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The parents of five children now in state custody after a traffic stop and misdemeanor charge appeared in court Monday morning.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Brighton man has been arrested and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office. Lloyd Craig, 49, has been charged after an incident on March 16, 2023 where deputies were sent to a home on the 2000 block of Old Memphis Road […]

Child welfare algorithms plug vast amounts of public data about local families into complex statistical models to calculate what they call a risk score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man who had his car broken into outside a downtown music school Wednesday said the burglar was armed with a screwdriver when the man’s cousin tried to hit him in the head with a gun, and the gun accidentally went off. No one was shot, but the cousin, Darval Washington, was […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It was about 10:15 on a Friday night, she remembered. That’s when she was held at gunpoint in Cooper-Young by a group of juveniles — the same juveniles police say had just robbed, carjacked and fired shots at several others across the city. The woman asked us not to release her name […]

BOLIVAR, Tenn. (WREG) — An employee of the State of Tennessee Department of Children’s Services has been fired for gross misconduct and charged with solicitation of a minor. Christopher Baker, 50, served as an Administrative Team Leader with the Office of Child Safety, DCS said. He was taken into custody Tuesday after an undercover operation. According to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There’s been some debate over whether absenteeism or truancy in Memphis-Shelby County Schools is to blame for young people committing more crimes. Juvenile crime is a problem that continues to plague both Memphis and Shelby County. During an appearance on WREG’s Live at 9, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said juvenile crime is […]

UPDATE: The 3-year-old is currently in critical but stable condition. Memphis Police confirmed that the dogs belonged to the homeowners. The child’s father has been charged with child endangerment. He was also issued the following citations by the Memphis Animal Shelter: Failure to maintain dog, dangerous vicious dog, dogs at large, and rabies shots and […]

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California school district heard concerns about campus safety Tuesday from students, parents, teachers and community members in the wake of a fatal stabbing at a high school, a day after the teenage suspect made his first appearance in court. The 15-year-old freshman fatally stabbed one classmate and injured […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two non-profit organizations came before Memphis city council members Tuesday to talk about what their groups are doing to help young people involved in crime. Time and time again, we tell you about teenagers who get caught up in crime, whether it’s being an offender or a victim. Tuesday morning, another juvenile […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A mother is in custody after she allegedly assaulted police so that her son could make a getaway and avoid going to jail. According to reports, an officer tried to place a suspect in custody for Violation of Probation and Theft of Property of $10,000 to $60,000. During the process of arresting […]