Two dead after Orange Mound block party shooting
“This morning, we are one community united by grief. We are all Orange Mound this morning,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said Sunday morning.
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April 2024
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Calkins: In Munford, they gathered to celebrate ‘Rusty’ McKinney in the only way they could
In Munford, they knew Joseph “Rusty” McKinney as an Eagle Scout and a band kid. Saturday, the town honored him by assembling at the football stadium to form a giant, solemn M.
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MPD officer killed by friendly fire, DA’s office says
The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office also announced its intention to seek transfer of the sole surviving suspect from juvenile to adult court.
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Juvenile suspect in MPD officer killing took plea deal last year
The suspect pleaded “no contest” to three aggravated robberies on March 2, 2023, according to records obtained by The Daily Memphian.
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MPD officer, suspect killed early Friday morning
A Memphis Police officer died Friday after being shot earlier that morning, MPD Interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said. An 18-year-old suspect, who had been recently arrested and released without bond, also died, Davis said.
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Three MPD officers, two suspects shot during suspicious vehicle call
Three Memphis Police Department officers were shot early Friday in Whitehaven, according to MPD posts on the social media platform X.
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Public safety data tough to track, especially when it comes to solving homicides
A lack of solid, shared data across the local public safety system’s multiple agencies has led to plenty of discrepancies, and the Memphis Police Department’s homicide clearance rate stands as a stark example.
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Federal trial for cops charged in Nichols’ death to stay in Memphis
U.S. District Judge Mark Norris on Thursday, April 4, denied motions by defense counsel for the officers, of which several had been filed.
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Mayor says MPD’s new lieutenant position is necessary
MPD and its police union disagree over the recent creation of a frontline supervisor role, but Memphis Mayor Paul Young says the second lieutenant rank is needed to avoid another U.S. Department of Justice consent decree.
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Fight over police promotions creates internal chaos
MPD’s establishment of the second lieutenant field supervisor role was meant to fill a gap within the force. But after arbitration and further negotiations, the process has left officers divided.
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March 2024
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City files to vacate MPD arbitration judgment
The City of Memphis has filed a petition to vacate the results of arbitration between the Memphis Police Department and the Memphis Police Association over the creation of the second lieutenant rank.
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Police presence up, Downtown crime down during NCAA weekend
This year’s NCAA weekend followed the previous weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, when there were 95% more crimes reported.
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Suspect arrested in Walmart shooting, which left one critically injured
The shooting occurred at the business located at 577 N. Germantown Pkwy. at 2:17 p.m. Friday, March 22.
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Suspicious package call shuts down part of Union Avenue
A suspicious package call shut down part of Union Avenue Thursday afternoon, March 21, as the Memphis Police Department investigated a possible bomb threat.
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MPD promotion process ruled violation of agreement with union
After MPD announced a new first-line supervisory rank — second lieutenant — and promotion process in February of last year, the police union filed a grievance.
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Bond raised for man accused of shooting MPD officer
Geronimo Kee, who remains in custody, was originally held on a $175,000 bond, but some critics — including the Memphis Police Association — said that amount was too low.
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Affidavits reveal details of Friday police shooting
Geronimo Kee, 22, was arrested Friday for allegedly shooting Memphis Police Department 2nd Lt. Bobby Johnson after being pulled over for speeding on Interstate 240.
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Four more charged in shooting of police officer in traffic stop
Zaire Kee, 24; Tezaree Pennington, 42; Kennedy Williams, 23; and Malik Over, 25, have been charged in addition to Geronimo Kee, 22.
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MPD officer shot four times early Friday morning, suspect captured
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MPD officer shot four times early Friday morning, suspect captured
A Memphis police officer was shot four times during a traffic stop early Friday morning, March 8, and is in critical condition after going through surgery, MPD Interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said.
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February 2024
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Lamar Avenue gas station deemed public nuisance
The Organized Crime Unit conducted an investigation into Gas Express from October 2021 to January 2024. Over that time period, police were called to the gas station 903 times.
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Four former Memphis police officers decertified
One former Memphis Police officer contested his decertification before the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, and three more did not appear for the hearings.
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Previously unnamed MPD officer fired for actions night of Tyre Nichols’ traffic stop
An additional police officer, previously unidentified, was fired for his part in a traffic stop that occurred Jan. 7, the same night Tyre Nichols was stopped by MPD.
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DA says MPD clears more than 30% of murders. MPD disputes it.
Steve Mulroy said Tuesday, Feb. 20, that MPD had a murder clearance rate of 31.2% in 2022, something that Interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis audibly disputed as he said it.
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MPD wants 10-day holds for vehicles used in drag racing, street stunts
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Decarcerate Memphis report breaks down MPD traffic stop data
“Memphis and Shelby County have, in some respects, truly become more threatening in recent years; traffic fatalities have risen, especially since 2020; fewer people are able to legally drive; and people of color face more discrimination on the road and in court,” Decarcerate Memphis’ new report said.
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MPD wants 10-day holds for vehicles used in drag racing, street stunts
In conversation that covered murder-clearance rates, aggravated assault charges, illegal car stunts and more, the Shelby County district attorney general and the Memphis Police Department’s interim chief both presented to the Memphis City Council public safety committee.
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DA says MPD clears more than 30% of murders. MPD disputes it.
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