DA dismisses voting case against Pamela Moses
In January, Moses was sentenced to six years in prison for illegally registering to vote in 2019.
Julia Baker
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Business Beale, Downtown report peaceful weekend amid crowds
A $5 entry fee, plus weapon and ID checks, were required to enter Beale Street between 8 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m., helping officials track the number of visitors.
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Education Two students represent city in national writing contest about violence
Marterius Boyd, an eighth-grade student at Memphis Business Academy Middle School, and Nikima Robertson, an eighth-grade student at A. Maceo Walker Middle School, were selected as national ambassadors to represent Memphis in a national Do the Write Thing celebration in Washington, D.C.
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Public SafetyCrime Crisis: After two years of record homicides, Memphis’ deadliest ZIP codes identified
Homicides and violent or gun-related crimes have become a growing issue in the city of Memphis, with a 45.9% increase in murders from 2019 to 2020, according to the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission. Memphis set a record for homicides in 2020 with 332. And broke it again with 345 in 2021.
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Public Safety Police release video of Beale shooting suspects
Memphis police Tuesday released video footage of the three suspects from the shootout that occurred on Beale Street April 10.
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Public Safety Woman indicted in vehicular homicide involving former basketball star
Grand jury alleges Miracle Renee Rutherford was driving recklessly and crashed into the home of Leslie Galen Young, former basketball standout at Hillcrest High School.
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Public Safety Police chief updates Downtown security, citywide crime statistics
Throughout the city, gun-related arrests, gun thefts, and gun seizures have increased for the year.
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Shelby County Visually impaired kids, adults use their ears to hunt for beeping Easter eggs
Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and its partner, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad, showed its members that Easter egg hunting is possible, using beeping eggs.
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City of Memphis Local witness relocation program asks individuals to share crime info with authorities
“That whole anti-snitch thing is destroying us right now. It was not meant to go all of these years and to morph into what it is now.”
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Public Safety Two teens charged in theft of police chief’s handgun
“C.J.” Davis’ second duty handgun was stolen from her car in the parking lot of a Cordova business in January.
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City of Memphis MPD launches Memphis Most Wanted website
The Memphis Police Department hopes the site will aid in the hunt for fugitives.
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Public SafetyJudge Lee Coffee strives to treat cases with ‘dignity, respect and civility’
Judge Lee Coffee has been practicing law for 40 years and has served as a Shelby County criminal court judge for Division VII for 16 years since his election in 2006.
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Public Safety MPD employee charged with forgery
Amber Colbert, a police services employee, was arrested Wednesday, April 6, for attempting to obtain a loan through fraudulent means.
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Public Safety Appliances stolen from new home of MPD chief
Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis has again fallen victim to theft, this time when appliances were stolen from her new East Memphis home.
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Public Safety Man convicted for murder of Deborah Groseclose denied parole
Ronald Rickman, 69, was denied parole after a March 23 hearing, which occurred three years after his latest parole hearing in 2019.
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Spirit of MemphisSouth City Museum to preserve neighborhood’s rich history
By the summer of 2024, the South City Museum & Cultural Center will celebrate the people and landmarks of the Historic South Memphis area.
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Public Safety Seventh unity walk against gun violence set for Saturday
The two-mile walk will begin and end at Metropolitan Baptist Church, at 767 Walker Ave., near LeMoyne-Owen College and Elmwood Cemetery.
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Shelby County Mulroy questions diversity in the DA’s office
Steve Mulroy said the ethnic makeup of the Shelby County District Attorney’s office does not reflect the city. Dist. Atty. Amy Weirich disputed this, saying her office has made an effort to increase diversity.
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Public Safety Initiative seeks to curb distracted driving
A busload of area police officers got a firsthand look Monday at the many dangerous distractions that capture the attention of drivers.
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City of MemphisMemphis International Raceway may close, raising risk of street racing
The Millington track is considered by many a safe place to race. But regulars worry that drag racers will move to the streets if plans to sell the track and build a warehouse move forward.
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EducationLocal schools closing early due to inclement weather
Memphis-area school systems are releasing students early due to hazardous weather conditions predicted for this afternoon.
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Public SafetyMotorist indicted in crash that killed Shelby County medical examiner
The fatal crash occurred last September on Sam Cooper Boulevard near Mendenhall Road.
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Public Safety December trial date set for suspects in Phil Trenary slaying
McKinney Wright and Quandarius Richardson will begin trial together Dec. 5 in the 2018 shooting death of Phil Trenary.
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City of Memphis After years of neglect, parks, community centers getting serious makeover
More than $139 million will be pumped into parks and community centers managed by several entities within the city, an investment that will change the face of the city for years to come.
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Public SafetyBilly Ray Turner found guilty for murder of Lorenzen Wright
Turner was charged with first-degree murder for the 2010 shooting of Wright, a former Memphis Grizzlies player.
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