There are 4 article(s) tagged DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office:

• October 2025

  • Noise complaint turns deadly in DeSoto County

    DeSoto County deputies responding to a noise complaint, shot and killed a man at the scene, who, according to authorities, pointed a gun at the deputies.

    By Brandon LaGrone II October 20, 2025

• January 2025

  • DeSoto Sheriff’s Office continues working with controversial software

    Clearview AI is a New York-based tech company that provides a massive database of images collected online for law-enforcement agencies to use during investigations.

    By Rob Moore January 12, 2025

• September 2024

  • DeSoto County sheriff’s town hall focuses on school safety after threats

    “We sit right next to one of the most dangerous cities in the country, but our crime rate has remained low,” Sheriff Thomas Tuggle said, referring to Memphis at DeSoto’s northern doorstep.

    By Rob Moore September 24, 2024

  • ‘The unsung hero’: How a DeSoto County cold case was kept alive

    Lorie Ann Mealer Pennell would very likely still be a Jane Doe if it weren’t for Amber Edlin, a crime-scene technician with the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office. 

    By Rob Moore September 24, 2024