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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis is setting the record straight on youth crime in the city after the department’s juvenile crime program is put on hold.  Monday, we reported on the new MPD Juvenile Crime Abatement Program. However, a leaked document revealed officers could target juveniles for reasons such as selling candy, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman is in critical condition, and three people were detained by police, after a car crash that followed a shooting in South Memphis. The shooting was reported just before 11 a.m. Monday on Happiland Place, off Florida Street. Police said one of the people involved sped away in a vehicle before […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s going to cost a Cordova homeowner hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars to make repairs after months of drivers destroying yards to avoid speed bumps. A man sent WREG video showing a driver taking their car through his yard to avoid speed bumps. Neighbors of the man who shared the video say the speed bumps were […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman is dead following a shooting in South Memphis. MPD responded to a call around 1:22 a.m. on Saturday and found a woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound on the 1400 block of Preston. Police said she was pronounced dead on the scene. MPD said they do no have anyone […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department says their inclement weather crash policy is now in effect as another ice storm moves through the Mid-South. MPD is advising drivers involved in vehicle accidents to do the following: * Drivers should exchange names, addresses, phone numbers, insurance information, and tag numbers of the vehicles involved * […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A person has been injured following a shooting off Interstate 240 and Perkins Road Sunday afternoon. MPD responded to a shooting near I-240 and Perkins and found a person suffering from a gunshot wound. They were taken to Regional One Hospital in critical condition. Police have not provided any suspect information at […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men kidnapped a man at a convenience store and took his belongings from his home, Memphis Police say. According to reports, on Feb. 8, officers responded to a kidnapping call at Save-A-Stop in Bethel Grove. Officers were told that the victim was inside the store when two men grabbed him. The […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police say a woman took $60,000 from her 93-year-old sister who suffers from a mental disorder. In August of 2022, an Adult Protective Services Investigator filed a theft report with MPD. The report claimed that the victim’s sister, Doris Davis, took her to First Horizon Bank multiple times. While there, Davis […]

MEMPHIS, TENN. — Four former Memphis Police Officers are a step closer to no longer being able to ever wear the badge in Tennessee. Friday, members of the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST) voted to approve the decertification of former MPD officers Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin and Justin Smith. This comes after […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three people were arrested after leading officers on a chase from Memphis to Southaven Wednesday afternoon. According to Memphis Police, officers initiated a pursuit of a carjacked vehicle before 5 p.m. As MPD officers entered Southaven, they notified Southaven Police that they were chasing a vehicle south on I-55. According to Southaven […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A juvenile is dead and several children and an adult are in the hospital following a two-vehicle car crash Friday at Raines near Boeingshire. According to Memphis Police, at 11:55 a.m., officers responded to an accident. One juvenile was taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in critical condition. Two juveniles were taken […]