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UPDATE: The commission has passed a motion for default decertification for Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin, and Justin Smith. It is expected to be heard/decided Friday. Desmond Mills’ order of surrender will also be taken up in front of the commission Friday. Haley, Martin, Smith, Mills and their attorneys did not attend the meeting. MPD requested […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis Police Department program aimed the reducing youth crime downtown has been put on pause. The President of the Downtown Memphis Commission, Paul Young, said more discussions are needed.   “We found out about the program on Friday and we reached out and talked to them, had a few questions and we […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If you have been trying to get to the Memphis Police Department’s website, you may have noticed something different. The Memphis Police Department’s website, touting all things MPD, now greets visitors with an error message saying “The site you’re looking for couldn’t be found.” Someone on social media got that message and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There was a heavy police presence at Baptist Memorial Hospital in East Memphis as police responded to a call about two shooting victims and a suspected car burglary Monday night. According to police, everything started with a shooting in Hickory Hill. Two victims arrived at the hospital by a private vehicle around […]

UPDATE: The Juvenile Crime Abatement Program is on pause for now, said Paul Young with the Downtown Memphis Commission on Monday. Young said he and others plan to meet with MPD Chief C.J. Davis to discuss it. See new story here. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new Memphis Police Department program aimed the reducing youth crime […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A visitation, funeral and Sea of Blue is planned next week for a Memphis Police Officer Geoffrey Redd, who died this weekend after he was shot in the line of duty. Bishop Brandon Porter says the visitation will be Monday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Greater Community Temple COGIC, 5151 Winchester […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County District Attorney is weighing in after a hold was placed on the Memphis Police Department’s juvenile crime program. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said when it comes to targeting juvenile crime in downtown Memphis, action needs to be taken. “If there are children 8-10 years-old who are wandering […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A sixth police officer allegedly involved in the traffic stop beating of Tyre Nichols has been fired, the Memphis Police Department announced Friday afternoon. Preston Hemphill “violated multiple department polices,” MPD said in a statement, and was fired after an internal review. The department previously told WREG that Hemphill had been on […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man allegedly stole items from a hardware store and fled the scene, hitting an employee with his car in East Memphis. According to Memphis Police, on Sunday around 10 a.m., officers responded to an Aggravated Assault call at ACE Hardware store. They were told the suspect came into the store and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are searching for suspects after a convenience store was robbed in Southeast Memphis. Memphis Police said they responded on February 15 to a burglary on Winchester near Bill Morris Parkway. Police said that surveillance footage showed a gray Infiniti SUV back up into a parking space around 4:30 a.m., and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department has reactivated a special unit to crack down on speeding and reckless driving. The Special Traffic Enforcement Unit was activated Feb. 25, MPD said. Ten newly promoted sergeants were temporarily assigned to the Traffic Division. Permanent positions for the unit will be out for bid soon. An MPD […]