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    Death of child in Germantown shooting unintentional, police say

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

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 23, 2022
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    Here’s what officials are doing to combat deed fraud in Shelby County

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

    By Julia Baker, Ian Round June 20, 2022
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    Tennessee Secretary of State arrested for DUI after leaving Bonnaroo

    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.

    By Ian Round June 18, 2022
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    Juneteenth Shop Black Festival returns in person

    The festival at the Pipkin Building celebrates Black-owned businesses.

    By Courtney Wilson June 17, 2022
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    Additional police approved for Bartlett schools

    With increased concerns about school safety, Bartlett officials have added funds to the budget to provide police officers in the suburban district schools.

    By Michael Waddell June 16, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Former MPD officer charged with sexually assaulting crime victim

    Bridges Randle, 47, allegedly sexually assaulted the woman after he reported to a vandalism call at her residence June 24, 2000. 

    By Julia Baker June 14, 2022
  • Shelby County

    New ordinance lets ex-offenders serve on Shelby County boards

    The ordinance, sponsored by by Republican Commissioner Mick Wright and Democratic Commissioner Van D. Turner Jr., allows people with criminal histories to volunteer to serve. 

    By Julia Baker June 14, 2022
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    New mental health initiatives build on decades old ‘Memphis model’

    Local law enforcement and emergency responders are trying to keep people suffering from mental health crises out of the ER and out of jail. 

    By Aisling Mäki, Julia Baker June 13, 2022
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    Final Escape program eases reentry after incarceration

    Ex-offenders, families, friends and the district attorney celebrate the one-year anniversary of Life Together’s Final Escape program at Temple Church of God in Christ.

    By Alicia Davidson June 13, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Driver that collided with MATA bus was not shot, MPD says

    Memphis Police say the driver of a car that struck a MATA bus Thursday, June 9, had not been shot as MPD originally reported.

    By Julia Baker June 10, 2022
  • North Mississippi

    Olive Branch stays in-house selecting Bill Cox as police chief

    Olive Branch’s new police chief steps up to his new role after serving as the department’s deputy chief.

    By Toni Lepeska June 08, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Juvenile Justice Board discusses rising gun violence, issues call to action

    More than two years after their last in-person meeting, members of the Juvenile Justice Board gathered to “reintroduce” the board to community members.

    By Julia Baker June 09, 2022
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    As temperatures rise, so do concerns about children left in cars

    Two weeks after a 1-year-old child died from being left in an unapproved transport vehicle outside a day care facility, parents around Shelby County worry the same thing could happen to their children.

    By Julia Baker June 07, 2022
  • Public Safety

    ‘We all bleed red': South Memphis community rallies for unity walk against gun violence

    “When I saw my child lying on the ground that night, I promised myself I would do whatever I needed to make sure other parents never had to go through what I went through.”

    By Alicia Davidson June 04, 2022
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    Suspect in Amazon warehouse slaying shot by MPD officers

    He allegedly shot and killed a woman outside the facility in Horn Lake.

    By Julia Baker June 03, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Crime rates increase in Memphis, Shelby County despite some decreases in violent crime

    Violent crime is down from the first quarter last year, but property crimes are up. 

    By Julia Baker June 02, 2022
  • Public Safety

    $500K in cocaine seized in I-40 traffic stop

    The cocaine, hidden in a speaker box in the back of the vehicle, was found during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near the Shelby and Fayette County line.

    By Julia Baker June 01, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Five indicted for involvement in shooting during funeral

    The shooting occurred Oct. 23, 2021 as a funeral procession for 16-year-old Je’Marco Smith was moving along in North Memphis. 

    By Julia Baker May 31, 2022
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    A broader look into factors contributing to school shootings

    An incident involving a student with a gun at White Station High School last week, following on the heels of the Uvalde, Texas, mass school shooting earlier in the week, was but the latest reminder of the increasing frequency of mass shootings. Leaders continue to struggle to find solutions. 

    By Julia Baker, Ian Round May 29, 2022
  • Collierville

    Collierville to host active shooter training Friday

    A large number of emergency vehicles will visit Collierville High Friday. The suburb’s police and fire departments are participating in active shooter training.

    By Abigail Warren May 26, 2022
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    White Station ‘soft lockdown’ brings anxious moments after gun found, student detained

    Memphis police report a student at White Station High School was detained and a gun recovered Thursday morning, May 26, but say no shots were fired and there were no injuries.

    By Julia Baker May 26, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Top cop plans changes to MPD, including restructuring department’s ranking system

    Police chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis is just two weeks shy of her anniversary with the Memphis Police Department. Yesterday, she updated the Memphis City Council on what she’s done in the past year as well as changes she’s still planning. 

    By Julia Baker May 25, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Sherra Wright’s request for parole denied

    Wright pleaded guilty in 2019 to the murder of her ex-husband and former NBA player Lorenzen Wright in 2010.

    By Julia Baker May 24, 2022
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    Crime Crisis: MPD brass wants more officers. Here’s how it’s deploying who it has

    Of the city’s roughly 1,900 commissioned officers, about 61% are on patrol. 

    By Julia Baker May 23, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Operation River Run arrests 43 fugitives in three months

    Forty-three have been arrested as part of the initiative, announced in February, that focuses on arresting violent fugitives in counties that border the Mississippi River. It is a collaboration between the U.S. Marshals Office and 24 other federal, state, local and tribal partners.

    By Julia Baker May 20, 2022

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