Despite this week’s shootings, homicides are still trending down
A violent week in Memphis left crime scenes across the city. Several of those had multiple victims.
Topic: Public Safety
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February 2025
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January 2025
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Two dead after shooting in College Park neighborhood
Memphis police said, at 3:32 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 900 block of College Park Drive, north of the Soulsville area.
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Here’s how Memphis’ crime — and what we spend to combat it — compares to other cities
More police spending does not always equate to lower crime rates. Memphis and Atlanta spend almost the same on police per person per year but have seen vastly different results.
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December 2024
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What’s happening in Shelby County courtrooms in 2025
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.
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November 2024
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At least 48 gangs active in Memphis, interim police chief says
The Memphis Police Department’s new fugitive task force has made around 614 arrests in the two months it has been operating, Col. Frank Winston told Memphis City Council members Tuesday, Nov. 26.
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How business owners can stay safe this holiday season
Property crimes are trending down compared to last year, but the Memphis Police Department is still expecting a spike in business-related crimes during the holidays.
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Two corrections deputies charged with smuggling drugs into jail
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will hold a press conference Tuesday, Nov. 12, to discuss the arrests.
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MPD deploying new ‘sideshow’ detection technology
The Memphis Police Department is deploying new AI-powered “sideshow” detection technology, which aims to stop illegal street takeovers in their tracks.
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October 2024
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A Saturday night patrol with a Memphis police officer
A Daily Memphian reporter rode with a Memphis police officer on her Saturday night patrol in the department’s 626 ward, part of the North Main precinct. Here’s what happened.
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With 24,000 outstanding warrants in county, Memphis police form new fugitive unit
Memphis’ new fugitive task force, which has made 280 arrests since its launch, aims to arrest those with outstanding warrants.
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Overall crime in Memphis down from 2023, report says
In two closely watched categories, Memphis saw a 2.6% drop in its major violent crime rate and a 20.3% decline in its major property crime rate from January to September, according to the Crime Commission.
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Point of Impact: With switches proliferating, officers are outgunned
Patrol officers usually carry semi-automatic handguns, which fire once for each pull of a trigger. But those weapons make them ill-equipped to encounter a person with a converted pistol.
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Woman killed at Shelby Farms Saturday, suspect arrested
Police arrested a suspect in the killing following a high-speed chase that left three deputies injured.
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Former officer asks for delayed sentencing in Nichols case
Desmond Mills Jr., who pleaded guilty last November for his role in Tyre Nichols’ death, is asking the federal court to delay his sentencing to allow “the defense additional time to prepare.”
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Steady decline: What’s driving MPD officers away from the force
Officers leaving the force cite various reasons, including better pay and working conditions in other towns. One said, “We’re only reactive there (in Memphis), unfortunately, because crime has ballooned out so big, you can’t be proactive.”
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Memphis losing FBI field office status to Nashville
Joe Carrico, the special agent in charge of the new Nashville office, and FBI Director Chris Wray insisted the change would actually benefit the city through the addition of more investigative agents.
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September 2024
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Third defendant in Tyre Nichols trial files motion for acquittal
Demetrius Haley moved for acquittal Thursday, joining Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean who filed their motions for acquittal earlier in the afternoon.
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Third and final defendant pleads guilty in Whitehaven pastor’s slaying
Eduard Rodriguez-Tabora, 23, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the July 18, 2022, carjacking and killing of Autura Eason-Williams in the driveway of her Whitehaven home.
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Desmond Mills begins testimony: ‘I just started spraying’
Desmond Mills Jr., one of the cops who previously pleaded guilty in the death of Tyre Nichols, began his testimony Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the federal trial against the three former police officers.
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August 2024
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DA touts Special Victims Unit’s work
The unit has taken 18 cases to trial this year, resulting in 15 guilty verdicts. It’s seen an additional 12 guilty pleas from defendants.
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July 2024
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Security expert talks industry issues in light of Main Event shooting
A shooting at Main Event was not its first. Because the victim and the alleged perpetrator were both guards at the facility, at least one security professional says the shooting gives his industry “a black eye.”
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MPD’s Downtown-safety plan leads to multiple arrests
The goal of the operation — dubbed Operation Saturday Night Live — is to target violations from “bad actors” such as reckless driving, drag racing and disturbances.
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MPD veteran takes on interim assistant chief role
The Memphis Police Department has a new No. 2 following the departure of its assistant chief last week who was living in Georgia.
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June 2024
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Missouri police chief selected as new Memphis airport top cop
James “Wes” Blair, currently chief of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, will begin his new role Aug. 12.
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Delay No. 60 and counting in 2017 drag-racing case
According to court records, this latest delay marks at least the 60th time this particular case against Cordero Ragland, who has a lengthy criminal history, has been reset since a grand jury indicted him in 2017.
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