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The limited access to juvenile court proceedings and case records may change as local leaders push for publicly available data and other case records. Related story: Advocate knows change is possible in Juvenile Court because she’s seen it
A large part of the area’s current juvenile crime issue centers on car thefts and thefts of property from vehicles. Minor Offenders, Major Offenses No ‘more pressing’ issue in Memphis community than juvenile crimeRelated stories:
In the 3500 block of Denver Street, the driver fired shots at the officer who was pursuing him on foot. The officer fired back. No injuries were reported.
Memphis Police Department officials appeared in Nashville Thursday, March 23, and presented state decertification requests for four officers involved in the traffic stop that led to Tyre Nichols’ death. MPD reverses course on Lt. DeWayne Smith decertification rescindmentRelated story:
In the 1980s, juvenile offenses were mostly crimes like shoplifting, petty theft and auto thefts. Now, children currently held in detention are accused of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, carjacking, rape of a child and other crimes. Minor Offenders, Major Offenses: A series by The Daily MemphianRelated stories:
According to a statement provided by MPD Thursday, March 23, an internal discussion occurred concerning the department’s ability to decertify an officer who retired before being terminated and a request to delay the decertification was misunderstood.
Smith served as a supervisor on the disbanded SCORPION unit that was responsible for the traffic stop of Tyre Nichols.
Miguel Andrade, 15, the accused shooter in Eason-Williams’ death, posted a $200,000 bond Wed, Feb. 15.
A 15-year-old accused in the July killing of Rev. Autura Eason-Williams will be transferred to adult court while a second 16-year-old suspect will stay in juvenile court.
The MPD figures came during an update on specialized units during a Memphis City Council Committee meeting Tuesday, March 21.
Local and state officials hope to continue to see more Tennessee Highway Patrol officers in Memphis and Shelby County, a number that could be helped by a potential $10,000 bonus each year for any trooper assigned to the area.
In Memphis, leaders seem to agree that youth are able to get guns too easily and that they are seeing a trend of younger juvenile offenders and more violent offenses. But there are varying opinions on how to deal with those trends.
“The female driver, who was the only individual in the vehicle, was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
Chapman said he continued to work past the typical retirement age of 65 because he loved what he was doing.
The families of Gershun Freeman and Tyre Nichols stood with attorney Ben Crump Friday afternoon outside the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center, demanding prosecution of the corrections officers responsible for Freeman’s death.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland delivered a letter to Shelby County officials questioning low bail and weak sentences and asking for bail-setting forms and judgments to be posted online.
The library had been closed since Feb. 2, when Memphis Police Department officer Geoffrey Redd was shot there.
The number of delinquent charges against juveniles in Memphis and Shelby County increased 30.3% in 2022 from the year before, according to data from the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission.
The 20 hours of additional video related to Tyre Nichols’ beating will no longer be released Wednesday, March 8, after a judge signed off on a motion ordering that the release be delayed.
The entire 20 hours of the remaining video and audio of the Tyre Nichols case is set for release Wednesday afternoon, March 8.
Gibbons is executive director of the University of Memphis Public Safety Institute and leads Memphis Shelby Crime Commission. Former Memphis Police Department director Chapman is executive director of CrimeStoppers.
The Shelby County District Attorney General’s office recused itself from the Gershun Freeman investigation, and on Feb. 17, Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk’s Office took over.
Morant and up to nine people came to the mall after the mother of someone in Morant’s group was involved in a verbal confrontation with a Finish Line employee, according to the police report. Mall security asked Morant to leave the parking lot, and the incident escalated.
The unit consists of 10 newly appointed sergeants who are on temporary assignments.
A juvenile and an adult are indicted on first-degree murder, first-degree murder in perpetration of a robbery and especially aggravated robbery.