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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is behind bars after Memphis Police responded to a shooting on Christmas Eve off Steve Road at the Cedar Creek Apartments where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police said the victim, Juan Castillo, was transported to the hospital, but did not survive his injuries. MPD said […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An 18-wheeler crashed into a local taco shop in Southeast Memphis around 4 a.m. Monday. Police say a semi-truck with a Tyson Chicken trailer crashed into the Memphis Taco Shop near the corner of Mendenhall and Shelby Drive.   Another driver may have been involved. Police tweeted that one person was taken to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police said a man has been charged after a car crash at Overton Park on December 19 where detectives responded to a Dodge Challenger that left the road. Police said that James Kilpatrick was driving a 2019 Challenger that struck several trees and lost a tire inside Overton Park, driving about […]

UPDATE: The TBI on Thursday morning identified the driver who was killed while in a stolen car as Kayla Lucas, 25. According to MPD, the officer involved in the shooting has been relieved of duty. Lucas had several previous criminal charges on her record in Shelby County, most recently for criminal trespass at a motel […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Memphis man picking up food at a restaurant on South Third Street said he watched as officers tried to revive a woman killed in a police shooting Wednesday. It happened in the drive-through of the McDonalds just north of Brooks. “I looked out the window waiting for my food, and I […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Shelby County man is waking up in jail, after police say he stole a vehicle from a car dealership, and crashed into two Memphis police cars. Detavious Spears faces a list of charges, including theft of property, and evading arrest. Police said Spears broke into Chuck Hutton Chevrolet early Friday morning. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A fatal car crash left three people dead in Oakhaven on Thursday night. The crash happened on Getwell and Arnold Road near Shelby Drive around 11 p.m. Police confirmed that three adults were pronounced dead on the scene. Another adult was transported to Regional One in non-critical condition. The crash involved a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are asking for the public’s help with solving a 2018 Frayser homicide. On December 21, 2018, at around 5:40 p.m., Memphis Police responded to a report of a crash at Aden Street and Willow Wood Avenue. Police say officers found an Infiniti in a ditch and saw 30-year-old Jeremey Webster […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police say two people were injured in a crash in Frayser Friday afternoon. Police say the two-vehicle crash happened near Hedman Avenue and Overton Crossing Street sometime before 1 p.m. One man went to the hospital in critical condition, while another man went in non-critical condition. At this time, there is […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – One woman’s road rage has led her behind bars after police say she purposely ran her car into another woman’s vehicle three times and pointed a gun at her. Police said the incident started in the carpool lane at Getwell Elementary on Oct. 25. “When there’s no one out there to control […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police have arrested four men who they say robbed a gas station in northeast Memphis and crashed their getaway car while fleeing police. Anthony Lewis, Kyle Walker, Aramis Smith and Kevin Dowdy all face aggravated robbery charges. Police say the robbery happened around 5 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Mapco on […]