There are 161 article(s) tagged Shelby County Sheriff's Office:

• July 2020

  • Attorney, families seek answers after deaths of three detainees

    An attorney is looking into the deaths of three Shelby County Jail inmates who died within days of one another. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 27, 2020

  • DeCarcerate Memphis calls for transparency in federal law enforcement initiative

    DeCarcerate Memphis, a task force made up of criminal justice advocates and others, formed to demand transparency and accountability of the federal Operation Relentless Pursuit initiative launched in January in the city. The initiative includes a federal task force to fight violent crime. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 27, 2020

• June 2020

  • First 12 days of protests in 12 photos

    Daily Memphian photojournalist Patrick Lantrip takes a look at the first twelve straight days of protests over the death of George Floyd through 12 photos on the one-month anniversary of the first day of protests in Memphis. 

    By Patrick Lantrip June 27, 2020

  • SWAT team used tear gas after protesters threw bricks and bottles, Bonner says

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said the sheriff’s office SWAT team used C.S. gas, or “tear gas,” in a May 31 protest Downtown after bricks and bottles were thrown at them as they blocked some protesters from trying to get on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge.

    By Bill Dries June 17, 2020

  • Collierville chief lands dream job after three decades of experience

    Dale Lane, Collierville chief of police, says he has landed his dream job. Lane has more than 32 years of experience in public safety.

    By Abigail Warren June 10, 2020

  • County Commission Scorecard: Sheriff’s Office defunding and health insurance turmoil

    We start an ongoing scorecard of Shelby County Commission votes with a pair of budget season amendments and the latest incursion into a seven-year controversy about who gets the health insurance contract for 5,000 county employees.

    By Bill Dries June 10, 2020

• May 2020

  • Shelby County Sheriff’s Office announces court reopening plan

    The Shelby County Sheriff's Office Thursday announced a reopening plan for courthouses that have been closed since mid-March because of COVID-19. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 28, 2020

  • Lawsuit seeks release of medically vulnerable from Shelby County Jail

    Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a federal lawsuit seeks the release of medically vulnerable detainees from Shelby County Jail. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 20, 2020

  • Inmates at 201 Poplar pepper-sprayed over move after COVID quarantine

    Detainees at 201 Poplar who had tested positive for COVID-19, upset they were being returned to their original housing, were pepper-sprayed Tuesday, May 19, after staging a sit-in, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

    By Yolanda Jones May 19, 2020

• April 2020

  • Sheriff’s Office employee dies from COVID-19

    Shelby County Sheriff's Office employee who worked at 201 Poplar has died from the coronavirus, the department announced Tuesday. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 21, 2020

  • No churches cited for being open Palm Sunday, but officials are watching

    Local churches are urged to social distance to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Local official say they'll be watching.

    By Linda Moore April 09, 2020

  • Coronavirus Live Blog, April 6: Shelby County deaths now at 17

    The number of coronavirus cases in Shelby County currently stands at 789, according to the Shelby County Health Department. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 07, 2020

  • ACLU seeks greater transparency at Shelby Jail

    American Civil Liberties Union official says more information is needed from the Shelby County Jail as well as other detention facilities and prisons across Tennessee to not only protect inmates’ health from COVID-19 but that of the larger public too.

    By Marc Perrusquia April 07, 2020

• March 2020

  • Sheriff’s Office investigating circumstances surrounding woman’s arrest

    The Shelby County Sheriff's Office is investigating a video posted on social media over the weekend showing a Cordova woman being arrested while walking. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 30, 2020

  • Shelby County Sheriff’s Office employee tests positive for COVID-19

    A Shelby County Sheriff's employee has tested positive for the coronavirus. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 23, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 18: Health Department confirms fourth Shelby case

    • Tennessee's 98 cases mostly in patients between 18-49 years old
    • Small business emergency declared
    • Nike donating $500,000 to Memphis response
    • Community Foundation launches response fund

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • Widow gets $800,000 settlement from county in husband’s shooting death

    Edmund Studdard was killed by two Shelby County sheriff's deputies in 2016.

    By Linda A. Moore March 09, 2020

• February 2020

  • Assessment coming on whether to remodel, rebuild county jail

    State inspectors say 201 Poplar needs to be rebuilt or remodeled because the nearly 40-year-old facility is in bad shape. 

    By Yolanda Jones, Linda A. Moore February 27, 2020

  • Law enforcement, clergy meet to discuss curbing gun violence

    Police and clergy met to discuss what they can do about gun violence and violent crime in Memphis and Shelby County. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 18, 2020

  • Shelby County can change residency without referendum

    If the proposed ordinance passes, it would eliminate the residency requirement for public safety employees hired between April 1, 2020, until April 1, 2024. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 11, 2020

  • County residency exemption fails on second commission vote, has one more chance

    The proposal could still pass on third reading.

    By Omer Yusuf February 10, 2020

  • 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. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 07, 2020

• January 2020

  • Bonner offers alternative on residency requirement for deputies

    The Shelby County sheriff is suggesting a more specific residency requirement, with limits, than the one that failed on first reading Monday before the Shelby County Commission.

    By Bill Dries January 31, 2020

  • De-annexation and juvenile facility top issues for sheriff

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner discusses top issues he is facing in 2020. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 27, 2020

  • Four interstate shootings continue 2019 trend

    A highway shooting this week was the fourth of the year and continues a trend of 45 on Memphis roadways last year. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 23, 2020