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    February crime-spree suspect deemed competent for trial

    The preliminary hearing for Courdarion Craft, 20, was set during a Tuesday, Feb. 27, court date. Craft’s attorney Brandon Hall appeared on his behalf.

    By Julia Baker February 27, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Mayor Paul Young asks gang members for ‘7-day ceasefire’

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young convened a discussion with local gang members with the help of 901 Bloc Squad and Heal 901, two of the city’s violence intervention programs.

    By Aarron Fleming February 27, 2024
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    Homeless hospital patient discharged wearing only a gown. It’s not an unusual story.

    “She’s literally just in a hospital gown, with nothing else on. She can’t walk,” an Uber driver said of a passenger picked up. “And I’m thinking, it’s getting dark. It’s about to rain. This is a perfect storm for something terrible to happen to a person.”

    By Ben Wheeler February 26, 2024
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    Legislative roundup: Bills on bail, police reform advance in Nashville

    Bills advancing through the Tennessee General Assembly this week included one aimed at reversing police reforms passed in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ 2023 death in Memphis. 

    By Ian Round February 26, 2024
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    Broken Bottles: an update on smash-and-grab sting indictments, arrests

    Fifteen people were indicted for allegedly organizing the enterprise, and dozens more were arrested.

    By Aarron Fleming February 24, 2024
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    Critics say efforts to repeal bail reform could be unconstitutional

    State Sen. Brent Taylor has filed two bills to restrict bail. But they come at a time when crime is trending downward, and some critics say they won’t help anyway.

    By Aarron Fleming February 22, 2024
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    ‘Everybody needs justice:’ Victims, leaders sound off on bail practices after shooting spree

    “Y’all just let him out to do the same thing that he’s already out on bond for,” Domonique Coleman said. “I feel like they should have just kept him in jail.”

    By Julia Baker February 22, 2024
  • Public Safety

    DeSoto County Sheriff says officer-involved shooting ‘in line with training’

    The MBI has not disclosed what initiated the stop. None of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s officers were seriously injured, but the K9, identified as Luca, is deceased. 

    By Rob Moore February 22, 2024
  • North Mississippi

    One dead following shooting with DeSoto County sheriff’s deputies

    The incident occurred after DeSoto County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to make a stop along the border of Tunica and DeSoto counties. 

    By Rob Moore February 21, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Federal jury convicts man who drove car into Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy

    In July 2022, Charlie Gibson drove a car into a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was responding to an assault call in Cordova.

    By Julia Baker February 21, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Four former Memphis police officers decertified

    One former Memphis Police officer contested his decertification before the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, and three more did not appear for the hearings.

    By Ben Wheeler February 21, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Arrests and traffic stops increase in Hernando

    Traffic stops in the DeSoto County city were up 87% in 2023 with 13,229 stops.

    By Rob Moore February 21, 2024
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    Judge reprimanded for overturning 163-year sentence

    The Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct issued Shelby County Criminal Court Division 1 Judge Paula Skahan a public reprimand Feb. 14 for overturning the sentence of Courtney Anderson in December 2022.

    By Aarron Fleming February 21, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    MPD wants 10-day holds for vehicles used in drag racing, street stunts

    In conversation that covered murder-clearance rates, aggravated assault charges, illegal car stunts and more, the Shelby County district attorney general and the Memphis Police Department’s interim chief both presented to the Memphis City Council public safety committee.

    Related story:

    DA says MPD clears more than 30% of murders. MPD disputes it.

    By Julia Baker February 20, 2024
  • Public Safety

    DA says MPD clears more than 30% of murders. MPD disputes it.

    Steve Mulroy said Tuesday, Feb. 20, that MPD had a murder clearance rate of 31.2% in 2022, something that Interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis audibly disputed as he said it.

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    MPD wants 10-day holds for vehicles used in drag racing, street stunts

    By Samuel Hardiman February 21, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Decarcerate Memphis report breaks down MPD traffic stop data

    “Memphis and Shelby County have, in some respects, truly become more threatening in recent years; traffic fatalities have risen, especially since 2020; fewer people are able to legally drive; and people of color face more discrimination on the road and in court,” Decarcerate Memphis’ new report said.

    By Aarron Fleming February 21, 2024
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    County needs to consider new, $500 million jail, sheriff says

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. knows the area has a lot of needs, but he says 201 Poplar is showing its age — and Shelby County should start thinking about a new jail. 

    By Julia Baker February 19, 2024
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    Will gun-reform donations flip legislative seats in Tennessee?

    The gun-reform movement in Tennessee has something it’s never had before: money.

    By Ian Round February 20, 2024
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    Prosecutors file first indictment under Violent Crime Initiative

    Three alleged members of the Unknown Vice Lords/Ghost Mob gang were indicted on new charges for their suspected role in the death of an unnamed man last year.

    By Aarron Fleming February 16, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Judge: Young Dolph suspect is ‘playing fast and loose’ with bond conditions

    A suspect in the killing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph appeared in court Friday, Feb. 16, where a judge admonished him for failing to appear before her the day before.

    Related story: 

    Young Dolph suspect misses court hearing

    By Julia Baker February 16, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Youth violence summit ‘long overdue’

    Following the death of a local shop owner during a crime spree Feb. 11, the National Summit on Innovative Solutions to Youth Violence looks to find answers. 

    By Julia Baker February 15, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Young Dolph suspect misses court hearing

    Govan’s attorney, Handel Durham, told Mitchell he told his client to “be on standby” due to “intervening factors” and that Govan was “besieged with a lot of calls.”

    By Julia Baker February 15, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Officer fired after Nichols’ death files grievance against MPD

    The officer’s’ decertification was postponed and his law enforcement certification was suspended as he has filed a grievance against the Memphis Police Department regarding his employment status.

    By Ben Wheeler February 16, 2024
  • Public Safety

    ‘There was nothing I could have done,’ to save Nichols, says fired EMT

    The notes detailing the immediate internal investigation are a part of the thousands of pages of documents the City of Memphis released Wednesday, Feb. 14. 

    By Julia Baker, Aarron Fleming, Ben Wheeler February 14, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Binghampton kids express hope for gun safety with march, wooden hearts

    This year, the organization’s staff, four Memphis Police officers and about 20 kids in attendance used the coming holiday to send a message. 

    By Christopher Wright February 13, 2024

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