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Germantown
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. -
Public Safety
Crime Crisis: Four domestic violence survivors recount their abuse — and how they survived
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.
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Public Safety
Rooming house manager charged in machete killing
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.
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Elections
Republican leaders tout ‘Truth in Sentencing’ crime bill
House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally held a ceremonial signing of the bill at City Hall in Memphis.
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Business
Former Memphis chemical plant employee awarded more than $11M in discrimination case
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.
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Public Safety Death of child in Germantown shooting unintentional, police say
Germantown Police are investigating the shooting death of a 4-year-old.
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Premium City of Memphis
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.
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State Government
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.
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Business
Juneteenth Shop Black Festival returns in person
The festival at the Pipkin Building celebrates Black-owned businesses.
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Bartlett
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.
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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.
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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.
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Premium Public Safety
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.
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Spirit of Memphis
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Premium Public Safety
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.
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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.”
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Update Public Safety
Suspect in Amazon warehouse slaying shot by MPD officers
He allegedly shot and killed a woman outside the facility in Horn Lake.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Premium Public Safety
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.
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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.
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