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<strong>A 14-year-old suspect in an alleged sexual assault at St. George&rsquo;s Independent School in Collierville has been charged with aggravated rape.</strong> (Clay Bailey/The Daily Memphian)Premium Collierville

14-year-old charged with rape in St. George’s case, police say

Teenager charged with aggravated rape in one of two alleged assaults at St. George’s Independent School in recent weeks, becoming the second person arrested in the investigation.

By Jody Callahan 1 hour ago
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11 face federal charges after interactions with Task Force officers

All of the men were charged after altercations with officers during attempted traffic stops, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee said. Traffic stops have increased since the Task Force began.

By Aarron Fleming 18 hours ago
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Memphis 7-year-old illegally handcuffed, pushed into school bookcase, lawsuit claims

“I heard my son scream,” a Memphis mother said in an interview with The Daily Memphian. School staff told her that they handcuffed her child for their own safety: “I was like, ‘Over a 7-year-old?’”

By Laura Testino November 25, 2025
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Sexton says funding for new jail ‘up on the locals to do that locally’

The Tennessee House speaker, who attended U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s news conference Monday, Nov. 24, was asked what the state’s appetite was for funding a replacement to 201 Poplar. 

By Samuel Hardiman November 24, 2025

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    Pam Bondi, Bill Lee tout crime decline 56 days into Memphis Safe Task Force

    “The numbers tell the story themselves. They are undeniable,” said U.S. Attorney General Bondi, who traveled to Memphis on Monday, Nov. 24.

    By Samuel Hardiman November 25, 2025
  • Premium Public Safety

    Task Force has made nearly 3K arrests since it began

    Many of the arrests have been on outstanding warrants, and the number of immigration-related arrests is still unclear.

    By Aarron Fleming November 22, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Sentencing dates canceled again for former cops charged in Tyré Nichols death

    They were set to be sentenced in late December.

    By Aarron Fleming November 22, 2025
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    ‘I was hoping he’d get some help … he (ended) up dying there.’

    A father grieves his son, 100 days after his mysterious death in the Shelby County Jail.

    By Aarron Fleming November 22, 2025
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    Affidavit points to student in St. George’s alleged sexual assault

    The search warrant and accompanying paperwork are the latest information regarding the alleged sexual assault that occurred in the private school’s athletic facility in Collierville on Oct. 8. 

    By Abigail Warren November 20, 2025
  • Public Safety

    More than 850 National Guard personnel in Memphis

    The boost in the National Guard’s presence comes as State of Tennessee plans to appeal a Nashville chancellor’s blocking of the deployment to Memphis.

    By Samuel Hardiman November 19, 2025
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    Sheriff’s Office reports another inmate death

    Tiffany Dukes is one of 11 inmates this year to die while in custody of the Sheriff’s Office.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 18, 2025
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    Memphis crime down 23% year to date

    Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis presented the latest crime numbers for the first full month of the Memphis Safe Task Force. She also talked about the MPD’s relationship with the task force including on immigration arrests.

    By Bill Dries November 18, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Nashville judge blocks Memphis National Guard deployment

    A judge has blocked the current deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis as part of President Donald Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force, but the state still has time to appeal.

    By Samuel Hardiman November 17, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Suspect claims self-defense in fatal Wolfchase shooting

    The incident happened on the mall’s second floor in front of a store called Village Mart, according to an affidavit in the case.

    By Aarron Fleming November 18, 2025
  • Public Safety

    National Guard deployment has already cost millions

    The state has contracts to feed and house the National Guard for well more than $6 million — to be paid by the federal government — according to court documents filed Friday.

    By Samuel Hardiman November 17, 2025
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    Police arrest 8 in gang sweep, echoing 2024 raid

    Memphis police arrested eight people, mostly for drug charges, in a Thursday, Nov. 13, sweep that also included agents from the Memphis Safe Task Force.

    By Jody Callahan November 14, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Dunavant fills four top positions in US Attorney’s Office

    Among the four leaders announced Friday is Beth Boswell, who has been promoted to First Assistant U.S. Attorney. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 14, 2025
  • Public Safety

    100+ more National Guard members coming to Memphis

    “Over the next few days, we anticipate the total presence will increase to roughly 350,” the Memphis Police Department said in a statement. 

    By Samuel Hardiman November 13, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Shelby County judges can handle task force case load, state’s high court says

    Shelby County doesn’t need more judges to help with additional Memphis Safe Task Force cases, according to a new letter from the chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court.

    By Aarron Fleming November 13, 2025
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    Whiteside back in custody, new trial date set

    Lindsey Whiteside is back in custody on charges of sexual activity with a minor after a federal judge overturned a magistrate’s decision to release Whiteside on bond.

    By Brandon LaGrone II November 13, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Task Force agents have made hundreds of immigration arrests in Memphis. Here’s what happened at one.

    A local woman was detained by federal law enforcement Tuesday night, Nov. 11, during a traffic stop in Midtown.

    By Aarron Fleming November 13, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Sheriff’s Office demands apology for sexual assault lawsuit

    The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is disputing that two women who were allegedly assaulted at the Shelby County women’s jail last year were actually in their custody at the time.

    By Aarron Fleming November 12, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Female inmates assaulted at Shelby County women’s jail, lawsuit alleges

    Two female inmates are suing Shelby County after being allegedly sexually assaulted by a male inmate they were housed with last year.

    By Aarron Fleming November 12, 2025
  • North Mississippi

    DeSoto County DA seeks new sentencing for Whiteside after support letters found to be coerced

    Two people who wrote letters of support for Lindsey Whiteside have recanted their communiques after the former assistant basketball coach pleaded guity of sexual battery of a minor.

    By Brandon LaGrone II November 11, 2025
  • Update Collierville

    Collierville police investigating sexual assault at St. George’s

    The head of school is on administrative leave as the matter is reviewed. Multiple students have been expelled.

    By Abigail Warren November 10, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Another Shelby County Jail inmate has died

    The latest death marks at least the third such fatality in the last 10 days and the 10th so far this year.

    By Jody Callahan November 07, 2025
  • Premium Collierville

    Woman involved in Mississippi Boulevard pastor’s murder found guilty

    A jury found Latoshia Daniels guilty of second-degree murder, reckless endangerment in connection with the shooting death of Brodes Perry, a former pastor at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.

    By Abigail Warren November 08, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Man who had charges dismissed in a drag-racing death arrested again, records show

    Cordero Ragland, who had all charges dismissed in a drag-racing death after being deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial, has been arrested again, records show.

    By Jody Callahan November 07, 2025
  • Premium Public Safety

    Bodycam footage, records provide clearer picture of Tony Allen arrest

    Two days after former Memphis Grizzly Tony Allen was arrested for drug possession alongside an Arkansas highway, a clearer picture has begun to emerge.

    By Jody Callahan November 07, 2025

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