DA’s office targets 400 violent crime cases
The cases represent 15% of the felonies that have come through the DA’s office this year, Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said during a Wednesday press conference.
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April 2024
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March 2024
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New Shelby County judicial district won’t be coming anytime soon
No one at the state level has endorsed the concept of separating the court system in Memphis from the suburbs and unincorporated areas. It would be complicated, with issues both political and constitutional.
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Shelby County needs its own crime lab, leaders say
State Rep. G.A. Hardaway has introduced a bill proposing a feasibility study for a state-operated crime lab in Shelby County. But he and other state leaders have indicated the state will likely not fund the lab.
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February 2024
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DA says MPD clears more than 30% of murders. MPD disputes it.
Steve Mulroy said Tuesday, Feb. 20, that MPD had a murder clearance rate of 31.2% in 2022, something that Interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis audibly disputed as he said it.
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MPD wants 10-day holds for vehicles used in drag racing, street stunts
In conversation that covered murder-clearance rates, aggravated assault charges, illegal car stunts and more, the Shelby County district attorney general and the Memphis Police Department’s interim chief both presented to the Memphis City Council public safety committee.
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DA Mulroy talks bail bills, court backlogs and more
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy discussed new legislation, court backlogs and more during an episode of WKNO-TV’s “Behind the Headlines.”
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County Commission OKs raises for DA’s office, eliminating pay disparity
The DA’s office will now receive $991,178 for the remainder of the fiscal year 2024, which comes out of the general fund balance. Each following fiscal year, the DA’s office will receive $2.98 million.
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January 2024
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Report: DA’s office handled more than 87K cases in 13 months
“To say that that first year was a challenging one would be an understatement,” Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said.
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Pay disparity in DA’s office could hamper prosecutorial abilities
Some of the 120 prosecutors working in the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office make as much as $70,000 more than their colleagues who work next to them.
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December 2023
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DA to target violent crime with new strategy
“We want to make it clear that those who violate the law will be prosecuted, and those who engage in violence or repeat nonviolent offenses will face the consequences, including incarceration.”
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DA targeting 12 specific crimes in public-safety push for 2024
“If you come through the doors of this building having committed one of these offenses, you will be held accountable,” Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said.
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Shelby County DA touts data dashboard, reform efforts
The DA’s office hopes to put its data-collecting initiatives to action by speeding up case processing and get victims connected to services more quickly.
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A dozen indicted for Memphis retail-store break-ins
Memphis police already arrested 23 individuals who were allegedly part of a “mob-style smash-and-grab” burglary ring June 26.
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Midtown convenience store shut down due to repeated criminal activity
Shelby County District Attorney General Mulroy said 600 calls for service have been made to the property in the last two years and 60 arrests have been made there this year alone.
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November 2023
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Plea deals reached for officer charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
“I’m hoping that for Mr. Mills it was his conscience that allowed him to make this plea agreement and not because of his lawyers telling him it was the right thing to do,” RowVaughn Wells said.
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DA’s office won’t oppose requests for court fee waivers
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy announced the policy Tuesday, Oct. 31, during a press conference in the 10th-floor conference room of the DA’s office in the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center, 201 Poplar Ave.
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October 2023
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Violent crime crackdown targets nuisance convenience store
A Save a Stop 2 is one of several locations being investigated during a multi-agency operation that was announced by Kevin G. Ritz, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.
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No charges for the officer involved in fatal traffic stop of Jarveon Hudspeth
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said the office wouldn’t charge Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Michael Conder Tuesday, Oct. 17.
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Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports an inmate death
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a potential inmate suicide death inside the Shelby County Divisions of Corrections as of Saturday, Oct. 14.
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September 2023
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No criminal charges for officers in Jaylin McKenzie case
“For our office to bring criminal charges, we must be confident that we can prove an actual violation of a criminal statute beyond a reasonable doubt,” Mulroy said. “We don’t have sufficient evidence to do that here.”
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Police footage released in the death of Jaylin McKenzie
Jaylin McKenzie, a 20-year-old Atlanta native, was killed in December 2022 when visiting Memphis.
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Where are cases going in Shelby County? Wherever it is, they’re not getting there fast.
The most recent data shows that, in fiscal year 2022, 55.2% of criminal cases in Shelby County were either dismissed or the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office decided not to pursue charges.
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August 2023
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‘We have a crime crisis right now:’ DA’s office hosts public-safety summit
“I think the consistent message from all of us and several others … is that we all recognize that we have a serious crime problem,” DA Mulroy said.
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Two properties declared nuisances in South Memphis
“These locations have been the site of repeated crimes in the neighborhood and have been the subject of numerous complaints from residents as being not only the site, but the drivers of crime in that neighborhood.”
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July 2023
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Strickland on Mulroy: ‘Nothing he said changed my opinion.’
“I just disagree,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy during a phone interview on Tuesday. “We have a different philosophy.”
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