in the 205-unit development at Danny Thomas and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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Public Safety Rapper BlocBoy JB posts bail following arrest, to appear at Music Fest
Memphis rapper BlocBoy JB was charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun and possession of marijuana Friday, the day he is set to perform at Beale Street Music Festival.
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City of Memphis Muslim organization calls for disciplinary review of Memphis judge’s comments
The nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Thursday called for a disciplinary review of a Memphis judge under fire for controversial social media postings.
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April 2019
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Public Safety Mother of man fatally shot by Memphis police in 2018 files federal lawsuit
The mother of a man shot and killed by Memphis police in April 2018 has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and the police department, saying the officers who killed her son used excessive force and violated his civil and constitutional rights.
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Public Safety Grieving families find solace at annual homicide victim memorial service
Families and friends attended the 14th annual Garden of Lights Celebration at the Memphis Botanic Garden to honor loved ones they lost to homicide.
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Public Safety Kids follow their ears at Easter egg hunt for blind, visually impaired
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office and Clovernook Center hosted a "beeping" Easter egg hunt on Good Friday for the blind and visually impaired.
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Public Safety More than 200 Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies pass psychological testing
More than 200 Shelby County Sheriff's deputies who had to retake psychological testing have all passed. Now, 188 corrections officers are retaking the test in the coming weeks, officials said.
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Public Safety Five Memphis doctors, nurses indicted in federal opioid sting
Five Memphis doctors and nurses were charged in connection with a federal major drug bust of dozens of medical professionals accused of distributing illegal prescription opioids and other narcotics.
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Public Safety Shelby County School Board member Scott McCormick charged with DUI
Shelby County School Board member Scott McCormick was arrested and charged with DUI after an accident in Downtown Memphis over the weekend. He was released from jail on a $1,000 bond on the misdemeanor charges.
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City of Memphis Texting service for 911 calls starts in Memphis
Need help but can't call? A text-to-911 service launched in Memphis April 9 that allows anyone to text for help in an emergency situation.
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