Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian | Matt Stroud https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/597 The Daily Memphian is the must-read, daily online newspaper for in-depth, local journalism in Memphis and the Mid-South. Sign up for morning and evening editions, plus breaking news. (c) 2024 10 years. $10M. 2,100 SkyCop cameras. And a crime increase of 57% https://dailymemphian.com/article/25348 <p>SkyCop cameras have cost Memphis more than $10 million since 2010, but a Daily Memphian analysis shows the city experienced more crime with a vast camera system than without it, and cameras rarely help criminal investigations.</p> mstroud@dailymemphian.com (Matt Stroud) Front Page Metro Public Safety https://dailymemphian.com/article/25348 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:54:40 -0600 Federal government asks to intervene in case against Methodist https://dailymemphian.com/article/24582 <p>The lawsuit, filed in federal civil court, in Tennessee&rsquo;s Middle District, alleges the scheme between Methodist and West Cancer executives cost Medicare and Medicaid more than $800 million in fraudulent payments.&nbsp;</p> mstroud@dailymemphian.com (Matt Stroud) Front Page Metro Public Safety Business Health Care https://dailymemphian.com/article/24582 Fri, 8 Oct 2021 16:58:29 -0500 County's legal bills more than $341,000 as reported COVID conditions strain 201 Poplar https://dailymemphian.com/article/24415 <p>The county is paying an average of $34,000 per month to a Jackson, Tennessee, law firm to represent Sheriff Floyd Bonner in a federal lawsuit.&nbsp;</p> mstroud@dailymemphian.com (Matt Stroud) Front Page Metro Public Safety Shelby County https://dailymemphian.com/article/24415 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:28:59 -0500 Will judge make Alvin Motley video public? https://dailymemphian.com/article/24313 <p>Shelby County General Sessions Judge Louis Montesi&rsquo;s order barring representatives from either side in the proceedings to release the footage is set to expire Tuesday, when the accused will sit for a preliminary hearing.&nbsp;</p> mstroud@dailymemphian.com (Matt Stroud) Metro Public Safety https://dailymemphian.com/article/24313 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 04:00:10 -0500 Exclusive: Deputies thought a pregnant woman was the victim of domestic violence. So they violently arrested her. https://dailymemphian.com/article/23830 <p>In an interview exclusive to The Daily Memphian, Kesha Gray described how the encounter turned her &ldquo;life upside down&rdquo; and how she&rsquo;s ready&nbsp;&ldquo;to fight to make things right.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p> mstroud@dailymemphian.com (Matt Stroud) Front Page Metro Public Safety https://dailymemphian.com/article/23830 Wed, 8 Sep 2021 13:38:05 -0500 Judge: Staffing shortage, lax COVID vaccine program put jail population ‘in deep peril’ https://dailymemphian.com/article/23875 <p>In an <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21053390-denying-consent-decree-dismissal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">order</a> denying the county&rsquo;s request to end a consent decree to monitor pandemic conditions in the jail, federal judge Sheryl H. Lipman wrote that the county has resorted to &ldquo;box checking&rdquo; rather than living up to its responsibility to keep people safe inside the jail.</p> mstroud@dailymemphian.com (Matt Stroud) Front Page Metro Public Safety Coronavirus https://dailymemphian.com/article/23875 Thu, 2 Sep 2021 16:36:27 -0500 Exclusive: Motley's death reveals 10,000 unlicensed security guards in Shelby County alone https://dailymemphian.com/article/23856 <p>There are 3,886 licensed armed security officers operating in Shelby County, meaning there are more armed guards than Memphis Police Department officers and Shelby County Sheriff&rsquo;s deputies combined.</p> <h3><strong>Related story:</strong></h3> <p><a href="https://dailymemphian.com/section/metro/article/23849/temporary-restraining-order-shooting-video-alvin-motley"><strong>Judge halts release of Kroger shooting video</strong></a></p> mstroud@dailymemphian.com (Matt Stroud) Front Page Metro City of Memphis Public Safety Shelby County https://dailymemphian.com/article/23856 Wed, 1 Sep 2021 10:39:14 -0500 Exclusive: Kroger security contract company has history of on-duty shootings https://dailymemphian.com/article/23472 <p>Allied Universal Security employed Gregory Livingston, the armed security guard who allegedly shot and killed&nbsp;48-year-old Alvin Motley at an East Memphis Kroger Fuel Center on August 7. The company&rsquo;s employees have been involved in multiple shootings across the nation in recent years.</p> mstroud@dailymemphian.com (Matt Stroud) Front Page Metro Public Safety https://dailymemphian.com/article/23472 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 10:46:51 -0500 Class-action lawsuit alleges Lee’s mask opt-out order violates Americans with Disabilities Act https://dailymemphian.com/article/23802 <p>A class-action lawsuit filed today alleges disabled students can&rsquo;t get a proper education without universal masking to slow the spread of COVID-19, and therefore that Lee&rsquo;s order is unlawful.</p> iround@dailymemphian.com (Ian Round) Metro Coronavirus Front Page Business https://dailymemphian.com/article/23802 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:13:24 -0500 Settlement would pay millions to those wrongfully jailed in software rollout https://dailymemphian.com/article/23572 <p>Shelby County &ldquo;lost&rdquo; potentially thousands of people in the county court system during the launch of a digital management software system by Tyler Technologies in 2016.&nbsp;</p> mstroud@dailymemphian.com (Matt Stroud) Metro Public Safety https://dailymemphian.com/article/23572 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:18:29 -0500 With next bridge inspection a month away, ArDOT still lacks clear plan https://dailymemphian.com/article/23295 <p>Federal investigations are ongoing and concerns have been raised over the transportation agency&rsquo;s lack of protocols and transparency.&nbsp;</p> mstroud@dailymemphian.com (Matt Stroud) Front Page Business Transportation/Logistics Metro City of Memphis https://dailymemphian.com/article/23295 Thu, 5 Aug 2021 11:11:08 -0500 One cracked bridge. One person fired. A troubling rush to judgment raises major questions about bridge inspections https://dailymemphian.com/article/22989 <p>More than two months have passed since Monty Frazier&rsquo;s firing from the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and he&rsquo;s kept quiet. But now, he&rsquo;s ready to talk.</p> mstroud@dailymemphian.com (Matt Stroud) Metro Business Transportation/Logistics City of Memphis Neighborhoods Downtown https://dailymemphian.com/article/22989 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 11:46:23 -0500