James Ivy, Memphis’ first African-American police director, dies at 81
James E. Ivy, the first African-American to lead the Memphis Police Department, died May 31 at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett after a long illness.
Topic: Memphis Police Department
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June 2019
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May 2019
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Rash of opioid-related overdoses spurs offer of assistance
Memphis police and other authorities reached out to the community Friday with information about available resources after a dozen suspected opioid-related overdoses in a 24-hour period.
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A RELUCTANCE TO RECORD
An investigation by the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis reveals MPD is a prominent outlier in a national movement among police departments to fully record the questioning of suspects during homicide investigations, making its detectives frequent targets for allegations of impropriety.
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Century-old homicide reports reflect timeless nature of crimes
Old homicide records stored at the Main Library offer a glimpse into century-old crimes and the reasons behind them.
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April 2019
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Mother of man fatally shot by Memphis police in 2018 files federal lawsuit
The mother of a man shot and killed by Memphis police in April 2018 has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and the police department, saying the officers who killed her son used excessive force and violated his civil and constitutional rights.
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March 2019
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Hardaway legislation would charge police with felony for turning off body cameras
Charging police who turn off body cameras: What state lawmaker G.A. Hardaway, the Memphis Police Association and the ACLU say about the proposed bill under which officers statewide would be charged with a felony.
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High Ground News Podcast: The power of community policing in Memphis neighborhoods
Can youth engagement be a crime prevention technique? In the North Memphis area of Hollywood-Hyde Park, community leaders have used city funds from the Memphis Police Department to sponsor free meals and activities for neighborhood children.
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February 2019
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Memphis police oversight board calls bill to limit power of groups ‘over reaching’
Memphis' civilian review board wants to challenge proposed state legislation that would restrict the power of police oversight boards.
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Personnel files show history of Memphis police officers involved in fatal Whitehaven shooting
Personnel files of three Memphis police officers involved in a fatal Whitehaven shooting Jan. 2 shed light on their work history with the department.
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Officers identified in fatal shooting of 20-year-old man in Whitehaven
Brandon Jones, Carlos Donaldson and Timothy Hamilton have been identified by authorities as the three Memphis police officers in the deadly shooting of a 20-year-old man in Whitehaven on Jan. 2.
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January 2019
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Attorneys for Darrius Stewart’s family to appeal ruling dismissing city from lawsuit
Attorneys representing the family of Darrius Stewart plan to appeal the ruling dismissing the city of Memphis from the federal civil lawsuit.
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Judge in Darrius Stewart civil rights lawsuit: Officer’s use of deadly force was ‘not reasonable’
The federal judge in the civil rights lawsuit brought by Darrius Stewart's parents says former Memphis Police officer Connor Schilling was not in “serious danger” the night of the shooting and his use of deadly force was “not reasonable.”
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Two first responders recognized by 100 Club of Memphis
Two Memphis Police Department officers are honored for their service to community and valor by the 100 Club of Memphis.
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TBI: 20-year-old man killed in Memphis officer-involved shooting
A 20-year-old man is dead after he was shot by Memphis police officers Wednesday night in Whitehaven during a domestic violence incident, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Memphis Police Department said.
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December 2018
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Stanton appointed monitor in MPD surveillance court case
Former U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton is the independent monitor who will report to U.S. District Judge Jon P. McCalla on steps the Memphis Police Department is taking to end surveillance of protesters after violating a 1978 consent decree barring such surveillance. -
Searching for funding, MPD still not recording interrogations of murder suspects
As the Memphis Police Department struggles to catch up with a nationwide movement to reform interrogations, its failure to record lets an accused murderer go free.
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City’s statement on MPD’s plan to record interrogations
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Wilbourn gets 38 years added to life sentence in police killing
Tremaine Wilbourn, convicted last month of killing Memphis police officer Sean Bolton in 2015 and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, had 38 years added to his sentence Monday, Dec. 17, for other charges in the case. -
TBI: Man’s gun in fatal officer-involved shooting was BB gun
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has determined the gun a man allegedly brandished before a Memphis police officer shot and killed him Thursday, Dec. 13, was a BB gun. -
Memphis police respond to bomb threat email hoax
Memphis police investigated at least four bomb threats Thursday amid a wave of hoax bomb threat emails sent to businesses, government offices and organizations nationwide.
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November 2018
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New Office of Preparedness director continues to make history
Whitehaven resident Brenda Jones is no stranger to making history. -
Why do we need to reduce crime and how do we do it?
Downtown development is booming, with new announcements occurring, it seems, almost daily. -
Two suspects in Trenary homicide waive right to preliminary hearing
Two of the three suspects accused in the fatal shooting of Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Phil Trenary waived their rights to a preliminary hearing Tuesday and now their case will be sent to the grand jury for possible indictment on the murder charges. -
Wilbourn sentenced to life without parole for murder of MPD officer Sean Bolton
Memphis police officer Sean Bolton’s killer, Tremaine Wilbourn, will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. -
Tremaine Wilbourn’s life story revealed in sentencing hearing
Tremaine Wilbourn was born to a teen mother who, by the time he was a toddler, was on drugs and allegedly a prostitute.
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