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When it comes to dangerous driving and the recent spike in deadly crashes across Shelby County, authorities say enough is enough. State officials are now teaming up with the Memphis Police Department and other law enforcement to crackdown on the traffic problems on our roadways. To learn more about this initiative, we were live with […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis Police officer and another driver have both died after an overnight crash in Southeast Memphis, police say. Memphis Police Association has identified the officer as 32-year-old Corille “CJ” Jones. Three vehicles were involved in the accident that happened near the intersection of Shelby Drive and Pleasant Hill Road around 3 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis police say at least one pair of serial car thieves are off the streets. MPD said Joshua Hughlett, 22, and Kavahsyus Wesley, 19, were arrested Thursday when they crashed a stolen car at Point Church and Hawkins Mill Road in Raleigh. They said Hughlett was in possession of five stolen cars, […]

MEMPHIS, TENN. — A child has been sent to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in non-critical condition after being struck by a bus on Monday, authorities said. The girl was downgraded from critical to non-critical when she arrived at the hospital. According to a statement from Memphis-Shelby County Schools, the girl was a student at Chickasaw […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– For the first time we are hearing from the family of a Frayser couple that were killed in a car crash last week. Five days after a car crash at Delano and Overton Crossing, the wreckage remains along with the pain for a family. Near the crash site, a makeshift memorial has formed […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police responded to a multi-car crash in East Memphis on Monday morning. The crash happened on I-240 near Poplar Avenue. While we do not know the condition of anyone involved, we do know that at least three people were taken to the hospital. The vehicles were severely damaged. One vehicle was […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – – Friends, family and colleagues honored Memphis police officer Corille “CJ” Jones during a Sea of Blue procession Wednesday night. The 32-year-old was killed in the line of duty while answering a call last week. His patrol car collided with another vehicle near Shelby Drive and Pleasant Hill Road. His brother, Joshua […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is scheduled to give his State of the City address from the University Club on Wednesday at noon. You can watch a livestream of the speech in the player below. Mayor Strickland’s speech focused on issues pertinent to the Memphis community: crime reduction. The Mayor said his top […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police arrested a man Tuesday who is accused of shooting and killing his pregnant girlfriend in December. The shooting happened on Dec. 3, 2021, on the 3800 block of Ford Road in Southwest Memphis. According to court documents, a woman called MPD to tell them that her child’s father, Nakia Jackson, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are looking for person of interest after they say two people led an officer on a chase from Walls, Mississippi into Memphis and fired shots at them. What should have been a routine traffic stop for a Walls Mississippi police officer turned into much more at the intersection of Highway 61 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man has pled guilty after a man was shot and a woman was killed during an argument in 2019, according to police. The incident happened on Sept. 4, 2019 on the 2700 block of Airways Boulevard near Budget Host Motel. Officers said Angelos Washington, 41, was in a wheelchair harassing a […]