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Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner, 44, has had a 22-year career with SCSO, including time as a school resource officer, gang unit detective and assistant chief deputy.
MPD Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said there will continue to be a “heightened law enforcement presence” Downtown.
At least two others suffered lesser injuries when their vehicles were struck by a Crittenden EMS vehicle that was stolen outside Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. The suspect is in custody.
Tennessee Highway Patrol has recruited 1,000 applicants in its newest cadet class, and of those, between 110 and 115 are from Shelby County, Gov. Bill Lee told reporters during a press conference Wednesday, Aug. 9.Related Story:
“We should not wait for others to solve the challenges that this nation is facing of trafficking, human trafficking, drug trafficking, violent crime,” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said.
Jaylin McKenzie, 20, was shot by an officer after police tried to stop a vehicle in Southeast Memphis shortly before midnight on Dec. 16, 2022.
Currently serving as Crime Strategies Unit chief prosecutor in the Shelby County District Attorney’s office, he will take over the No. 2 spot when Deputy District Attorney Ray Lepone steps down on Aug. 31.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said it does not suspect foul play but said the official cause of death has yet to be determined by the medical examiner.
Hagerman has worked as the chief prosecutor for multiple high-profile cases, including the killings of Memphis rapper Young Dolph and school teacher Eliza Fletcher.
Within a few hours, four men died in two separate collisions near Tiger Lane outside the National Bikers Roundup at Liberty Park.
Friends and family confirmed that the alleged gunman witnessed a traumatic event while in middle school, when his father was fatally shot by police officers.Related story:
The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office has filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty on both individuals.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has charged a man in connection to a shooting at Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South in East Memphis.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation provided an update Wednesday, Aug. 2, on the case of the alleged shooter at Margolin Hebrew Academy in East Memphis. Here are the things we know about the situation and some of the information that still is unclear.
The Zoom meeting was one of many meetings with individuals and groups the federal agencies will host in response to the U.S. DOJ’s pattern or practice investigation into the Memphis Police Department.
Attorney Ben Crump said Tyre Nichols’ family is grateful the DOJ “heard their cries for accountability.”Related story:
“What we hope is that integrating our camera systems throughout the city through a public and private sector partnership will be a force multiplier for our city as it relates to solving crimes and investigating crimes,” MPD Chief Davis told attendees.
“I just disagree,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy during a phone interview on Tuesday. “We have a different philosophy.” Shelby County DA Mulroy fires back at Mayor Strickland’s criticismRelated story:
Strickland used his weekly email newsletter on Friday, July 21, to call out Mulroy’s office for dropping charges against a woman accused of firing a gun from a moving car in November 2022.
As of July 24, 2023, there have been 210 homicides in Memphis, a 25% increase from the 168 homicides at this point last year, according to the City of Memphis Data Hub.
The fire took the life of Lt. Jeffrey Norman and injured three of his team members.
Vishant Shah started with the DA’s office Monday, July 17.
Preliminary data, which the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission obtained from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, shows major violent crimes and major property crimes are up so far in 2023.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced that he hired a longtime legal professional to monitor the courts. Bobby Carter confirmed to The Daily Memphian he has been contracted by the city on a part-time basis.
Lt. Jeffrey Norman had served with Memphis Fire Department for more than 20 years, joining Sept. 23, 2002.Related story: