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  • Public Safety

    UTHSC student files lawsuit against school over social media posts

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

    By Yolanda Jones February 05, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Court hears appeal related to Memphis area murder

    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.

    By The Associated Press,  The Daily Memphian Staff February 04, 2021
  • Public Safety

    MPD officer accused of kidnapping, murder waives preliminary hearing

    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. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 04, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Two years after woman goes missing, family still holds out hope

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

    By Yolanda Jones January 28, 2021
  • Public Safety

    New data confirms violent crime increase for 2020

    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.

    By Yolanda Jones January 27, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    New MPD dashboard to record excessive force complaints, reports

    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.

    By Bill Dries January 26, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Sides agree to guidelines for curbing COVID-19 in county jail

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

    By Yolanda Jones January 26, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Police investigating the discovery of bones at Mud Island

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

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 25, 2021
  • Public Safety

    About 40 candidates apply for Memphis Police director job

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

    By Yolanda Jones January 22, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Family of Shelby County jail detainee files wrongful death lawsuit

    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. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 22, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Martavious Banks settles police shooting lawsuit for $200,000

    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. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 21, 2021
  • Public Safety

    MPD officer charged with kidnapping, slaying man resigns

    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. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 19, 2021
  • Public Safety

    State senator charged in new federal fraud complaint

    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. 

    By Bill Dries January 20, 2021
  • Update Public Safety

    New DNA evidence not enough to exonerate Payne, judge says

    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.

    By Yolanda Jones January 19, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Memphis man charged in Capitol riots

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

    By Yolanda Jones January 16, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Preliminary hearing set for MPD officer charged in homicide

    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. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 14, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Memphis police director consults with FBI after officer charged in slaying

    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. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 12, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Envy may have led to slaying for which MPD officer is accused, family says

    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. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 09, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Memphis police officer accused in kidnapping, slaying

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

    By Ron Maxey, Yolanda Jones January 10, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Gangs multiplying, adding younger members

    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.

    By Yolanda Jones January 10, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Gov. Lee offers $15k reward in teen’s slaying

    Gov. Bill Lee approved a $15,000 reward for information on who shot and killed 13-year-old Demont’e Johnson in 2019. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 07, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Record 2020 homicides took toll on the city, police say

    Memphis ends 2020 with 332 homicides, a record number. Police say the pandemic played a part, but there is no easy answer to why the increase occurred. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 07, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Operation LeGend results in more than 200 arrests in Memphis

    As Operation LeGend ends, the federal violent crime initiative resulted in 266 arrests locally and seizure of 210 guns even as homicides in the city set a new record. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 05, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Memphis police investigating drag racing on I-240

    Video showed several cars doing donuts in traffic on Interstate 240. Memphis police said they will not “tolerate criminal acts like this.”

    By Yolanda Jones January 04, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Teresa Jones served the people with conviction in law, education

    Jones grew up in segregation. Her role model for becoming an attorney was Perry Mason.

    By Jane Roberts January 04, 2021

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