There are 8 article(s) tagged Bartlett Police Department:

• September 2025

  • Bartlett officer injured in fatal shooting of drug suspect

    Authorities were conducting a predawn drug investigation when the suspect was killed and an officer wounded. The officer is in non-critical condition.

    By Michael Waddell September 11, 2025

• May 2025

  • TBI identifies man killed in Bartlett police shooting

    TBI’s investigation into the shooting is still ongoing, at the request of Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy.

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    By Michael Waddell May 23, 2025

• April 2025

  • Mobile command centers provide on-site emergency service

    Bartlett, Collierville and Germantown’s mobile command centers allow them to perform operations on-site at large events or disasters.

    By Abigail Warren, Michael Waddell April 06, 2025

• February 2023

  • Bartlett students learn valuable life skills through police L.E.A.D. program

    The municipal school district and Bartlett Police Department are working with the Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence (L.E.A.D.) program, a nationwide nonprofit focused on helping students understand the dangers of drugs and violence.

    By Michael Waddell February 10, 2023

• June 2022

  • Coffee accompanies conversations with Bartlett cops

    In an effort to enhance its community policing approach, Bartlett police officers gather several times a year to meet with citizens in an informal setting.

    By Carmen Darden June 30, 2022

• March 2020

  • No charges to be filed against Bartlett officers in fatal standoff

    DA: No charges to be filed against Bartlett officers who shot and killed a man during a standoff/barricade in 2018. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 10, 2020

• October 2019

  • Jeff Cox named next Bartlett police chief

    Jeff Cox, assistant chief of the Bartlett Police Department, stepped up to the top position Tuesday night as he replaced retiring Chief Glen Williamson, effective Jan. 4.

    By Michael Waddell October 22, 2019

• October 2018

  • Rikard heads to retirement with a stable police department, bright future

    Bartlett Police Chief Gary Rikard closes his career with the suburban department at the end of the year, but the veteran officer has no doubt that the force will be left in good hands when he departs.

    By Natalie Pilgrim October 29, 2018