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The City of Memphis hosted a question and answer session with Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s pick for the new Memphis Police Department director position.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – – Memphis police officers rode in a sea of blue procession Monday night to honor fallen officer Darrell Adams. The 34-year-old was killed earlier this month while investigating a crash on I-40 near North Watkins. Police say he was struck by an oncoming 18-wheeler.  “This is a very dangerous job,” Chief CJ […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyre Nichols ’ mother was just steps away from her son but couldn’t hear his anguished cries. Beaten and broken, struggling to survive, Nichols had called out for her as five Memphis Police Department officers punched him, kicked him, and hit him with a baton after a traffic stop on Jan. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Five people were killed within hours Wednesday, a result of gun violence happening across Memphis. According to the city’s crime tracker, 241 murders have been reported as of November 17. That’s more than the same time last year. Memphis is on pace to set a record no one wants to claim. In […]

A car with dark tinted windows circles the block a few times before swerving onto the sidewalk. A handful of armed plainclothes police officers jump out and order everyone out of a double-parked car so they can search it, striking terror in the seconds before red and blue lights flash or an officer yells “police.” […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by five Memphis police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother. The video is filled with violent moments showing the officers, who are also Black, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police celebrated the career of one of the department’s first African American police officers on Monday. At 94 years old, retired MPD Captain Jerry Williams is the only living member of his class. On this date in1948, he was announced as one of the first nine African American police officers to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Interstate shootings are back under the microscope after yet another life was claimed on the roadways. The latest shooting happened early Sunday morning on I-240 east of Airways, when someone shot into a car and left two men injured. Ultimately, one of them died from their injuries. “You’re not safe on the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The District Attorney’s office announced on Tuesday that it was finally taking action against the Peppertree apartments. The issues of safety and crime at the complex is something WREG has reported about for over ten years. The public nuisance petition was granted as the property has been a major site for violence […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An unarmed Black man dies after a videotaped beating by police. The officers involved are fired. After a thorough review of the evidence, criminal charges are swiftly filed against the offending officers. Investigation, accountability and charges. This is often the most Black citizens can hope for as the deaths continue. Nationwide, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis’s new police chief CJ Davis visited a Whitehaven barbershop Tuesday, and workers say they were pleased to have her. Davis went by “E. Massey’s” off Shelby Drive to talk about violent crime. “People should be angry. Just like they marched when George Floyd got killed, you should be marching and angry […]