Body found in Mississippi River identified as Tamia Taylor
Sgt. Louis Brownlee, a public information officer with MPD, said no foul play is suspected.
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Sgt. Louis Brownlee, a public information officer with MPD, said no foul play is suspected.
The suspect has not yet been identified or charged.
Emmitt Martin III made his first court federal court appearance Thursday, Sept. 14, and was arraigned before Magistrate Judge Annie Christoff.
Jaylin McKenzie, a 20-year-old Atlanta native, was killed in December 2022 when visiting Memphis.
A missing-person report for Tamia Taylor, 21, was filed Sunday, Sept. 10, the day after she disappeared after celebrating her birthday with friends on the Island Queen Booze Cruise.
Of the five officers charged in Nichols’ death, three so far have filed motions to separate their cases.
A statement from FedExForum says, “The incident is under investigation and we are fully cooperating with the Memphis Police Department.”
“We learn from our mistakes,” an MPD spokesperson said. In August 2022, Memphis Police Department posted five missing-person alerts on Twitter. In September, after the abduction of Eliza Fletcher, nearly 45 alerts were posted.
A Midtown resident says thank you to Memphis Police Department officers.
The suspect allegedly stole more than $10,000 worth of “gaming accessories” from a GameStop at 6223 Winchester Road in Hickory Hill, according to an affidavit.
Multiple attendees told Department of Justice employees that the Memphis Police Department has a culture problem, one that has persisted for years.
All three victims had “apparent gunshot wounds,” police said. They were all transported to nearby hospitals, where one victim died.
Herman Hollins-Brown, 41, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of abuse of a corpse and being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun.
“Failure to address the open carry issues in major metropolitan areas will render all other attempts to reform the entire criminal justice system ineffective.”
MPD responded to a domestic violence call Sunday morning where an armed man allegedly barricaded himself inside a home on Holly Hedges Drive.
City of Memphis Chief Communications Officer Allison Fouche confirmed the city isn’t collecting data on the number of youths detained: “Our focus has been on enforcing the curfew when necessary.”
During the hearing, Shelby County Criminal Court Division 3 Judge James Jones Jr. set a Sept. 15 date to consider motions from three of the officers who are asking for separate trials.
Activists and family members gathered in front of Memphis Police Department headquarters, 170 N. Main Street, shortly after lunchtime Friday to demand information and video about the death of Courtney Ross.
The announcement follows the injuries of eight people during a shooting at South B.B. King Boulevard and Peabody Place at 2:33 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13.
MPD Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said there will continue to be a “heightened law enforcement presence” Downtown.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released the name of a 19-year-old man who died after being detained by Memphis police in Midtown Friday.
At least two others suffered lesser injuries when their vehicles were struck by a Crittenden EMS vehicle that was stolen outside Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. The suspect is in custody.
A Memphis man is accused of shooting his girlfriend’s daughter the night of Aug. 7 at 3565 Fox Meadows Road. The girl was transported to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in critical condition.
Within a few hours, four men died in two separate collisions near Tiger Lane outside the National Bikers Roundup at Liberty Park.
The Zoom meeting was one of many meetings with individuals and groups the federal agencies will host in response to the U.S. DOJ’s pattern or practice investigation into the Memphis Police Department.