The training came nearly a month after three students and three teachers were killed at Covenant School in Nashville, which previously received private security consulting from Defend Systems.

A meeting Tuesday between stakeholders and the Memphis Police Department resulted in an agreement on a Downtown pilot curfew program that will eventually be implemented citywide. Many program details remain unclear, including where and how MPD will detain minors.

Hours after filing a federal lawsuit that seeks $550 million in damages against the city and others, notable civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the family of Tyre Nichols remarked on the “landmark” suit.

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At 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, officers with the Memphis Police Department attempted the warrant pickup in the 2800 block of Vayu Drive.

Miguel Andrade, 16, was initially charged as a juvenile but was transferred last month to criminal court. 

The family of Tyre Nichols, the man who died after being beaten by Memphis police in January, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the City of Memphis.

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“It is not safe, and it is against the law, for children to be out at midnight without an adult. As every coach will say, ‘nothing good happens after midnight,’” Memphis mayor Jim Strickland said. 

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office announced a partnership as part of its push to prosecute economic crimes such as worker exploitation and wage theft. 

The bill requires trial court and general sessions court judges to set bail for certain violent felonies. 

Details from the Standing Bail Order for General Sessions Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, outline the timeframe and process for new bail hearing procedures.

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The family of Tyre Nichols, the man who died after an encounter with Memphis police officers, will file a lawsuit this week against the City of Memphis.

The Memphis Police Department program would monitor curfew violations and “other criminal activities,” such as indecent exposure. 

According to MPD officials, the department has received an “influx” of calls regarding juveniles gathering Downtown and participating in “unacceptable behavior,” including murders.

Shelby County Criminal Court Division VII Judge Lee Coffee made the determination during a motion hearing Friday, April 14. 

“Losing a child is the worst kind of pain that a parent could know, but RowVaughn has continued to demonstrate strength and assert her voice to ensure that her son’s story is not forgotten,” Ben Crump, the Wells family’s attorney, wrote for Time magazine.

Two of the men charged in connection to the recent shooting at the Prive restaurant in Hickory Hill had their bail set in court Thursday, April 15.

Under an amendment, the consolidated police reform ordinance on the Tuesday, April 11, agenda would stand alongside separate ordinances on the same general reforms.

Johnny Sanford, 36, posted a $250,000 bond on April 6 following a bond hearing the same day.

Twenty-nine paper lanterns alighted over the Mississippi River around the 7:30 p.m. sunset representing each year of Nichols’ life.

The Collective Blueprint is one part of an attempted solution to the city’s crime and poverty problems, a solution beyond the traditional approaches tried by leaders. 

“The best thing is to be someone who cares about their community,” MPD Public Information Officer Theresa Carlson said. “... someone who can listen and talk to people.”

Is it a scandal that law enforcement officials didn’t throw themselves into investigating a superstar basketball player whose behavior was plainly over the line? No. It would have been unusual if they had.

Gregory Livingston had his bail lowered to $750,000 by Criminal Court Division 8 Judge Chris Craft.

One of the three men charged in a shooting at the Prive restaurant and bar last week has had his bail set at $250,000.