Memphis Police Department officers are responsible for 36% of the vehicle crashes in which they are involved, according to data provided by the department.

Of 30 major U.S. cities, Memphis had the highest increase in road deaths from 2019 to 2022, according to a recent analysis from the New York Times. 

The local judge also told reporters Friday, Aug. 2, that local bail reform efforts have been working.

The lawsuit stems from the department’s decision to create a second lieutenant position, a move that the sergeants say harms their career prospects. 

A Memphis police officer and a civilian died early Friday morning after a two-vehicle crash near Downtown, the Memphis Police Department said. A second officer is in critical condition at Regional One Health.

Local criminal justice reform nonprofit Just City has filed a federal lawsuit over a recently passed state law that changed Shelby County’s bail-setting procedures.

State Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, said the GPS monitoring program could provide another option to jail or bail with no real-time supervision. 

The manner of death was ruled “undetermined” as examiners could not determine whether factors contributing to his death were imposed by others.

The contract primarily concerns requirements the DeSoto County Juvenile Correctional Facility must meet to receive federal funding.

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

“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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“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.”

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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. 

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.

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

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

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.

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.