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Tremaine Wilbourn, convicted last month of killing Memphis police officer Sean Bolton in 2015 and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, had 38 years added to his sentence Monday, Dec. 17, for other charges in the case. -
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Pilot program aims to keep kids out of juvenile justice system
When the Shelby County Youth Assessment Center launches next year, it will be part of a cultural shift aimed at changing the way authorities respond to juvenile offenders. -
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TBI: Man’s gun in fatal officer-involved shooting was BB gun
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has determined the gun a man allegedly brandished before a Memphis police officer shot and killed him Thursday, Dec. 13, was a BB gun. -
Public Safety Memphis police respond to bomb threat email hoax
Memphis police investigated at least four bomb threats Thursday amid a wave of hoax bomb threat emails sent to businesses, government offices and organizations nationwide. -
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DOJ report says Shelby County Juvenile Court still has problems
After six years of monitoring Shelby County Juvenile Court, a recently released U.S. Department of Justice report states that oversight at the court should have not ended because the agency is “deeply flawed,” enabling a “culture of intimidation” undermining due process for African-American children in the system. -
Public Safety Sheriff’s Office hires consultant for juvenile detention center
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has hired a former U.S. Department of Justice monitor as a consultant to help ensure the detention center at Shelby County Juvenile Court stays on track even though the facility is no longer under federal oversight, said Sheriff Floyd Bonner. -
Public Safety Teen charged in Trenary homicide to be released from custody
Rinisha Wright, the 16-year-old girl charged in connection with the death of former Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Phil Trenary, will be released from custody, but details surrounding her situation are unknown because a hearing Tuesday at Shelby County Juvenile Court was closed to the public. -
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Shelby County Sheriff’s Office rolling out body cameras, dashcams
In January, deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office are slated to be equipped with 300 body cameras the department purchased earlier this year. -
Public Safety January court date set for men charged in Wolfchase Galleria ‘hoodie arrests’
The two men charged in the Nov. 3 “hoodie arrests” at Wolfchase Galleria Mall will have their cases heard in January. -
Public Safety
‘Focused deterrence’ crime-fighting strategy offers hope to ex-offenders
On a recent weeknight when most people were just getting home from work, nine men sat side-by-side staring into the faces of law enforcement and community leaders. -
Public Safety
Acting AG Whitaker announces ‘Memphis Strike Force’ plan
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker visited Memphis Wednesday to announce a new initiative in which the Memphis Police Department will partner with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to form a “Memphis Crime Gun Strike Force.” -
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Migrants receiving care through grassroots Memphis group
Kathleen Meier is giving thanks this holiday season by volunteering for Migration Is Beautiful. A retired nurse, Meier is a new volunteer who helps sort food and other donations for the grassroots organization. -
Public Safety Trenary hearing closed due to security in other juvenile case, court says
Rinisha Wright, the 16-year-old girl charged along with two others in connection with the slaying of Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Phil Trenary, was back in court Tuesday but the media and others were barred from entering the courtroom as a security measure on another case, Shelby County Juvenile Court officials said. -
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Memphis and Shelby County homicide victims remembered with ceremony
Jaylon Cohen was out with friends enjoying Fourth of July fireworks when he was shot in the parking lot of a Taco Bell in Bartlett. -
Public Safety
‘Hoodie arrest’ aftermath and racial profiling allegations at Memphis mall
Kevin McKenzie and Montavious Smith will be in court next month after they were arrested at a Memphis mall over an incident that centered around a hoodie. -
Public Safety
City of Memphis seeks to modify 40-year-old consent decree, hearing set for July
A federal judge already has ruled the city of Memphis violated a consent decree when police officers conducted surveillance on protesters in recent years. This summer, another non-jury trial will be held after the city asked the court to modify the 40-year-old consent agreement. -
Public Safety
Man shot during fight outside Oak Court Mall
Memphis police are investigating after a 22-year-old man was injured when he was grazed by a bullet during a fight outside Oak Court Mall in East Memphis Thanksgiving night. -
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Two suspects in Trenary homicide waive right to preliminary hearing
Two of the three suspects accused in the fatal shooting of Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Phil Trenary waived their rights to a preliminary hearing Tuesday and now their case will be sent to the grand jury for possible indictment on the murder charges. -
Public Safety
Black farmers claim bias in seed transaction
Black farmers await a key hearing Jan. 3 in U.S. District Court in Memphis on a lawsuit alleging they were sold inferior soybean seeds as part of a race-based conspiracy. -
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Black farmers suing seed company in federal court
An association of black farmers accusing a billion-dollar seed company from Iowa of a race-based scam will have its day in court Wednesday, Nov. 14. -
Public Safety
Sheriff’s office promotes first African-American woman to chief inspector
Rosalind Harrison has made history twice in the last year with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. -
Public Safety
Shelby County Commission chairman: Sessions’s departure likely will not impact Juvenile Court decision
President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions will not affect the Shelby County Commission’s request to the Department of Justice to reconsider its decision last month to end federal oversight of Shelby County Juvenile Court. -
Public Safety
Wilbourn sentenced to life without parole for murder of MPD officer Sean Bolton
Memphis police officer Sean Bolton’s killer, Tremaine Wilbourn, will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. -
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Tremaine Wilbourn’s life story revealed in sentencing hearing
Tremaine Wilbourn was born to a teen mother who, by the time he was a toddler, was on drugs and allegedly a prostitute. -
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Jury finds Tremaine Wilbourn guilty in death of MPD officer Sean Bolton
Memphis Police officer Sean Bolton’s killer was headed to life in prison without the possibility of parole, until the officer’s family told prosecutors to reject this offer.
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