There are 151 article(s) tagged Shelby County Sheriff's Office:

• April 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

  • Number of Memphis, Shelby County homicides increased in 2019

    The City of Memphis ended 2019 with 191 homicides — an increase of nearly 3% from the previous year, according to homicide data released by the Memphis Police Department.

    By Yolanda Jones January 20, 2020

• December 2019

  • Shelby County Sheriff ready to patrol newly de-annexed areas of the county

    The Shelby County Sheriff's Office will begin the New Year patrolling areas that have been de-annexed from Memphis. 

    By Linda A. Moore December 31, 2019

  • Sheriff’s Office brings Christmas early to Vollentine students

    The Shelby County Sheriff's Office and the Order of the Boll Weevils delivered Christmas gifts to students at Vollentine Optional Elementary School Thursday. 

    By Yolanda Jones December 20, 2019

  • Shelby County Jail East prisoners earn high school diplomas

    Four women at Shelby County Jail East accomplished a milestone in their lives Wednesday, Dec. 11. They became high school graduates through the HopeWorks program for prisoners. 

    By Yolanda Jones December 11, 2019

• November 2019

  • Public invited to comment on Sheriff’s Office accreditation

    Public comments will be accepted Dec. 11 as the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office seeks re-accreditation for its training academy and communications unit.

    By Yolanda Jones November 29, 2019

  • Shelby County deputies justified in man’s shooting death, D.A. says

    The officer-involved shooting death of 40-year-old Jason Matthew Hill has been ruled justified by the Shelby County Dist. Atty. Amy Weirich. No charges will be filed against the deputies, who have not been identified. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 04, 2019

• September 2019

  • Sheriff’s Office seeks extension on grant to reduce jail population

    A $650,000 grant the Sheriff's Office received from the MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge program is set to expire Oct. 1. County officials working on the grant to reduce the jail population have requested an extension. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 23, 2019

  • TBI ID man killed in officer-involved shooting in South Memphis

    A man was killed by Shelby County Sheriff's deputies in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday afternoon in the South Memphis area. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 19, 2019

  • Symposium for reduction in violent crime draws law enforcement from around the country

    Memphis was chosen to take part in a federal program in which local and federal law enforcement work together to fight violent crime. This week, law enforcement officials are in town for a summit on violent crime. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 10, 2019

• August 2019

  • Eleven Shelby County employees exposed to fentanyl in jail intake

    Eleven Shelby County deputies were exposed to fentanyl 
    Thursday, allegedly brought in the jail by a man being processed in the intake area. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 01, 2019