A dozen indicted for Memphis retail-store break-ins
Memphis police already arrested 23 individuals who were allegedly part of a “mob-style smash-and-grab” burglary ring June 26.
Topic: Steve Mulroy
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December 2023
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Midtown convenience store shut down due to repeated criminal activity
Shelby County District Attorney General Mulroy said 600 calls for service have been made to the property in the last two years and 60 arrests have been made there this year alone.
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November 2023
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Loved ones lost to violence honored at Season of Remembrance event
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said despite the overwhelming grief of losing loved ones to violence, remembering them can bring about a sense of resolve and hope.
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Plea deals reached for officer charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
“I’m hoping that for Mr. Mills it was his conscience that allowed him to make this plea agreement and not because of his lawyers telling him it was the right thing to do,” RowVaughn Wells said.
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Property closures aim to reduce crime and relieve neighbors
“It’s always been a nuisance,” Nita McComb said of the EZ Express convenience store near her Frayser home. “It’s just an eyesore because of people loitering. A lot of people loitering.”
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DA’s office won’t oppose requests for court fee waivers
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy announced the policy Tuesday, Oct. 31, during a press conference in the 10th-floor conference room of the DA’s office in the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center, 201 Poplar Ave.
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October 2023
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Violent crime crackdown targets nuisance convenience store
A Save a Stop 2 is one of several locations being investigated during a multi-agency operation that was announced by Kevin G. Ritz, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.
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As state leaders take aim at prosecutors, Mulroy isn’t worried
“There are things that my office is doing that I think the Cameron Sextons of the world would be pleased to hear,” Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy told The Daily Memphian in a recent interview.
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No charges for the officer involved in fatal traffic stop of Jarveon Hudspeth
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said the office wouldn’t charge Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Michael Conder Tuesday, Oct. 17.
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Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports an inmate death
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a potential inmate suicide death inside the Shelby County Divisions of Corrections as of Saturday, Oct. 14.
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September 2023
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No criminal charges for officers in Jaylin McKenzie case
“For our office to bring criminal charges, we must be confident that we can prove an actual violation of a criminal statute beyond a reasonable doubt,” Mulroy said. “We don’t have sufficient evidence to do that here.”
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Timeline of the Gershun Freeman case
Here’s a look at major events surrounding the death of Gershun Freeman, from Oct. 25, 2022, to the present.
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Police footage released in the death of Jaylin McKenzie
Jaylin McKenzie, a 20-year-old Atlanta native, was killed in December 2022 when visiting Memphis.
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Where are cases going in Shelby County? Wherever it is, they’re not getting there fast.
The most recent data shows that, in fiscal year 2022, 55.2% of criminal cases in Shelby County were either dismissed or the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office decided not to pursue charges.
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DA’s office promotes a veteran prosecutor to new first deputy role
The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office has promoted Chris Lareau to new first deputy. Steve Mulroy also discussed his first year in office.
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August 2023
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‘We have a crime crisis right now:’ DA’s office hosts public-safety summit
“I think the consistent message from all of us and several others … is that we all recognize that we have a serious crime problem,” DA Mulroy said.
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Two properties declared nuisances in South Memphis
“These locations have been the site of repeated crimes in the neighborhood and have been the subject of numerous complaints from residents as being not only the site, but the drivers of crime in that neighborhood.”
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As deputy DA steps down, he recalls famous cases, acts of courage
Ray Lepone, who’s leaving the DA’s office to work for Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, says for decades the strength demonstrated by crime victims and their families has inspired him to fight for justice.
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July 2023
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Strickland on Mulroy: ‘Nothing he said changed my opinion.’
“I just disagree,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy during a phone interview on Tuesday. “We have a different philosophy.”
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Shelby County DA Mulroy fires back at Mayor Strickland’s criticism
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Shelby County DA Mulroy fires back at Mayor Strickland’s criticism
Strickland used his weekly email newsletter on Friday, July 21, to call out Mulroy’s office for dropping charges against a woman accused of firing a gun from a moving car in November 2022.
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DA’s office hires new chief data officer
Vishant Shah started with the DA’s office Monday, July 17.
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Judge: State law taking power from DAs is unconstitutional
A local judge declared a new state law unconstitutional Monday. The law, signed in April, takes away power from local district attorneys to represent the state in some death penalty cases when the sentence is challenged.
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Sanford: Despite personal opposition, Mulroy makes right call on death penalty cases
“There is a legitimate public policy debate to be had over the appropriateness of the death penalty. It seems clear that since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in the U.S. in 1976, it has not been a deterrent to murder. And opposition to it transcends political party lines.”
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Mulroy says judicial commissioners should set unaffordable bail, in certain cases
“Some of those people who’ve reoffended ... there’s a small percentage of those that, I guess, maybe, we need to give up on and just talk about long-term incarceration,” Mulroy said. “But I think for a lot of them, there is a chance for rehabilitation.”
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June 2023
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Mulroy discusses Germantown party-goers ‘brandishing guns’
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy addressed the nuisance party in Germantown and other crime and courts issues with town residents on Thursday, June 29, during the second of his town hall series at Germantown City Hall.
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