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Crime fell in first quarter of 2026, commission says

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:38:35 -0500

The news of continually declining crime rates comes as anecdotes about local shootings have piled up recently.

Man charged with attempting to kidnap mayor enters plea

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:02:51 -0500

The man accused of attempting to kidnap Memphis Mayor Paul Young last year has been sentenced and will be released from jail. He also may get to sit-down and talk with the mayor soon.

2 more mass shooting victims file $15M suits against Youth Villages

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 18:19:48 -0500

The two were both shot April 9, 2025, during a meeting of Youth Village’s SWITCH program in Hickory Hill.

New trial appeal in Nichols case still pending, cross-appeals denied

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Tue, 7 Apr 2026 17:42:44 -0500

Whether the former Memphis police officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols will be retried remains unclear. But a separate request from their attorneys has been dismissed by the U.S. Sixth Circuit.

Pooh Shiesty detention hearing set in Texas

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Tue, 7 Apr 2026 12:52:06 -0500

The Memphis rapper and eight others, including his father, were arrested after the FBI raided his Cordova home.

Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty arrested for robbery, kidnapping

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 15:32:41 -0500

Shiesty and eight others, including the rapper’s father, were arrested on federal charges Thursday.

Woman accused of killing pastor 'on notice' for alleged bond violation

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:38:57 -0500

“That tells me you don’t like your freedom and you want to be in custody until your case is over and I will absolutely accommodate that request,” the judge said.

FBI agents serve warrant at Pooh Shiesty family home

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 06:30:22 -0500

FBI agents raided a Memphis home Wednesday morning connected to rapper Pooh Shiesty, according to a spokesperson for the bureau.

Widow of Shelby County Jail inmate sues for husband's death

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:51:28 -0500

The suit says Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. and Mayor Lee Harris “have engaged in an extraordinary public campaign of mutual finger-pointing ... while people continue to die.”

Two Shelby County sheriff deputies arrested for assault

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:28:34 -0500

The two deputies were off-duty when they allegedly assaulted a man working on a car.

Cops on leave after violent No Kings march

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:53:39 -0500

Memphis Mayor Paul Young announced that the city will investigate police actions at a No Kings march in Downtown Memphis.

Man accused of shooting MPD officer still on the run one month later

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:05:44 -0500

Danell Maxwell is accused of wounding Memphis police Oscar Torres-Molina.

Teen shot Downtown, third shooting in a week

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:18:50 -0500

“I heard three to four. And then another burst and then another. It was probably about 15-20 shots. It was a lot. And everybody was running,” said a resident.

Memphis student detained by ICE 'not doing well,' lawmaker says

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:47:30 -0500

“He has a lot of depression, insomnia, he’s extremely sad and he’s lost a lot of weight in the two weeks that I hadn’t seen him,” State Rep. Gabby Salinas said about a local high schooler who has been detained by ICE for more than a month.

Trump protests pop up during president's visit to Memphis

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:36:16 -0500

Parents, pets and local politicians lined an intersection, holding signs condemning everything from President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement efforts to the war in Iran.

MPD investigating two back-to-back Downtown shootings

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:14:34 -0500

Two people were shot less than an hour apart Downtown Friday, March 20, according to the Memphis Police Department.

Two state senators are trying to add more judges in Shelby County

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:03 -0500

The state senators have filed competing bills to restore a Criminal Court division to Memphis.

Memphis gun violence cost more than $1B, data says

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Memphis was responsible for nearly one-third of gun violence’s economic toll on Tennessee in 2023, new data shows.

Federal civil suit over County Jail inmate's death gets new judge

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:00:09 -0500

U.S. District Judge Brian Lea is now presiding over the case regarding the death of an inmate who died after an altercation with guards at the jail in October 2022.

Court upholds conviction for man accused of killing rapper Young Dolph

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:53:18 -0500

A state appeals court has upheld the 2025 convictions for Justin Johnson, one of two men who killed rapper Young Dolph in 2021.