MPD hiring advocates to help families of homicide victims
The Memphis Police Department has hired victim advocates to help families of homicide victims. The new program offers immediate intervention so families can start healing after a tragic loss.
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December 2020
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Former Memphis police officer chosen as CLERB chairman
The Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board elected former MPD Col. James Kirkwood as its new chairman Tuesday.
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Memphis reaches 300 homicides for first time
Memphis has reached 300 homicides this year, a record- shattering number.
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Police look for ways to fight back as carjacking cases rise
Carjackings are “basically a crime of opportunity,” said Lt. Jimmy Lewis of MPD’s Violent Crimes Unit. And this year, he said, police are seeing guns used more often during the crimes.
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Survey seeks community input on next Memphis police director
A community survey on the next Memphis police director asks for feedback from people who live and work in the city.
Related story: Task force recommends Memphis police number of 2,500
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November 2020
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Weirich releases video in police shooting of Martavious Banks
Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich has released body camera videos of the 2018 police shooting of Martavious Banks.
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Council discusses violent crime task force, change in MPD leadership
The task force is among the recommendations in a violent crime blueprint touted by council member Jeff Warren for the past year. Meanwhile, the city should have a new police director by the spring and the head of the MPD is a key player in such a task force.
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Police, advocates say domestic violence cases on rise during COVID-19
The Family Safety Center and Memphis police said during the holidays, they see an increase in domestic violence incidents. And during the pandemic, they have also seen an increase in cases.
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Memphis police officer charged with rape
Al Bond, a patrolman for three years, has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a party.
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Discussions spur dialogue for change
A variety of community voices spoke out on police reform during two discussions last week.
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Local police allowed to wear body cameras on federal task forces
The federal Department of Justice will allow local police serving on federal task forces to wear body cameras. In Memphis and other parts of the country, federal officials have been criticized for banning the use of cameras on joint local-federal operations.
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A third of MPD excessive force findings are reversed by commanders
Case of Memphis police lieutenant allegedly choking a woman in a bar fight is among a third of cases in which MPD commanders reversed investigators and dismissed excessive force charges.
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MPD brass overturns ‘chokehold’ finding despite bodycam showing officer’s arm around girl’s neck
As the Memphis Police Department weighs a request by District Attorney General Amy Weirich to start sending all confirmed cases of excessive force to her office for criminal review, this hotly disputed September 2016 incident illustrates how thorny Weirich’s proposal may be.
Related Story: A third of MPD excessive force findings are reversed by commanders
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October 2020
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DA Weirich asks MPD to refer all excessive force findings for criminal review; MPD hasn’t agreed
An investigation by The Daily Memphian leads District Attorney Amy Weirich to ask MPD to systematically refer findings of excessive force to her office for criminal review.
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MPD bodycam video raises questions about police treatment of mentally ill
A “frequent flyer” with dozens of encounters with law enforcement is hit with pepper foam and denied water, even as three Crisis Intervention Team-trained officers were on the scene.
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Homicide record and MLGW-TVA top City Council agenda
The council discussion of the record number of homicides so far this year could venture into past discussions of police reform. The City Council also discusses a rezoning of Summer Avenue to preserve four churches along the busy thoroughfare after one was about to be demolished.
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Memphis police officers suspended in connection with Black man’s sexual assault allegation
MPD officers are suspended in connection with Black man’s rape allegations, posing fresh questions about controversial stop-and-frisk practices.
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September 2020
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Memphis hits homicide record as officers grapple with rise
Memphis has set a grim milestone with three months to go in 2020, as the city recorded a record-setting 229th homicide for the year with the death of a 12-year-old during a drive-by shooting in the Westwood area Monday night, Sept. 28.
Related story: Haushalter hopes COVID effort is model for other chronic city problems
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Man accused of pointing gun at protesters charged
The man accused by activists of pointing a gun at them after a march for Breonna Taylor earlier this week has been arrested and charged.
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Memphis police adopt new excessive force reforms following Daily Memphian investigation
But the reforms amount to a hollow ruse, says activist who complained about an officer who shot and killed a Black man in 2013.
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Court rejects two proposed consent decree changes but allows others
Two changes sought by the city of Memphis in a 41-year-old consent decree governing police surveillance will not be allowed under a ruling issued Monday, Sept. 21, by U.S. District Judge Jon McCalla allowing most changes.
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Lawsuit claims officer sexually assaulted Black man while frisking him
A federal lawsuit contends Memphis police sexually assaulted a Black man during a stop-and-frisk operation and then failed to properly investigate the incident. The suit cites evidence from a Daily Memphian allegation into MPD’s failure to refer brutality claims to prosecutors.
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Five years after death of Darrius Stewart, family wants case reopened
The family of Darrius Stewart and local activists gathered to remember him on the five-year anniversary of his death. They also called for District Attorney Amy Weirich to reopen the case of his death.
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MPA’s first woman president talks about making history, police reform
Sgt. Essica Cage, the new leader of the nearly 2,000-member police union, discusses the city's residency requirement for first responders and her opinion about defunding the police.
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Memphis DB John Broussard shot in the leg over the weekend
WR Damonte Coxie is listed in the police report as a witness to the incident on Spottswood Avenue.
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