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  • Public Safety

    Minor non-critically injured after being shot by police

    Two juveniles were taken into custody, but a third was shot after running from officers on Winchester.

    By Julia Baker July 26, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Main Event security guard waives bond hearing

    “He was like a superhero to me,” said Redmon’s son, La’Dameyon Redmon Jr. “He was very proud of me about what I was doing with my life, being an aircraft mechanic.”

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    Security expert talks industry issues in light of Main Event shooting

    By Julia Baker July 25, 2024
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    Security expert talks industry issues in light of Main Event shooting

    A shooting at Main Event was not its first. Because the victim and the alleged perpetrator were both guards at the facility, at least one security professional says the shooting gives his industry “a black eye.”

    By Aarron Fleming July 25, 2024
  • Public Safety

    MPD: Crime down 18% through first half of 2024

    “I’m glad to see the numbers going down,” Council member Jerri Green said. “I do want to keep it in context. We’re comparing the numbers to the worst year on record for Memphis.”

    By Julia Baker July 23, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Shelby County Sheriff’s Office investigating jail death

    A 49-year-old inmate died at the Shelby County Jail Monday, July 22. 

    By Aarron Fleming July 24, 2024
  • Public Safety

    MPD struggling with car shortage

    Interim MPD Chief C.J. Davis said she would like cars to be replaced every five years instead of every 10 to 15 years, which would require more funding.

    By Julia Baker July 23, 2024
  • Public Safety

    MPD: Shooting at Main Event leaves one man dead

    MPD confirmed to The Daily Memphian the shooter and the victim were both security guards at the entertainment venue. 

    By Aarron Fleming July 23, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Man falls to death at Central Library during fundraiser

    The Central Library will be closed until Monday, July 29.

    By King Jemison July 22, 2024
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    Beale Street shooting victim was arrested Downtown a week prior

    MPD identified Benjamin Murrell as the victim who was shot around 11 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Beale and South 4th streets, the same location where police initiated his arrest during Operation Saturday Night Live.

    By Julia Baker July 26, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Man dead, one injured after Saturday night shootings Downtown

    The Memphis Police Department has attempted to increase its presence Downtown in response to concerns about crime in the district.

    By Aarron Fleming July 21, 2024
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    Attorney in West Memphis Three case reeling from nightmares

    Dan Stidham, who’s now a judge, represented Jessie Misskelley, one of three suspects convicted in the May 1993 killings of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis. 

    By Julia Baker July 21, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Criminal history has always been considered in setting bail, official says

    A new state law making public safety the priority in setting bail will have a far greater impact than Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy’s plan to provide criminal records, which has been done “for decades,” lead judicial commissioner John Marshall says.

    By Julia Baker July 20, 2024
  • Public Safety

    MPD veteran takes on interim assistant chief role

    The Memphis Police Department has a new No. 2 following the departure of its assistant chief last week who was living in Georgia.

    By Julia Baker July 19, 2024
  • Public Safety

    DA’s office announces changes to bail-setting process

    Judicial commissioners will now be able to view a defendant’s detailed criminal history when setting initial bail.

    By Julia Baker July 18, 2024
  • Public Safety

    MPD’s Downtown-safety plan leads to multiple arrests

    The goal of the operation — dubbed Operation Saturday Night Live — is to target violations from “bad actors” such as reckless driving, drag racing and disturbances.

    By Julia Baker July 22, 2024
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    Cause of inmate’s 2023 death revealed

    Kimberly Clark was found unresponsive in her cell at Shelby County Jail East Women’s Facility on Aug. 4, 2023. She was transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead an hour later.

    By Julia Baker December 10, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Police capture suspect in Church’s Chicken shooting

    Monica Williams, 45, is suspected of fatally shooting Church’s employee Anitra West.

    By Julia Baker July 15, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Lawful lessons: Students learn about legal system

    Through an internship, teenagers get a taste of working in a private firm, corporate law division or government agency. They visit courtrooms, attend trials, hear motions and network with legal professionals. 

    By Julia Baker July 13, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Man charged in Young Dolph killing to remain free despite recent arrest

    A man accused of organizing the 2021 killing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph will remain out on bond despite a recent arrest in Mississippi.

    By Aarron Fleming July 12, 2024
  • Behind The Headlines

    Two very different views of bail from Spickler and Taylor

    At the center of the debate between Taylor and Spickler is how bail should be implemented, a topic of sometimes fierce disagreement between elected leaders, government officials and the general public.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 12, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Church’s Chicken employee mourned as police look for her killer

    Longtime service worker apparently killed over food order argument.

    By Julia Baker July 11, 2024
  • Public Safety

    15 Memphians caught in sweeping drug trafficking indictment

    Federal agents seized 938 grams of meth, 541 grams of fentanyl, 200 grams of psilocybin mushrooms and about 26 pounds of marijuana during the course of their investigation, according to the office.

    By Aarron Fleming July 11, 2024
  • Elections

    Lisa Arnold, Tami Sawyer on their qualifications for General Sessions Court clerk

    Here is what the two contenders for General Sessions Court clerk told The Daily Memphian about their qualifications to be the next clerk of the largest court system in the state.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2024
  • Elections

    Lisa Arnold, Tami Sawyer on their plans if elected General Sessions Court clerk

    Here is what the two contenders for General Sessions Court clerk told The Daily Memphian about what they each would do if they win the Aug. 1 election.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2024
  • Elections

    The race for General Sessions Court clerk and why it’s important

    Lisa Arnold and Tami Sawyer are the candidates in the only countywide race on the Aug. 1 ballot. The election will mean a change in the administrator and records keeper for the state’s largest court system.

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    Lisa Arnold, Tami Sawyer on their plans if elected General Sessions Court clerk

    Lisa Arnold, Tami Sawyer on their qualifications for General Sessions Court clerk

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2024

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