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    Brandon Webber was shot 16 times, according to autopsy

    Brandon Webber, the Frayser man shot and killed by a task force last summer, was shot multiple times including two fatal shots to his head, according to an autopsy report. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 20, 2020
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    Law enforcement, clergy meet to discuss curbing gun violence

    Police and clergy met to discuss what they can do about gun violence and violent crime in Memphis and Shelby County. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 18, 2020
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    Grief group helps teens, parents who’ve had to ‘face death too soon’

    The Shelby County Crime Victims & Rape Crisis Center has launched a pilot teen grief program to help young people affected by homicides get counseling. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 18, 2020
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    Trail of lawsuits plague health care provider for county inmates

    Former employees and one ex-inmate allege in lawsuits that Wellpath LLC is not providing satisfactory care at Shelby County facilities.

    By Linda A. Moore February 17, 2020
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    Teen at center of 2016 fundraising drive in court for murder charge

    Chauncy Black, the teen at the center of a fund-raising campaign, now faces voluntary a manslaughter charge in the death of his neighbor. A grand jury will decide if he will be indicted on the charge. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 14, 2020
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    Officials see new opportunities for juveniles at old Shelby Training Center

    Shelby County officials toured the old Shelby Training Center as a possible site for new juvenile detention facility.

    By Linda A. Moore February 13, 2020
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    Darrius Stewart’s mother files new lawsuit against former officer

    Mary Stewart, the mother of Darrius Stewart, the teen shot and killed in 2015 by Memphis police officer Connor Schilling, has filed a new civil lawsuit seeking $17 million in damages from the former officer. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 11, 2020
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    Journalists get what they want from Crime Commission lawsuit

    Memphis Shelby Crime Commission settles lawsuit with journalists and agrees to release public records including donors and grant funding. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 11, 2020
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    Billy Ray Turner trial date set in Lorenzen Wright slaying

    After numerous delays, a trial date has been set for Billy Ray Turner in the Lorenzen Wright slaying.

    By Yolanda Jones February 11, 2020
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    ‘Everyone should be able to see a doctor when they need to’

    Democratic state Sen. Katrina Robinson is partnering with Republicans on a Medicaid expansion bill designed to provide coverage to 300,000 Tennesseans who don't have health insurance.

    By Sam Stockard February 10, 2020
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    The right to know vs. the right to privacy

    Memphis police and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, like other law enforcement agencies nationwide, are increasingly using sophisticated technology for surveillance. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 07, 2020
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    Website connects low-income residents to legal help

    Three community legal groups will work together through the new 901 Legal Connect website to help low-income area residents with civil legal matters. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 06, 2020
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    Woman in Super Bowl ad for Trump seeks probation dismissal

    Alice Marie Johnson, whose drug conviction was commuted by Trump, still seeks to get her probation dismissed. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 03, 2020
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    Records illustrate murder suspect’s steamy relationship with retired MPD detective

    "I first met him in the interrogation room when I was arrested for accessory after the fact – first-degree murder,’’ Bridgett Stafford told investigators.

    By Marc Perrusquia January 31, 2020
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    Police launch new strategy to handle interstate shootings

    "Operation Safe Travel 2" MPD's latest initiative to handle interstate shootings, kicked off Tuesday. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 30, 2020
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    De-annexation and juvenile facility top issues for sheriff

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner discusses top issues he is facing in 2020. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 27, 2020
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    Transferring children to adult court is ‘hardest thing’ to do, judge says

    Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael said during his annual State of the Court address Friday that the court does not "recruit children" and that transferring children to adult court is "the hardest thing I have to do.”

    By Yolanda Jones January 24, 2020
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    Four interstate shootings continue 2019 trend

    A highway shooting this week was the fourth of the year and continues a trend of 45 on Memphis roadways last year. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 23, 2020
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    Number of Memphis, Shelby County homicides increased in 2019

    The City of Memphis ended 2019 with 191 homicides — an increase of nearly 3% from the previous year, according to homicide data released by the Memphis Police Department.

    By Yolanda Jones January 20, 2020
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    City’s violent crime rate continues decline but homicide count rises

    The overall violent crime rate in Memphis dropped more than 8% in 2019 from the previous year. However, the number of homicides increased. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 17, 2020
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    Question of new or renovated juvenile detention center could renew debate over size

    Just City executive director Josh Spickler said on the WKNO program “Behind The Headlines” that Juvenile Court needs more resources for children in detention. But he said the question of which children and how many wind up in detention or tried as adults should take priority over the details of the bricks and mortar.

    By Bill Dries January 17, 2020
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    Plans for new youth detention center up in air amid talk of renovation

    Shelby County officials, who last year approved funding for preliminary work to build a new juvenile detention facility, are now exploring alternatives such as renovating a closed youth facility in Southeast Memphis.

    By Yolanda Jones, Linda A. Moore August 26, 2020
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    No trial date set for man accused of killing Lorenzen Wright

    Billy Ray Turner is charged with first-degree murder in the July 2010 death of the U of M and NBA basketball player. The case was reset for Feb. 11.

    By Yolanda Jones January 15, 2020
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    Records show increase, racial disparity in juvenile transfers to adult court

    Children transferred from juvenile court to adult court is on the rise. Last year, 90 children were charged as adults and almost all are African American.

    By Yolanda Jones January 13, 2020
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    ‘Chauncy’s Chance’ teen charged in murder of neighbor

    Chauncy Black, a Memphis teen for whom a viral fundraiser brought in nearly $350,000 to help Black's struggling family in 2016, has been charged with murder four years later. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 12, 2020

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