Mike Ryall named interim MPD chief as new candidate joins the mix
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced Monday, April 5, that he is appointing police Deputy Director Mike Ryall as interim director effective immediately.
Topic: MPD
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April 2021
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March 2021
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Operation Winter Freeze 2 nets more than 300 arrests
Memphis police made more than 300 arrests and seized guns and drugs ranging from marijuana to cocaine during Operation Winter Freeze 2, MPD Director Michael Rallings announced Tuesday, March 23.
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Confirmed MPD excessive force cases to undergo criminal review
MPD begins sending confirmed excessive force cases to prosecutors for criminal review following Daily Memphian investigation.
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MPD adds excessive force data to city website
Memphis Police Department launches new dashboard with use-of-force data to promote police transparency and accountability.
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January 2021
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Memphis police officer accused in kidnapping, slaying
A Memphis police officer has been relieved of duty after being arrested and charged with kidnapping and killing a man.
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November 2020
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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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October 2020
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U.S. Marshal offers rewards in unsolved killings of eight children
The U.S. Marshal’s Service is offering $50,000 in rewards for information in the cases of eight children who have been slain this year in Memphis.
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New try at larger MPD is among task force goals
The violent crime task force is forming as Police Director Michael Rallings told City Council members Tuesday that more officers means less crime. The city has already this year set a record for the number of annual homicides.
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MPD officers must submit job-related social media searches by Oct. 12
MPD officers have been told to submit job-related social media search terms by Oct. 12.
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September 2020
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Strickland rolls out police reform group
Mayor Jim Strickland rolled out a 13-member group Wednesday, Sept. 2, to make what he termed “substantive, realistic and measurable” recommendations on police reform. It's the second phase of the administration's effort and includes some critics of City Hall's response thus far.
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Former MPD homicide detective indicted for misconduct
Eric Kelly, a former Memphis Police Department detective who retired after admitting having sexual contact with a murder suspect, has been indicted on three felony counts.
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August 2020
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Mistaken-identity shooting sparks protest
Protesters gathered at a gas station in South Memphis to draw attention to the shooting a day earlier of a 17-year-old by the U.S. Marshals task force in a case of mistaken identity.
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July 2020
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Protesters say they won’t abandon City Hall encampment despite construction
Memphis police Tuesday evening, June 30, told protesters who have occupied the plaza outside City Hall for more than two weeks they need to move the encampment because of construction slated to begin on the building Wednesday morning.
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June 2020
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Nine religious leaders reject Strickland police reform effort
Nine ministers – who were all involved in the set of private meetings with the mayor that lead up to his City Hall announcement Thursday regarding moves toward police reform – put out a letter Friday critical of the reforms Strickland had announced.
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Rallings says technology ‘vital’ for modern police work
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said Thursday, June 18, that technology, including social media, is vital to the department, and he fears the 1978 Kendrick Consent Decree will stop his department from doing its job.
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May 2020
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George Floyd protest shuts down Union
What began as a silent protest of the death of a Minnesota man at the hands of police grew heated Wednesday night, May 27, as counter-protesters confronted the group and Memphis Police shut down a portion of Union Avenue.
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Mediation ordered in consent decree modification case
Mediation is getting underway on a consent decree modification case between the city and the American Civil Liberties Union. The city wants to modify a 41-year-old consent decree governing police activities.
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April 2020
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Rallings notes slight uptick in violent crime during pandemic
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said Wednesday, April 15, that violent crime is up slightly in the city since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the police department has launched a sting operation to combat the uptick.
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MPD urges self-reporting of minor accidents
Residents are asked to exchange names, addresses, insurance information, tag numbers and phone numbers and take pictures of the damage. They can then call it in to a precinct or the traffic office:
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February 2020
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The right to know vs. the right to privacy
Memphis police and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, like other law enforcement agencies nationwide, are increasingly using sophisticated technology for surveillance.
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January 2020
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Records illustrate murder suspect’s steamy relationship with retired MPD detective
"I first met him in the interrogation room when I was arrested for accessory after the fact – first-degree murder,’’ Bridgett Stafford told investigators.
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Highway shots close portion of Tenn. 385 at Kirby Parkway
Memphis police shut down a portion of westbound Tenn. 385 near Kirby Parkway Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 28, after a report of shots being fired. -
Weirich: No charges against MPD Detective Eric Kelly
Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich says her office has found no violations that would merit charges against Memphis Police Lt. Eric Kelly, but the case has prompted creation of a unit to investigate such cases.
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Detective at center of sex scandal also a target in 2018 case
The homicide detective now at the center of a Memphis Police Department sex scandal also made news in 2018 for his role in a contentious murder case that led to reforms in MPD’s interrogation practices.
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MPD detective who had sex with suspect gets $43K pension
Criminal charges possible against Memphis homicide detective Eric Kelly, who retired with pension amid questions about his sexual relationship with a murder suspect.
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