Bernice Jarrett is charged with one count of aggravated neglect of a vulnerable person and five counts of neglect of a vulnerable person.

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office held a special lighting ceremony Thursday, April 10, in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

Woman charged with several counts of neglect of a vulnerable person used to own a business with her ex-husband to care for “mentally and physically disabled individuals.”

A 5-year-old boy with autism who went missing Wednesday afternoon was found dead Thursday, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

One person was killed and five others injured Wednesday afternoon when gunfire rang out at a meeting of Memphis Allies, a group meant to prevent gun violence.

In a strange story, a woman has been arrested after stopping in Memphis on an apparent trip from Texas to Virginia after six disabled adults were found living in deplorable conditions on the bus she drove.

The former board chair of the state’s inmate oversight board will serve no jail time as long she doesn’t violate the conditions of her diversion. 

The second Downtown shooting in recent weeks occurred near Front Street and Court Avenue, Memphis Police Department says. 

Rhodes College student Andrew Rainer’s family packed the courtroom Monday with about 15 members present including his parents.

Stephen Davis was one of 15 pedestrians who have been fatally struck by cars in Shelby County so far this year, marking an uptick in the disturbing trend after two years of notable declines.

A woman accused of killing a local pastor last month did not know him prior to their altercation, according to her attorney. 

Jackson Hopper remains in the Shelby County Jail without bond.

MPD is no longer certified by the multinational organization that ensures its affiliate agencies meet standards on hiring practices, patrol strategies and more. 

Courtney Berry is the fifth inmate to die this year. 

The owner of a popular Memphis wing restaurant chain has been indicted for theft and tax fraud, local court records show. 

The shooting killed a Memphis rapper and wounded a Houston rapper.

State Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, and Senate leaders are asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to appoint a panel outside the legislature to investigate Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy. 

A jury of up to 16 members will be brought in from out of town to hear the state case against three former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols, a judge ruled.

Bail amounts in Shelby County increased following the passage of a recent state law aimed at peeling back local bail reform efforts.

Memphis police have issued an arrest warrant for a 21-year-old in connection with a double shooting in Downtown Memphis that left Memphis rapper Sayso P dead.

Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Valerie Smith has been confirmed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals.

The victims were shot just before 2:45 p.m. Saturday while getting into a car outside of the Westin Memphis Beale Street, police said.

Police had much of the area cordoned off while spectators stood and watched. The other victim was taken to the hospital.

Two former Memphis police officers can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee after a hearing by the state’s Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission.

The push to exclude C.J. Davis came amid a flurry of legal filings Friday, including one that argued that Nichols’ family’s attorneys had access to federal documents that were supposed to be sealed.