There are 40 article(s) tagged Shelby County Sheriff’S Office:

• February 2024

  • Federal jury convicts man who drove car into Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy

    In July 2022, Charlie Gibson drove a car into a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was responding to an assault call in Cordova.

    By Julia Baker February 21, 2024

  • Lakeland approves long-delayed Equestria project

    The long-discussed Equestria development in Lakeland gets a slim approval, while the suburb continues discussions with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office for an office there.

    By Michael Waddell February 16, 2024

  • Second DeSoto County inmate arrested after nearly two weeks on the run

    Gene Dewayne Saulsberry was arrested by Shelby County Sheriff’s Office’s Fugitive Apprehension Team around 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, in Hickory Hill.

    By Rob Moore February 05, 2024

• January 2024

  • Eight winter weather-related deaths reported in Shelby County

    The causes of the deaths in Shelby County were not provided by the Tennessee Department of Health, which referred questions to local law enforcement authorities.

    By Julia Baker January 22, 2024

  • Review board for sheriff’s office moves ahead

    The first Shelby County Commission meeting of the year saw a first step toward a review board to hear misconduct allegations against the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

    By Bill Dries January 08, 2024

  • ‘No tolerance for the chaos:’ Young pledges unified front to fight crime

    “We hear our citizens loud and clear,” said Memphis Mayor Paul Young. “They want to see action. They want to see us strategizing and figuring out how we’re going to reduce the chaos, the hurt and the pain that we see in our community.”

    By Samuel Hardiman January 04, 2024

• September 2023

  • Lakeland agrees to buy Relax Inn, avoiding condemnation

    Lakeland has changed directions on the future for the Relax Inn on Canada Road by buying the property instead of going through the condemnation process.

    By Michael Waddell September 29, 2023

• July 2023

  • Sheriff’s department finds body believed to be missing boy

    “We believe the body to be that of Israel Powell, but this is still under investigation,” said John Morris, spokesman with the sheriff’s office.

    Related story: 

    Sheriff’s department searching for missing 3-year-old

    By Julia Baker July 07, 2023

• April 2023

  • Amid nationwide recruiting crisis, every good law enforcement candidate is vital

    The narrative around policing has changed in recent years, adding to the challenge of recruiting and retaining officers here and across the country. But Jhyunn Armstrong, soon to become a Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy, is following his dream.

    By Don Wade April 24, 2023

• March 2023

  • Lakeland leaders eye measures to address crime

    With growing concerns about crime in the Memphis metro area, Lakeland officials want a tougher stance on offenders.

    By Michael Waddell March 05, 2023

• February 2023

  • Two Shelby County deputies on Tyre Nichols video suspended

    Sheriff Floyd Bonner announced the suspensions of Jeremy Watkins and Johntavious Bowers Wednesday, Feb. 15, effective immediately.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 15, 2023

• August 2022

  • New poetry program helps incarcerated youth put feelings into words

    Through a new poetry program, Tennessee Shakespeare Company is helping “youth begin to see that they can manage conflict and that others have conflict, too.”

    By Christin Yates August 19, 2022

• June 2022

  • Data shows number of traffic-related arrests increased in 2022

    “For the first six months of the year, the Memphis Police Department has made more drag racing arrests than they made in 2019 and 2020,” MPD Deputy Chief Paul Wright said. 

    By Julia Baker June 30, 2022

  • New mental health initiatives build on decades old ‘Memphis model’

    Local law enforcement and emergency responders are trying to keep people suffering from mental health crises out of the ER and out of jail. 

    By Aisling Mäki, Julia Baker June 13, 2022

• January 2022

  • Man shot and killed by Shelby County SWAT officer

    A 20-year-old Memphis man was shot and killed by a SCSO SWAT officer during a standoff and chase in Cordova, Wednesday, Jan. 26. John Hunt died on the scene. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 26, 2022

• August 2021

  • TBI: Man dead following officer-involved shooting involving Sheriff’s deputy

    The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting involving the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

    By Yolanda Jones August 16, 2021

• January 2021

  • St. Jude Dream Home, crime surge at forefront of Lakeland BOC meeting

    The St. Jude Dream Home — a major fundraiser for the hospital — will be built again in Lakeland this year.

    By Michael Waddell January 15, 2021

• August 2019

  • Sheriff’s deputy stabbed, suspect shot and killed in Downtown Memphis

    A Shelby County Sheriff's deputy was stabbed and a man identified as James Lee Kirkwood was killed by the officer during an officer-involved shooting incident Downtown Monday morning.

    By Yolanda Jones, Bill Dries August 06, 2019

• June 2019

  • Shelby County Sheriff’s Office hires ‘expeditor’ to help curb the jail population

    The Shelby County Sheriff's Office has hired an "expeditor" to help reduce jail population.

    By Yolanda Jones June 26, 2019

  • Video visitations to resume Saturday at Shelby County jail

    Video visitations will resume Saturday at the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar. Issues with the system have been repaired after a week of the service being down. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 14, 2019

  • Family, friends upset by issues with visitation at 201 Poplar

    Technical difficulties with the video visitation system at 201 Poplar are preventing inmates from receiving visitors. Officials hope the problem is fixed by the end of the week.

    By Yolanda Jones June 11, 2019

  • Roy Nixon, Shelby County’s first mayor, laid to rest

    Local politicians, friends and family gathered Saturday at St. Patrick Presbyterian Church in Collierville to say goodbye to Roy C. Nixon, the lawman and civic leader who served as Shelby County's first mayor.

    By Jared Boyd June 10, 2019

  • Computer issues stop jail visitations at 201 Poplar for next week

    Technical difficulties with visitation system at 201 Poplar causes the Shelby County Sheriff's Office to stop all jail visits for at least a week until the issue is resolved. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 07, 2019

  • Roy Nixon, Shelby County’s first mayor, remembered as lawman, civic leader

    Roy Nixon began his career as a lawman with Memphis police and later went into politics becoming Shelby County first mayor under a new form of government where he built relationships with other city leaders. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 07, 2019

  • Shelby County Sheriff’s Office launches app

    The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office wants to keep the public informed about any news and now has a new smartphone app to do it.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 04, 2019