Petition filed in Lester Street Murders case claims false confession
Jessie Dotson was convicted of the six-murder scene in 2010 and currently sits on death row in Nashville.
Topic: crime
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March 2024
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February 2024
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February crime-spree suspect deemed competent for trial
The preliminary hearing for Courdarion Craft, 20, was set during a Tuesday, Feb. 27, court date. Craft’s attorney Brandon Hall appeared on his behalf.
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Broken Bottles: an update on smash-and-grab sting indictments, arrests
Fifteen people were indicted for allegedly organizing the enterprise, and dozens more were arrested.
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Crime cut in half? It’s unclear. But it’s down
During her Jan. 9 reappointment presentation to the Memphis City Council, Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis noted that crime in the city had been slashed in half over a six-month period.
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Fourth-quarter data shows dip in property, overall crime
Despite a rise in violent crime, the overall crime rate fell 6.4% in the city and 7.2% in the county compared to the previous year, according to the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission.
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January 2024
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Guest Column: Include mental health in our ‘pandemic-level’ response to crime
“Our leaders should also consider what we are experiencing with increased crime rates as a deeper issue with how we recognize and support mental health and well-being.”
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Mick Wright talks Shelby County Commission triumphs and struggles
Commissioner Mick Wright has a number of directives in mind for the coming year, including reducing crime and getting Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert’s office in line.
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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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Letter to the Editor: Elected officials should join business leaders on crime
Lee Todd writes, “This effort against crime in Memphis will take everyone’s efforts. Citizens and people of authority must stand united. Until that happens, it will be about as beneficial as pouring water into the wind.”
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Too cold for crime? Wintry weather brings incident volume down
Memphis saw a 50% decrease in crime between Sunday, Jan. 14, and Tuesday, Jan. 16, from the same point in the week. Criminal incidents were down 62% from the same three-day period in 2023.
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December 2023
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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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Incoming council member addresses shooting in her district
Pearl Walker talks about solutions to crime after five people were shot, leaving two dead, at a car wash on Riverdale Road.
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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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Sanford: Let’s denounce the troubling rise in crime, all of it
“Our society, particularly our political system, has noticeably degenerated to the point where lying, cheating and exploiting others are often excused, if not overlooked and rewarded.”
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Witnessing a car break-in? Keep your distance
An emerging local trend is the number of people being shot while trying to interrupt or stop car thieves.
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Bail revoked for FedExForum shooting suspect
Tuesday’s hearing also revealed there may have been a second gun inside the venue.
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November 2023
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Activists present plan to curb youth violence in Memphis
“When they have trauma, they’re going to bring the trauma to the streets,” said Damon Curry Morris, who’s leading a group of local activists in drafting a plan to address youth violence.
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Memphis is in a ‘crime crisis,’ focus group participants say
“To them, public safety means more than crime,” Howard Robertson of Trust Marketing & Communications said.
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October 2023
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Calkins: He was held up at gunpoint — and he can’t imagine working anywhere else.
“There is a lot of negative press about this city. But there’s good stuff happening, every day,” says Cody Behles, director of innovation and research support at the University of Memphis.
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September 2023
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MPD responds to bank robbery in East Memphis
Memphis Police Department officers are looking for a suspect following a robbery of a Wells Fargo branch in East Memphis.
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Opinion: ‘Now the deafening part. There will be no justice’
“Elected officials have chosen to turn villains into victims and victims into villains. Victims are burdened with the cost of broken windows, impounded stolen cars, missing work, therapy and the overall thought of safety.”
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Guest column: Crime is a symptom, not a sickness
Focusing on crime won’t solve the problem, it is simply putting Band-Aids on bullet holes. Crime is just a symptom of much deeper, systemic issues that create inequitable outcomes and a lack of hope.
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Guest Column: ‘Our problems do not mean we are ... without hope’
“How do we describe our emotional response to the constant barrage that shapes so many days in Memphis? Weariness, that feeling that asks how we can keep enduring more of the same brokenness?”
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The War for Peace: Mayoral candidate Michelle McKissack wants a safer Memphis for all
Michelle McKissack, who hopes to become the first woman to be mayor of Memphis, remembers growing up in a city where crime was not a constant concern.
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August 2023
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City of Memphis’ VIP program aims to reduce gun violence
The program, which started in 2022, partners with several local charter schools and hospitals to steer at-risk individuals away from engaging in gun violence.
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