There are 93 article(s) tagged crime:

• August 2021

  • Sexton wants special session if schools close, require masks

    Tennessee Speaker Cameron Sexton will ask Gov. Bill Lee for a special session if districts close or require masks. Shelby County Schools is requiring masks for students and staff.

    By Abigail Warren August 03, 2021

• July 2021

  • Homicides up 14.6% over year ago

    The city is on track to exceed last year’s record 332 homicides. Violent deaths are up 14.6% in 2021 compared to the same time period last year.

    By Yolanda Jones July 29, 2021

  • Court appoints new attorney for Latoshia Daniels

    Juni Ganguli will represent Latoshia Daniels, a Little Rock woman charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Brodes Perry. Perry was a pastor at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.

    By Abigail Warren July 26, 2021

• June 2021

  • Collierville detective is suburb’s first woman to graduate national program

    Collierville detective Madison Zuck graduated from the National Forensic Academy. 

    By Abigail Warren June 07, 2021

• April 2021

  • Community leaders address root causes of crime

    Crime impacts neighborhoods across the city. From Frayser to Whitehaven, community leaders discuss how to address the problem and the causes that contribute to it.

    By Omer Yusuf April 18, 2021

• May 2020

  • Shipping-container fence OK’d for blocking thieves at tire/repair shop

    Mot C Wheels at 4599 Millbranch lines three sides of its property with eight metal shipping containers to keep thieves out and to store tires.

    By Tom Bailey May 27, 2020

• April 2020

  • A fence of shipping containers deters theft, violates zoning

    The owner of a Whitehaven tire and repair shop is searching for a way to store and protect his inventory from theft in a way that does not violate zoning.

    By Tom Bailey April 22, 2020

• September 2019

  • Conference kicks off Domestic Violence Awareness month

    A domestic violence conference Sept. 28 at First Baptist Church-Broad will launch this year's Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

    By Linda A. Moore September 19, 2019

• August 2019

  • Latoshia Daniels arraignment reset due to financial trouble

    Latoshia Daniels appeared in court for arraignment Wednesday on a homicide charge, but the arraignment was postponed due to financial issues. Daniels is accused of killing Brodes Perry, a pastor at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.

    By Abigail Warren August 21, 2019

• June 2019

  • Explaining The Daily Memphian’s crime coverage policy

    Part of The Daily Memphian’s mission is to cover crime differently. Our goal is to put crime stories into context, connect the dots and examine the impact of crime on our community.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 25, 2019

• April 2019

  • Latoshia Daniels set for May 14 preliminary hearing in pastor’s shooting death

    Latoshia Daniels, charged with first-degree murder in the April 4 shooting death of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church executive pastor Brodes Perry, will appear at a preliminary hearing May 14 at 2 p.m.

    By Abigail Warren April 23, 2019

  • Woman charged in shooting death of Mississippi Boulevard pastor enters not guilty plea

    Prominent local defense attorney Leslie Ballin is representing Latoshia Daniels and entered a not guilty plea on her behalf Tuesday for the shooting death of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Executive Pastor Brodes Perry.

    By Abigail Warren April 09, 2019

• March 2019

  • Future of Collierville High athletic director unclear following dismissal of domestic violence charge

    Collierville High School Athletic Director Daniel Holcomb has been suspended following his arrest for domestic violence assault. The charge has been dismissed, but the school system has not said if Holcomb will return.

    By Abigail Warren March 21, 2019

• January 2019

  • Violent crimes down in Memphis, Shelby County

    Violent crimes – murders, rapes, aggravated assaults and robberies – dropped in Memphis and Shelby County in 2018, according to data released by the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission Friday. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 28, 2019

  • Memphis homicides up 5 percent in 2018

    Memphis reported 184 homicides in 2018, eight more than in 2017. The 5 percent increase is less than the record number of homicides in 2016, but authorities said one homicide is too many. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 07, 2019

• November 2018

  • 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. 

    By Bill Gibbons November 21, 2018

• October 2018

  • Memphis police force increases for first time since 2011

    Over the last five years, the Memphis Police Department has seen officers leaving every year, but grant funding from private donors has allowed the department to recruit and retain more officers, and for the first time the police force has seen something it has not experienced since 2011 — growth.

    By Yolanda Jones October 26, 2018

  • FBI: Memphis ranks as 3rd most violent big city in US

    Memphis’ homicide rate was the third highest among the country’s 50 largest cities last year, according to the FBI’s latest data. In 2017, there were 181 homicides in Memphis, 28 deaths per 100,000 people in the city, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting statistics released last month.

    By Yolanda Jones October 09, 2018