Day care closed, license surrendered after child found dead in transport vehicle
The incident occurred May 19. A 1-year-old was found in the day care vehicle during the afternoon after being left in the vehicle that morning.
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Public SafetyWhite Station ‘soft lockdown’ brings anxious moments after gun found, student detained
Memphis police report a student at White Station High School was detained and a gun recovered Thursday morning, May 26, but say no shots were fired and there were no injuries.
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Public SafetyA broader look into factors contributing to school shootings
An incident involving a student with a gun at White Station High School last week, following on the heels of the Uvalde, Texas, mass school shooting earlier in the week, was but the latest reminder of the increasing frequency of mass shootings. Leaders continue to struggle to find solutions.
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Public Safety Five indicted for involvement in shooting during funeral
The shooting occurred Oct. 23, 2021 as a funeral procession for 16-year-old Je’Marco Smith was moving along in North Memphis.
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North Mississippi DeSoto County man killed in Ark. plane crash near Downtown
The crash occurred on farmland near Dacus Lake, close to Downtown Memphis.
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Public Safety $500K in cocaine seized in I-40 traffic stop
The cocaine, hidden in a speaker box in the back of the vehicle, was found during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near the Shelby and Fayette County line.
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Public Safety Crime rates increase in Memphis, Shelby County despite some decreases in violent crime
Violent crime is down from the first quarter last year, but property crimes are up.
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Elections Democrats urge County Commission to vote against new voting machines
The vote could settle a nearly 20-year debate between a Democratic-majority Board of County Commissioners, which favors hand-marked paper ballots, and a Republican-majority Shelby County Election Commission, which believes ballot marking devices should be implemented.
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Public SafetySuspect in Amazon warehouse slaying shot by MPD officers
He allegedly shot and killed a woman outside the facility in Horn Lake.
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Public SafetySummer months remind parents of vehicular heatstroke danger
Two weeks after a 1-year-old child died from being left in an unapproved transport vehicle outside a day care facility, parents around Shelby County worry the same thing could happen to their children.
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Shelby CountyHeated County Commission debate results in new voting system for November
The commission voted to fund a new voting system with both touch-screen machines with a paper trail as well as hand-marked paper ballots.
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Public Safety Juvenile Justice Board discusses rising gun violence, issues call to action
More than two years after their last in-person meeting, members of the Juvenile Justice Board gathered to “reintroduce” the board to community members.
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MetroDriver shot before colliding with MATA bus
Officers believed the driver involved in the crash had been shot.
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Public Safety Driver that collided with MATA bus was not shot, MPD says
Memphis Police say the driver of a car that struck a MATA bus Thursday, June 9, had not been shot as MPD originally reported.
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Public SafetyLaw enforcement, first responders take new approach to mental health emergencies
Local law enforcement and emergency responders are trying to keep people suffering from mental health crises out of the ER and out of jail.
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Shelby County Two law-enforcement unions endorse Amy Weirich for district attorney
Weirich, a Republican who has been in office since 2011, is running for reelection. She faces Democrat Steve Mulroy in the August county general election.
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Shelby County New ordinance lets ex-offenders serve on Shelby County boards
The ordinance, sponsored by by Republican Commissioner Mick Wright and Democratic Commissioner Van D. Turner Jr., allows people with criminal histories to volunteer to serve.
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Public Safety Former MPD officer charged with sexually assaulting crime victim
Bridges Randle, 47, allegedly sexually assaulted the woman after he reported to a vandalism call at her residence June 24, 2000.
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City of MemphisHere’s what officials are doing to combat deed fraud in Shelby County
Since 2018, 7,500 property owners in Shelby County have fallen victim to this form of identity theft.
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Shelby County Weirich elected to lead state district attorneys
Amy Weirich has been elected to serve on the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference’s Executive Committee.
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City of Memphis Former Memphis chemical plant employee awarded more than $11M in discrimination case
Victor Boddie, a mechanic, sued his former employer, The Chemours Company, for violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when they fired him in 2019.
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Public Safety County mayor says stable housing critical in keeping ex-offenders out of system
The housing will provide a home for four ex-offenders who are participating in the Shelby County Office of Re-Entry’s FOCUSED program, an 11-week training program that combines job readiness with the opportunity for selection into vocational training programs.
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Public Safety 14 indicted on federal racketeering charges
The alleged members and associates of the Traveling Vice Lord/Junk Yard Dogs held positions within the gang, including chief of the streets, deck holder, enforcer, treasurer, chief of security and man of literature.
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State Government Special judicial panel to hear Pamela Moses’ petition to vote again
The three-judge panel, selected by the Tennessee Supreme Court, will oversee Moses’ case to challenge the constitutionality of her permanent disenfranchisement due to a guilty plea to a felony charge in 2015.
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Public SafetyData shows number of traffic-related arrests increased in 2022
“For the first six months of the year, the Memphis Police Department has made more drag racing arrests than they made in 2019 and 2020,” MPD Deputy Chief Paul Wright said.
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