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MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — The officer who pulled Tyre Nichols from his car before police fatally beat him never explained why he was being stopped, newly released documents show, and emerging reports from Memphis residents suggest that was common. The Memphis Police Department blasted Demetrius Haley and four other officers as “blatantly unprofessional” and asked […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis police chief disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a “cloud of dishonor” from newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Tyre Nichols to death after stopping the Black motorist. Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis acted a day after the harrowing video emerged, saying […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — On the eve of the funeral for Tyre Nichols, who died days after a brutal beating by Memphis police officers just minutes from his home, his family was sharing remembrances and expressing grief. Nichols’ older brother, Jamal Dupree, lamented he was not there to save his brother from the attack he […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The pastor at the Memphis church where Tyre Nichols ‘ family spoke from the pulpit urging peace after his brutal killing reiterated the call for calm Sunday following the release of video showing the fatal beating by police. Cities nationwide have braced for protests after body camera footage was released Friday […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When a stolen car crashed and burst into flames in a front yard in North Memphis last month, police say they arrested the four teens in the car — including one who was already wearing an ankle monitor from a previous incident. Memphis is experiencing a spike in juvenile crime. Officials say […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 10-year-old boy with terminal cancer has a goal to be sworn in by as many law enforcement agencies while he is still able to. WREG was told that his initial goal was 100 agencies, but has now hit 300. He may have rolled up to his swearing in ceremony in a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – – Several public officials called for a curfew Wednesday night, fearing acts of retaliation across Memphis after rapper Young Dolph was shot and killed. “Because of this loss tensions are high among people in the city and what we want to do is make sure people aren’t taking matters into their own hands […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The following is a timeline detailing the events that happened roughly 100 hours between when Eliza Fletcher went for a jog Friday, and Tuesday morning, when Memphis Police announced murder charges were pending against her accused kidnapper Cleotha Abston. Friday, Sept. 2 4:20 a.m.: The last surveillance images of Eliza Fletcher, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A gunman who livestreamed himself driving around Memphis shooting at people, killing four and wounding three others in seemingly random attacks, was finally arrested after crashing a stolen car, police said early Thursday. The hours-long rampage had police warning people across the city to shelter in place, locking down a baseball […]

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — As the country debates police reform and the best policing practices, research suggests women could be part of the answer. WREG Investigators sat down with 13 women who have been in law enforcement from two years to nearly three decades. They currently work for the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in corrections, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department hosted a gun buyback with Kroger gift cards as an incentive to anyone and everyone to hand over any weapons. The event was hosted at the Hickory Ridge Mall Saturday morning. “It’s going to take everybody coming together to do their part in order to create a safer […]