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    MPD averages 5.5 auto theft arrests per day

    The MPD figures came during an update on specialized units during a Memphis City Council Committee meeting Tuesday, March 21. 

    By Julia Baker March 21, 2023
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    Criminal justice reform group offers Strickland help with data

    Just City, a criminal justice reform organization that has often drawn Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s ire, has offered to help the City of Memphis publish more criminal justice data. 

    By Samuel Hardiman March 20, 2023
  • Public Safety

    TBI identifies woman fatally shot by deputy

    “The female driver, who was the only individual in the vehicle, was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

    By Julia Baker March 20, 2023
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    Opinion: The Shelby County Jail’s ‘long and shameful history’

    “In the past couple years, the Jail has seen troublesome population increases and has left key positions vacant ... the family of Gershun Freeman has called for a DOJ investigation into his homicide.”

    By Bill Powell March 20, 2023
  • Public Safety

    CrimeStoppers leader Buddy Chapman retiring

    Chapman said he continued to work past the typical retirement age of 65 because he loved what he was doing.

    By Julia Baker March 20, 2023
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    Locally and nationally, new approaches seek to lessen confrontational traffic stops

    “We have to have this broader view of what we’re trying to get done and what the goal is,” says Cardell Orrin.

    By Ben Wheeler March 19, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Freeman, Nichols families call for prosecution of officers in Freeman’s death

    The families of Gershun Freeman and Tyre Nichols stood with attorney Ben Crump Friday afternoon outside the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center, demanding prosecution of the corrections officers responsible for Freeman’s death. 

    By Julia Baker March 17, 2023
  • Public Safety

    File confirms identity of retired officer in Nichols case

    Memphis Police Department Lt. Dewayne Smith, a 25-year veteran, has been identified as the officer who retired before an administrative hearing into his involvement in the death of Tyre Nichols.

    By Ben Wheeler March 17, 2023
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    ‘It’s not going to go away unless we do something:’ Local leaders eye juvenile crime solutions

    In Memphis, leaders seem to agree that youth are able to get guns too easily and that they are seeing a trend of younger juvenile offenders and more violent offenses. But there are varying opinions on how to deal with those trends.

    By Julia Baker, Ian Round March 20, 2023
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    Advocate knows change is possible in Juvenile Court because she’s seen it

    Stephanie Hill, a “fierce” advocate for children and youth, sees the best in the children she works with and also believes it is our responsibility to do what we can to give them opportunities to succeed.

    By Jane Roberts March 20, 2023
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    When the Justice Department came for Shelby County Juvenile Court

    Much of the current framework of the Memphis and Shelby County Juvenile Court is the result of a 2012 agreement between Shelby County elected leaders and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department.

    By Bill Dries March 20, 2023
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    A primer: How Shelby County Juvenile Court works

    In this installment of “Minor Offenders, Major Offenses,” we answer some of the basic questions about Juvenile Court and its basic responsibilities. Because, despite it being a court of record, “there is little standardization in juvenile court size, case management procedures and court administrative practices” across the state. 

    By Bill Dries March 20, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Police searching for person of interest in Shea Grauer killing

    Surveillance footage shows an individual wearing a baseball cap with a dark hoodie pulled over his head, light pants and light shoes. 

    By Julia Baker May 11, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Poplar-White Station Library reopens

    The library had been closed since Feb. 2, when Memphis Police Department officer Geoffrey Redd was shot there.

    By Julia Baker March 13, 2023
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    Third of all SCORPION officers had infractions

    The Daily Memphian has identified all 56 MPD officers who were a part of SCORPION, the now disbanded unit whose officers were criminally charged with the death of Tyre Nichols. One local law enforcement leader says the stats show MPD needs more rigid hiring practices. 

    By Ben Wheeler March 13, 2023
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    ‘Not in the best condition': Tennessee looks to replace youth detention center

    As part of our “Minor Offenders, Major Offenses” series, The Daily Memphian takes a look at Tennessee’s only state-run, hardware-secure juvenile detention facility currently in use. Wilder Youth Development Center opened in 1971, and various officials say it needs to either be replaced or expanded. 

    By Ian Round March 20, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Data shows juvenile charges climbed 30% in 2022 from year before

    The number of delinquent charges against juveniles in Memphis and Shelby County increased 30.3% in 2022 from the year before, according to data from the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission. 

    By Julia Baker March 10, 2023
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    Here’s how Tennessee lawmakers plan to target juvenile crime this session

    In this installment of “Minor Offenders, Major Offenses,” we look at how lawmakers intend to build on the mandatory-minimum “truth in sentencing” law with bills that treat juveniles as adults in more circumstances. Many of the tough-on-crime proposals pivot from former Gov. Bill Haslam’s moderate juvenile justice reform effort in 2018.

    By Ian Round March 20, 2023
  • Public Safety

    GloRilla concert stampede claims third victim

    Aisha Stephens, 35, of Syracuse, New York, died after being injured in a stampede after a weekend concert by the rapper GloRilla in western New York state.

    By The Associated Press March 10, 2023
  • Public Safety

    ‘Trying to survive:’ Chronic absenteeism, more than truancy, concerning to local educators

    In the latest from our “Minor Offenders, Major Offenses” series on juvenile crime, criminalizing students for frequently missing school can actually make things worse: “You label a kid as delinquent, you actually create a future criminal.”

    By Aarron Fleming March 23, 2023
  • Public Safety

    City makes case to dismiss Alicia Franklin lawsuit

    The lawsuit filed by Alicia Franklin alleges negligence by the city regarding her alleged September 2021 sexual assault by Cleotha Henderson, aka Abston.

    By Alicia Davidson March 08, 2023
  • Germantown

    Teens involved in attempted Germantown kidnapping face additional charges

    Two teens facing aggravated kidnapping charges in connection with an attempted abduction at Saddle Creek face additional offenses in separate cases.

    By Abigail Warren March 08, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Judge delays release of additional Tyre Nichols video footage

    The 20 hours of additional video related to Tyre Nichols’ beating will no longer be released Wednesday, March 8, after a judge signed off on a motion ordering that the release be delayed.

    By Julia Baker March 08, 2023
  • Public Safety

    After Tyre Nichols’ death, DOJ will create nationwide guide on special police units

    The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday it will create a nationwide guide on special police units after Tyre Nichols’ death in Memphis. 

    By Samuel Hardiman March 08, 2023
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    ‘The kids that did this to us’: Juveniles driving car crimes higher

    A large part of the area’s current juvenile crime issue centers on car thefts and thefts of property from vehicles.

    Related stories:

    Minor Offenders, Major Offenses

    No ‘more pressing’ issue in Memphis community than juvenile crime

    By Julia Baker March 24, 2023

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