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  • 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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    By Bill Dries August 03, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Memphis man now charged with attacking two homeless men in recent months

    A U.S. Army veteran charged with fatally shooting a homeless man has also been accused of attacking another homeless person with a knife in Downtown Memphis, court documents show. 

    By The Associated Press July 08, 2024
  • Public Safety

    After residency report, assistant chief leaving MPD

    The announcement comes after reports that MPD Assistant Chief Shawn Jones lives in Georgia and has voted twice in the state this year.

    By Aarron Fleming July 09, 2024
  • Public Safety

    US Marshals capture teenager accused of killing watermelon vendor

    A warrant was issued for the arrest of Demarion Tackett after he did not appear for a hearing to revoke his bond filed by prosecutors. 

    By Julia Baker July 09, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Judge tapped as new head of judicial commissioners

    Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Division 8 Judge Lee Wilson, who also runs the county’s drug court program, is the new leader for the commissioners. 

    By Aarron Fleming July 03, 2024
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    Reward for escaped DeSoto County inmate raised to $20K

    Joshua Zimmerman, 31, was in court Friday, June 14, for a hearing related to multiple felony charges in DeSoto County including attempted murder, armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. 

    By Rob Moore July 02, 2024
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    Assistant MPD Chief lives in Georgia

    MPD issued this statement about the official who makes $177,768.76 annually: “Shawn Jones’ primary residence is still in the state of Georgia. Tennessee state law does not permit restrictions on the residency of first responders.”

    By Samuel Hardiman July 02, 2024

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