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    Six officers charged after arrest of Shelby Farms murder suspect

    Six West Tennessee law-enforcement officers charged after four-county pursuit and arrest of suspect in Shelby Farms killing.

    By Jody Callahan February 11, 2025
  • Public Safety

    MPD warns of coordinated shoplifting

    MPD Sgt. Andre Jones said the department has responded to an uptick in cases of coordinated shoplifting, mostly at local Family Dollar and Dollar General stores. 

    By Aarron Fleming February 12, 2025
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    Federal agents responsible for taking TacoNGanas workers, city says

    TacoNGanas security footage shows employees being taken away by unidentified men. City of Memphis says it was federal agents.

    By Aarron Fleming February 11, 2025
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    Ethics complaint filed against Memphis fire chief

    The new complaint makes reference to a series of separate complaints filed with the city in March by a group of Black MFD firefighters.

    By Aarron Fleming February 10, 2025
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    Sherwood Brown: From death row at Parchman to freedom

    Even after DNA testing showed he wasn’t the suspect who killed the three members of the Boyd family, it still took years for Sherwood Brown to get his release from custody.

    By Rob Moore February 10, 2025
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    Sherwood Brown: A pair of athletic shoes leads to almost 30 years on death row

    A pair of athletic shoes — among the most popular brands in the country — kick-started an investigation that would lead to Sherwood Brown spending close to three decades only a short walk from execution.

    By Rob Moore February 09, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Two more Shelby County Jail inmates have died

    Two Shelby County Jail inmates died on Thursday and Friday, bringing the total to four this week.

    By Aarron Fleming February 09, 2025
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    Amid crowding, more Shelby County Jail inmates being placed on suicide watch

    The average population at 201 Poplar has grown by roughly 600 inmates over the past two years.

    By Aarron Fleming February 07, 2025
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    Southaven mayor to those who show out at Springfest: ‘We’re going to bust your tail’

    “We are not going to give up one of our greatest traditions because of a few people who have no parenting at home and can’t act right,” Mayor Darren Musselwhite said about the upcoming Springfest.

    By Rob Moore February 05, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Ezekiel Kelly plans to serve as own lawyer in death penalty case

    Kelly faces capital murder charges stemming from a 2022 shooting rampage that left three people dead amid a frantic manhunt and a citywide shelter-in-place order.

    By The Associated Press February 04, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Man dies in police custody, MPD says

    A man died Tuesday after experiencing a medical emergency while in police custody. 

    By Aarron Fleming February 05, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Second jail inmate died over the weekend, SCSO says

    The latest deaths mark at least the 55th and 56th death at the jail since 2019.

    By Aarron Fleming February 06, 2025
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    Man with rifle near elementary school shot by Memphis police

    Memphis Police Department Assistant Chief Don Crowe said officers “pleaded” with the suspect to drop the weapon as he approached nearby Vollentine Elementary.

    By Aarron Fleming February 04, 2025
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    Another death at 201 Poplar brings number to at least 55 since 2019

    The latest incident began Thursday when jailers found an inmate unresponsive after experiencing a “medical emergency,” according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. The inmate was taken to Methodist University Hospital and died Friday afternoon.

    By Jody Callahan February 01, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Despite this week’s shootings, homicides are still trending down

    A violent week in Memphis left crime scenes across the city. Several of those had multiple victims.

    By Aarron Fleming February 01, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Corrections deputy indicted for inappropriate relationship with inmate

    Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner also said another inmate was found unresponsive at the jail Friday, Jan. 31, after experiencing a “medical emergency” overnight.

    By Aarron Fleming January 31, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Jail door replacement will take two years, cost $6M, sheriff’s office says

    The 636 doors, which operate on a sliding mechanism, have failed repeatedly throughout the last year, leading to a rise in inmate-on-inmate assaults and assaults against jail staff.

    By Aarron Fleming January 30, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Two dead after shooting in College Park neighborhood

    Memphis police said, at 3:32 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 900 block of College Park Drive, north of the Soulsville area.

    By Aarron Fleming January 31, 2025
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    Charges dropped for fifth suspect in Young Dolph death

    A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the 2021 murder of Memphis rapper Young Dolph.

    By Aarron Fleming January 28, 2025
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    DA’s Justice Review Unit one of at least 128 similar entities around US

    In his hunt to see Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy removed from office, state Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, has cited the creation of the DA’s Justice Review Unit as one justification for the ouster.

    By Aarron Fleming January 26, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Trump’s new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases

    President Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration.

    By The Associated Press,  The Daily Memphian Staff January 23, 2025
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    Mulroy addresses ouster attempt, bail concerns at Collierville Rotary meeting

    Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy defended himself against the state’s ouster attempt and shared a limerick with the Collierville Rotary Club.

    By Abigail Warren January 21, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Four Memphis-area Jan. 6 defendants among those pardoned by Trump

    Former Memphian Richard Barnett, 64, was released from Federal Bureau of Prisons custody at 11 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2025.

    By Julia Baker, Rob Moore January 21, 2025
  • Public Safety

    City Council reappoints C.J. Davis

    The Memphis City Council took up the reappointment of C.J. Davis, which had been on hold for a year.

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    Chickasaw Gardens street closures hit indefinite roadblock

    New neighborhoods division would consolidate some city functions

    By Bill Dries January 21, 2025
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    Sheriff’s deputy fatally shoots person

    The shooting is still under investigation, according to the TBI. 

    By Aarron Fleming January 23, 2025

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