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    Strickland administration pushes for police force of 2,800, end of bid to kill residency referendum

    The two-pronged effort comes as two criminal justice consultants instrumental in the Blue Crush police strategy are again working with the city and recommending a police force larger than the goal of 2,300 officers by the end of this year.

    By Bill Dries July 31, 2020
  • Public Safety

    DA says no new DNA evidence in 1987 murder case, asks court to deny petition

    Evidence from a different case was incorrectly used to seek DNA testing for a Shelby County man on death row, and the petition for testing should therefore be denied, Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said Thursday, July 30. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 30, 2020
  • Update Public Safety

    Katrina Robinson charged with theft, embezzlement

    State Sen. Katrina Robinson has been charged with theft and embezzlement and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted, according to U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant.

    By Yolanda Jones July 30, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Vandals target homes of county officials

    Authorities are investigating after, police say, vandals targeted the homes of Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner and County Commissioners Mark Billingsley and Amber Mills Tuesday, July 28.

    By Yolanda Jones, Bill Dries July 29, 2020
  • Public Safety

    W.D. Merritt, former MPD homicide detective, remembered as ‘true hero’

    Family members on social media attributed the retired homicide detective’s death to COVID-19 complications. He was 56.

    By Yolanda Jones July 28, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Attorney, families seek answers after deaths of three detainees

    An attorney is looking into the deaths of three Shelby County Jail inmates who died within days of one another. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 27, 2020
  • update Public Safety

    After youth ‘stampede,’ Golf & Games cutting hours, adding security guards

    Memphis Police were called to Golf & Games Family Park at 5484 Summer Ave. on Saturday after youths stampeded and vandalized the business. Large crowds led to the business closing early.

    By Abigail Warren, Omer Yusuf July 28, 2020
  • Education

    Protest to cut police funding escalates outside 201 Poplar

    A protest about police funding moved from Overton Park to the steps of the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center on Saturday. When protesters attempted to move inside 201 Poplar, they were turned away by sheriff's deputies.

    By Jared Boyd July 25, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Protest targets fast food, law enforcement

    Strike for Black Lives protesters gathered Monday outside the McDonald’s at 2073 Union for a lunch hour demonstration in support of efforts to combat systemic racism and demand better wages and benefits for workers including in the fast food industry.

    By Yolanda Jones July 21, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Forrest slave market historic marker damaged, to be repaired

    It is the second historical marker to be snapped in two from its base in the past month. The rector of Calvary Episcopal Church says the marker, noting the location of Nathan Bedford Forrest's slave market, will be repaired and reinstalled as soon as possible.

    By Bill Dries July 19, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Five years after death of Darrius Stewart, family wants case reopened

    The family of Darrius Stewart and local activists gathered to remember him on the five-year anniversary of his death. They also called for District Attorney Amy Weirich to reopen the case of his death. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 15, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Stretch of Poplar may be renamed Black Lives Matter Avenue

    The avenue between Front and Danny Thomas Boulevard to be renamed includes the county’s criminal justice center. A majority of the council is sponsoring the resolution, to be voted on at Tuesday’s council meeting.

    By Bill Dries July 17, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Juvenile Court courtrooms closed next week after employees test positive for COVID-19

    At least two employees in the clerk’s office and Juvenile Court protective services test positive for coronavirus.

    By Yolanda Jones July 16, 2020
  • Public Safety

    First half of 2020 sees spike in violent crime, decrease in property crimes

    Homicides and aggravated assaults are up for the first half of the year in Memphis and Shelby County. Property crimes are down; officials said more people at home during the pandemic equates to fewer burglaries. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 16, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Collierville sued following 2019 officer-involved shooting

    A civil rights lawsuit has been filed against Collierville following a June 2019 officer-involved shooting that killed one person.

    By Abigail Warren July 14, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Both sides await decision in lawsuit seeking release of vulnerable inmates

    A lawsuit seeking the release of medically vulnerable detainees from the Shelby County Jail because of COVID-19 has ended. Both sides now will wait to see how the court rules. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 14, 2020
  • Public Safety

    TBI report details Brandon Webber’s final moments in a hail of police gunfire

    TBI report paints a haunting portrait of Brandon Webber, but also poses troubling questions about law enforcement tactics behind his shooting death.

    By Marc Perrusquia July 13, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Does MPD seek review when officers go over the line?

    Questions surface as city officials limit access to police brutality files and sidestep requests for comment regarding excessive force.

    By Marc Perrusquia July 13, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Weirich says no charges against officers in Brandon Webber death

    Charges will not be filed against U.S. Marshals in connection with the death of Brandon Webber in Frayser last summer, District Attorney Amy Weirich announced Friday, July 10.

    By Yolanda Jones July 11, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Memphis homicides up 30%, on pace for record year

    Memphis police report a 30% increase in homicides this year compared to same period last year. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 09, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Strickland, Rallings shift emphasis from police reform to ongoing violence

    Mayor Jim Strickland’s reform discussions are continuing, he said Wednesday, but critics of the belief that more cops means less crime have become more vocal since the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd on Memorial Day. 

    By Bill Dries July 08, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Black clergy oppose police residency referendum as insufficient

    African American clergy call for residency requirement for public safety to be taken off the November ballot. They don't think the measure will help bring about the police reform for which they are pushing. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 07, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Weirich speaks out after protesters gather outside her home

    The Shelby County district attorney general said she believed in free speech, but “free speech does not give anyone the right to steal my flags and burn them on my property or to harass and intimidate my husband, children and neighbors.”

    By Yolanda Jones July 06, 2020
  • Public Safety

    City Council to discuss removing police from civil service system

    The ordinance to be discussed is aimed at cases in which police leadership have moved to fire officers they found had used excessive force or deadly force improperly only to have those officers reinstated on appeal. The appeal is part of the city's civil service system.

    By Bill Dries July 03, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Exclusive Investigation: Prosecutors say MPD failed to refer police beating of prisoner for criminal review

    The manual search through Memphis Police Department's excessive-force investigations is a slow and tedious process. But a recent search uncovered a file on the 2015 police beating of a suspect that reportedly wasn't referred to the Shelby County District Attorney's Office for review of the officers' conduct.

    By Marc Perrusquia July 02, 2020

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