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  • Public Safety

    New Democratic policing reform bill echoes earlier bill by Cohen

    The “Justice in Policing Act” was introduced in the House Monday. Hearings before the House Judiciary Committee, including U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, begin Wednesday.

    By Bill Dries June 09, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Protesters criticize police response to Cooper-Young incident

    Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer and protesters Monday addressed an incident in which two drivers drove through a protest in Cooper-Young last week. One woman was injured when she was hit by a SUV. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 09, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Civic memorial for George Floyd includes police and mothers

    The chief of staff to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks about her son's coming transition as a young black man and worries about what will happen when he encounters police. The city's police director says his officers are not the enemy.

    By Bill Dries June 08, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Two events held as Collierville sees first demonstrations

    Two events were held in Collierville Saturday. One was a protest outside a restaurant. The other was an informational rally at a local park.

    By Abigail Warren June 09, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    ‘It’s not enough': The move to change oversight of police actions

    Bobby White says oversight of police by the police director isn't enough, no matter how good or well-intentioned the director is. 

    By Bill Dries June 06, 2020
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    Calkins: A turning-point of a week — but what happens next is what matters

    Apologies are necessary. Especially now. But it's what happens after the apology that matters. A story of two Memphis ministers and one simple request. 

    By Geoff Calkins June 05, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Calkins: In a country roiled by violence, Memphis shows amazing grace

    There's no right way to protest. But Tuesday in Memphis, several hundred protestors marched to Mason Temple and forged a moment of heartbreaking grace. 

    By Geoff Calkins June 03, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Protesters block Germantown Parkway

    A small group of protesters led by Darin Abston of the Memphis People Coalition started at Shelby Farms on Tuesday night and eventually blocked lanes of Germantown Parkway.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 03, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Fifth night of Downtown protests erupts into scuffles with police and among crowd

    As hundreds of protesters gathered Downtown Sunday evening and early Monday morning, there was more tension and more strategy than the previous four demonstrations in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. And some of the tension was among different camps of activists.

    By Bill Dries June 01, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Police arrest 8 following Downtown protests

    “Some have asked why our officers were wearing riot gear protection,” Memphis Police Director Mike Rallings said in a Facebook statement. “I feel that this question is asked because some do not know all of the details."

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 31, 2020
  • Public Safety

    More than 200 gather Downtown in third night of George Floyd protest

    A crowd that swelled to more than 200 gathered in Downtown Memphis for the third consecutive evening of local protests over the Minnesota death of George Floyd. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 30, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Night of unrest sparks day of response

    Everyone from Gov. Bill Lee to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland to a coalition of other elected and community leaders spoke out Thursday, May 28, on the Wednesday night unrest over a Minnesota man’s death at the hands of police.

    By Yolanda Jones, Sam Stockard May 28, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Shelby County Sheriff’s Office announces court reopening plan

    The Shelby County Sheriff's Office Thursday announced a reopening plan for courthouses that have been closed since mid-March because of COVID-19. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 28, 2020
  • Public Safety

    George Floyd protest shuts down Union

    What began as a silent protest of the death of a Minnesota man at the hands of police grew heated Wednesday night, May 27, as counter-protesters confronted the group and Memphis Police shut down a portion of Union Avenue.

    By Yolanda Jones May 28, 2020
  • Public Safety

    MICAH continues multi-pronged push to help inmates during COVID-19 threat

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has agreed to accelerated COVID-19 testing of inmates at the Shelby County Corrections Center after meeting earlier this week with representatives of the community action group MICAH.

    By Yolanda Jones May 23, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Testing surge planned in June at correctional center

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris made the announcement Friday at the end of an eventful week that includes a lawsuit over COVID-19 cases at the Shelby County Jail, calls for testing at the correctional center and a sit-in by jail prisoners with the virus as they were moved out of isolation.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Lawsuit seeks release of medically vulnerable from Shelby County Jail

    Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a federal lawsuit seeks the release of medically vulnerable detainees from Shelby County Jail. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 20, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Inmates at 201 Poplar pepper-sprayed over move after COVID quarantine

    Detainees at 201 Poplar who had tested positive for COVID-19, upset they were being returned to their original housing, were pepper-sprayed Tuesday, May 19, after staging a sit-in, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

    By Yolanda Jones May 19, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Drug dealers warned, help offered for those fighting addiction as overdoses spike

    Alisa Haushalter, Amy Weirich, Michael Dunavant and other local officials continue to raise concerns over Shelby County's latest surge in drug overdoses.

    By Linda A. Moore May 19, 2020
  • Public Safety

    West Tennessee prisons, Shelby County Jail hit hard by coronavirus

    At least three prisons in West Tennessee and the Shelby County jail top the list of correctional facilities with inmates and detainees who have tested positive for the coronavirus. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 18, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Shelby County Youth Advocacy Coalition leaders vow to continue if county funding ends

    Leaders of Shelby County Youth Advocacy Center say they will continue to "move forward" even though Shelby County may not extend its contract with the center. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 18, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Court considers whether Memphis police violated social media sanctions

    Undercover officers in the Memphis Police Department’s gang unit have used fake social media accounts to glean information during criminal investigations, a MPD major testified Thursday, May 14, during a hearing on whether the department has violated court-ordered social media sanctions.

    By Yolanda Jones May 14, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Memphis, Shelby County awarded $11M to fight violent crime

    The Memphis Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office received about $11 million in federal funding to hire more officers to fight violent crime.

    By Yolanda Jones May 12, 2020
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    As street racing revs up, police crack down

    Street contests called "take overs" have increased during the coronavirus pandemic, and police are cracking down on the illegal racing. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 11, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Mediation ordered in consent decree modification case

    Mediation is getting underway on a consent decree modification case between the city and the American Civil Liberties Union. The city wants to modify a 41-year-old consent decree governing police activities.

    By Yolanda Jones May 04, 2020

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