Fresh questions surface about a series of expunged burglaries linked to murder defendant Cleotha Henderson.

The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, near Raines and Ross roads in southeast Memphis.

There were 302 homicides in Memphis in 2022, a 13% decrease from the record-breaking 347 homicides in 2021.

Vincent Patterson, 22, pleaded not guilty to charges related to the killing of Barshay Wilson.

While hundreds of inmates sat in jail for more than 500 days awaiting their day in court, and victims longed for closure, the Shelby County Criminal Court held a total of 35 trials in 2022.

District Attorney General Steve Mulroy has requested a “use of force investigation.” 

“I’m committed for our police department to do what we can, not just to be reactive and responsible, but also to be proactive to keep children out of the hands of the justice system,” MPD Chief C.J. Davis said.

From 2017 to 2021, an estimated 1.8 million guns were stolen, according to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

The 22-year -old man told police that he and another person shot the University of Memphis nursing student and dumped his body, according to an affidavit.

“It’s hard for me to go to the grocery store or a restaurant or church without somebody approaching me, expressing concern about juvenile crime,” said Bill Gibbons, president of the Crime Commission. “People are upset about it in this community.”

Authorities have identified the suspects in the Collierville shoplifting case that led to an officer firing at a fleeing car.

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The incident began with a shoplifting call in the Collierville Crossing shopping center. 

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland called it “outrageous” that a person charged with first-degree murder would be so easily released from jail.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools uses a variety of tactics to curb safety incidents at schools, including an established program that pays students cash for information and a new $1 million grant for violence prevention at five specific schools.

After 17 years as an assistant U.S. Attorney here, Memphis native Kevin Ritz now has the top job. He is more than prepared, but it is also a different challenge: “It’s hard to be in this chair. But you put the facts and the law together, and you do the right thing.” 

Gov. Bill Lee granted Oscar Smith a reprieve after finding TDOC failed to properly test lethal injection chemicals, then retained a former federal prosecutor to investigate why it happened.

A suspect is in critical condition after a struggle and shootout with Memphis Police Department officers Friday, Dec. 30.

A lawsuit includes a claim that had a 2021 rape been properly investigated and had Cleotha Henderson been arrested, the abduction and murder of Eliza Fletcher could have been avoided.

Since taking office Sept. 1, District Attorney Steve Mulroy has pushed criminal justice reforms with the formation of the Justice Review Unit and expansion of the office’s restorative justice program — and he’s not done yet. 

In an effort to retain and grow its number of officers, the Memphis Police Department has opened a recruitment center in Midtown and implemented retention bonuses and a new take-home vehicle program. But is it working? 

According to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department, Edmonton Elks wide receiver Christian Saulsberry was shot by a Memphis suspect. 

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the events that led to a shooting on the 4700 block of Cochese Road. 

Two of the co-defendants in the case are half brothers. 

According to authorities, Mark Coleman said he was assaulted by Wesley Caldwell while playing golf at the Links at Whitehaven. 

Judge Andre Mathis replaced Donald on the federal appellate court.