Janeen Gordon reported that her opponent in the primary elections, Stephanie Gatewood, stole a campaign sign and later posted a photo of the sign on Facebook. 

A sheriff’s deputy responding to a shooting in Cordova was struck struck him with his car, causing the deputy to be carried away on the hood of the vehicle.

Law enforcement officials said those arrested include fugitives, sex offenders and violent criminals wanted in Memphis and Shelby County. 

The proposal is a response to the recent ban on abortions in Tennessee following the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

In the third and final installment of The Daily Memphian’s series on domestic violence: What do offenders have in common? How are they different? Can we tell when violence is about to escalate? Is there hope offenders can change? And can the problem be brought under control?

At the request of the District Attorney’s office, TBI is investigating the incident.

Within the subculture of streetwear, exclusive sneakers and T-shirts can be worth hundreds of dollars. But that can also make the popular items a target for thieves.

Another class of 100 recruits will soon go through the training academy.

Residents said they were woken up in the early hours of June 29 by multiple loud alerts informing them to be on the lookout for one of the two suspects accused of shooting officers in separate incidents. 

The council will be made up of youths and adults in the community, local government officials, health care and law enforcement.

“For the first six months of the year, the Memphis Police Department has made more drag racing arrests than they made in 2019 and 2020,” MPD Deputy Chief Paul Wright said. 

In the second part of The Daily Memphian’s three-part series on domestic violence, we take a look at the complexities in getting cases to effectively move through the judicial system to a fair, safe conclusion.

Early in a June morning in 2006, two Olive Branch police officers approached a suspected stolen car. Gunfire erupted and 16 years later, authorities are still looking for the shooter.

Don Gammage is stepping down as Olive Branch police chief, ending a long career in law enforcement.

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The alleged members and associates of the Traveling Vice Lord/Junk Yard Dogs held positions within the gang, including chief of the streets, deck holder, enforcer, treasurer, chief of security and man of literature. 

The housing will provide a home for four ex-offenders who are participating in the Shelby County Office of Re-Entry’s FOCUSED program, an 11-week training program that combines job readiness with the opportunity for selection into vocational training programs.

Germantown will internally promote Inspector Mike Fisher to the role of deputy chief, replacing Rodney Bright, who retired from the department’s second-in-command role.

Shelby County has about 22,000 formally reported domestic violence incidents annually, and police respond to 50,000 domestic violence-related calls each year. Each story is unique, with the ultimate challenge the same: finding a way to leave and survive.

Leaford Anderson, 53, has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge in the Sept. 17, 2021 death of Edward Lee Brooks, 52, the Shelby County district attorney’s office said.

House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally held a ceremonial signing of the bill at City Hall in Memphis.

Victor Boddie, a mechanic, sued his former employer, The Chemours Company, for violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when they fired him in 2019. 

Germantown Police are investigating the shooting death of a 4-year-old. 

Since 2018, 7,500 property owners in Shelby County have fallen victim to this form of identity theft. 

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett was arrested for driving under the influence Friday, June 17 after leaving the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Coffee County.