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While Pledge to Protect 901 hosted a march against gun violence Saturday in the Soulsville neighborhood, city leaders gathered in Hickory Hill for a community town hall. -
Public Safety
MPD employee charged with forgery
Amber Colbert, a police services employee, was arrested Wednesday, April 6, for attempting to obtain a loan through fraudulent means.
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Public Safety
Man convicted for murder of Deborah Groseclose denied parole
Ronald Rickman, 69, was denied parole after a March 23 hearing, which occurred three years after his latest parole hearing in 2019.
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Public Safety
Seventh unity walk against gun violence set for Saturday
The two-mile walk will begin and end at Metropolitan Baptist Church, at 767 Walker Ave., near LeMoyne-Owen College and Elmwood Cemetery.
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Public Safety
Appliances stolen from new home of MPD chief
Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis has again fallen victim to theft, this time when appliances were stolen from her new East Memphis home.
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Public Safety
Police take a bus to curb distracted driving
A busload of area police officers got a firsthand look Monday at the many dangerous distractions that capture the attention of drivers.
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Motorist indicted in crash that killed Shelby County medical examiner
The fatal crash occurred last September on Sam Cooper Boulevard near Mendenhall Road.
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Public Safety
‘Hands up! Don’t shoot': The forgotten Memphis police killing of Black teenager Larry Payne
A half century later, family still fights for recognition to soften “a pain that will never go away.''
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Public Safety
December trial date set for suspects in Phil Trenary slaying
McKinney Wright and Quandarius Richardson will begin trial together Dec. 5 in the 2018 shooting death of Phil Trenary.
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Billy Ray Turner found guilty for murder of Lorenzen Wright
Turner was charged with first-degree murder for the 2010 shooting of Wright, a former Memphis Grizzlies player.
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Public Safety
Ex-state Sen. Katrina Robinson sentenced to one year probation
Katrina Robinson was convicted for two wire fraud counts. She was granted the acquittal of two other wire fraud counts in January. A federal judge ruled Friday afternoon that she will not serve prison time.
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Public Safety
Memphis attorney pleads guilty to federal conspiracy charge
Memphis attorney Aaron Neglia pleaded guilty in conspiracy with former Shelby County Assistant District Attorney Glenda Adams to violate the Travel Act, according to court records.
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Public Safety
Young Dolph shot 22 times, according to autopsy
Autopsy results show Memphis rapper Young Dolph was shot dozens of times Nov. 17, 2021, as he bought cookies at his favorite bakery.
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Public Safety
Youth Villages launches $60 million gun violence reduction initiative
Memphis Allies, a gun violence reduction initiative, has launched through Youth Villages and hopes to reach 2,000 youth and adults over the next four years to get them out of the life of gun violence. The $60 million initiative has launched first in the Raleigh-Frayser area.
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Elections
Crime Campaign: The search for simple answers to a complex issue
The issue of crime — violent crime in particular — is center stage in the race for Shelby County Mayor, where the first stop is the May Democratic primary.
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Public Safety
Trial for man accused of killing Lorenzen Wright set to begin Monday
The trial of Billy Ray Turner, accused in connection with the fatal shooting death of former NBA star Lorenzen Wright, is slated to begin Monday, March 14.
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Public Safety
Pamela Moses, attorneys call for voter fraud charges to be dropped
Memphis Black Lives Matter activist Pamela Moses and her legal team called Friday, March 11, for charges against her over alleged voter fraud to be dismissed.
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Public Safety
MICAH pushes for a conviction review unit at virtual town hall
Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich, seeking a second eight-year term, has resisted creating a conviction review unit.
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Former Shelby County Sheriff Gene Barksdale dies at 99
Barksdale served as sheriff from 1976 to 1986.
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Public Safety
Advocates request racial equity audit of Shelby County DA
Legal and community advocates request that Shelby County commissioners hire an independent auditor to conduct a racial equity audit into Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich and her office.
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Public Safety
Newborn found dead on side of roadway as police search for answers
Memphis police said a newborn was found dead on the side of Raleigh-LaGrange Road Sunday. They are searching for information about who left the child along the roadway.
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Premium State Government
Exoneration efforts stalled by evidence destruction
Some states require police to keep DNA evidence until the person convicted dies. But in Tennessee, it can be destroyed after a conviction is rendered, leaving no way for many cases to be revisited.
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Public Safety
Expungement clinic offers future to those with criminal past
“This clinic is a way to offer people opportunities to get them back on the right track,” Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn said.
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Public Safety
Woman arrested in death of Rhodes College student
A second person has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Drew Rainer, a Rhodes College student who was killed last year during a home invasion robbery.
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Public Safety
Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk to hold 15th expungement clinic
Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn is holding her 15th expungement clinic for those seeking to clear their criminal records. The clinic will be March 5 at First Baptist Church Broad.
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