Novel therapy program is among new offender-focused interventions that seek to reduce domestic violence.

The top federal prosecutor for the Western District of Tennessee, which includes Memphis, was appointed in 2017 by then-President Donald Trump.

Collierville Police Department has added tools in recent months, including a drone bought with CARES Act funds, motorcycles and two mobile command centers inherited from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

Shelby County prosecutors have seen more violence in domestic violence cases during the pandemic and they worry about the number of post-pandemic disclosures of child abuse. 
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Even under so-called normal conditions, the criminal justice system encounters delays and backlogs. The COVID-19 pandemic takes it to a whole new level. 

Pharmacy student alleges her First Amendment rights were violated by the school.

April Alley seeks DNA testing to exonerate her father, Sedley Alley, who was executed in 2006 after being convicted of the 1985 murder of Marine Lance Cpl. Suzanne Collins in Millington. Sedley Alley confessed to the crime, but later said the confession was coerced.

Patric Ferguson, a former MPD officer accused of kidnapping and fatally shooting a man last month, has waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Ferguson remains in jail with no bond. 

The family of Pandora Duckett, a Shelby County woman missing since 2019, has raised $20,000 for information about her whereabouts. 

The Public Safety Institute and the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission report released crime stats for 2020 confirming what was reported throughout last year -- violent crime was front and center in Memphis with a record number of homicides and aggravated assaults.

The dashboard was called for by City Council members this past December and will be added to three city websites. No date was given for when the information will go live, but it will data back to 2016.

County officials and attorneys for Shelby County Jail detainees have agreed to guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at the jail.

Memphis police are investigating the discovery over the weekend of what appeared to be human bones on Mud Island.

Michael Rallings retires in April. Mayor hopes to present candidate to City Council in mid-March.

The family of a man who was a detainee last year at the Shelby County Jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging health officials at the jail did not do enough to help the victim, which led to his death at the hospital. 

The city settled a civil lawsuit filed by Martavious Banks, who was shot by a police officer during a chase and traffic stop in 2018. Some officers in the case turned off their body cameras during the incident. 

A Memphis police officer charged with murder and kidnapping has resigned. MPD released his personnel files Tuesday, showing two incidents during his two years on the force. 

The criminal complaint alleges Robinson and two others swindled money from someone who thought he was paying tuition to attend Robinson’s health care school. 

Attorneys for death row inmate Pervis Payne presented new DNA evidence Tuesday, Jan. 19, in their quest to have him freed, but a judge said the partial DNA is not enough to exonerate Payne.

Memphian Matthew Bledsoe has been charged as one of the rioters at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 6.

A preliminary hearing has been set for Feb. 4 for the MPD officer charged with kidnapping and fatally shooting 30-year-old Robert Howard on Jan. 6. 

Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said the investigation is ongoing in the case of a MPD officer charged with kidnapping and fatally shooting a man while on-duty. Rallings has asked the FBI to consult on the case. 

Jealousy might have been the motive in a slaying for which Memphis Police officer Patric Ferguson is accused, according to the brother of the victim. 

A Memphis police officer has been relieved of duty after being arrested and charged with kidnapping and killing a man.

Groups such as the Gangster Disciples, Crips, Bloods and Latin Kings are splintering into neighborhood cells with names like the Choppa Gang in Hickory Hill, Concrete Cartel in East Memphis, 4 Corners in Orange Mound, and Dixie Homes Murder Squad, Major Frank Winston of MPD’s Multi-Agency Gang Unit said.