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The city’s refusal to enter a consent decree to reform the Memphis Police Department could lead to a lawsuit to put such an agreement in place, a top U.S. Department of Justice official said Thursday, Dec. 5.
Issues that the Memphis Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team faces include using “unnecessary force” and escalating encounters during mental-health calls, according to the report.
The trial date for the federal civil lawsuit about the death of Gershun Freeman has been delayed.
Local leaders have suggested a local crime lab would help solve crimes. But concerns persist about the feasibility and cost of such a project.
Five children have been charged in connection to the incident.
Booking and processing at 201 Poplar is taking days, leaving inmates to live in overcrowded holding cells with little phone access.
Hernandez Govan is facing charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy discussed the DOJ’s investigation into MPD, attempts to remove him from office and conditions at the Shelby County Jail on WKNO’s “Behind The Headlines.”
A man wrongfully convicted of a 2002 Beale Street robbery is eligible for compensation of up to $1 million from the state, but has to be exonerated by Tennessee’s governor before he can receive the money.
On Monday, members of the Memphis Police Department and the Secret Order of the Boll Weevils visited families that have been affected by crime.
With additional investigators and fewer murders this year compared to last, MPD’s CJ Davis says the department is seeing improvements.
Last year, there were 344 murders in Memphis as of Dec. 14. There were 235 this year during that same time period.
The department said it has been working to secure the grant for four years.
A host of community members, local activists and some local officials gathered at the National Civil Rights Museum to express their thoughts on the DOJ’s report.
He’s the second inmate to die at the jail in less than a month.
Due to its recent success, the task force doesn’t plan to alter its approach in the coming year.
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy gave an update on his office’s V11 initiative during a taping of WKNO’s “Behind the Headlines.”
A proposal before the state Legislature would allow juvenile court records to be used in criminal court bail decisions. But Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said he is also working on a local agreement to do the same thing.
The boys were transported to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.
“We feel like it’s part of our job, especially on Christmas Day of all days, to get up and give back the way we know how, which is with a good meal and some company,” said owner Patrick Koplin at the restaurant’s 25th annual holiday community meal.
Research shows that diversity in policing can help establish community trust. In this story, three MPD officers talk about how their backgrounds have helped their law enforcement careers.
A Daily Memphian reporter rode with MPD Lt. Joseph Rucker for about four hours while officers carried out an Operation Code Zero enforcement in Hickory Hill.
Cases involving Tyre Nichols, the alleged mastermind behind Young Dolph’s death, the man accused of going on a citywide shooting spree in September 2022 and Ja Morant will be heard in Shelby County courtrooms in 2025.
2024 also marked the lowest number of homicides in the city since 2019.
An independent arbitrator ruled the restaurant owes Ja Morant money for breaching a deal it had with the basketball star.