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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis clarified the department’s plans to enforce a late-night curfew for juveniles downtown as she spoke to city council members Tuesday. By this summer, MPD hopes to be using the Greenlaw Community Center in the Uptown area as a safe space, where children can be held until they’re […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner on Wednesday updated county commissioners on rising crime statistics including auto theft and gangs. He stressed collaborating with Memphis Police as part of the solution. “Right now we’ve been receiving emails, calls, text messages about the crime and we’d like to hear your view about the crime […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Attorneys for Tyre Nichols’ mother filed a federal civil lawsuit Wednesday against the City of Memphis, Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis, and 10 current and former city employees. Attorney Ben Crump said the lawsuit would be worth $550 million in damages. This would exceed the $27 million that Minneapolis paid in the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are asking for the public’s help after video shows cars stopping traffic, spinning out, doing donuts across the road and hanging out of a car — apparently while holding a rifle. A family says they captured the video below recently on Airways near South Parkway in Orange Mound. It has […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man attempted to rob a Little Caesars Pizza and then robbed a Family Dollar on the same day, Memphis Police say. According to MPD, officers responded to a business robbery at Little Ceasar’s in South Memphis Monday. They stated an unknown man pulled out a handgun and demanded money from the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — New details are emerging about what prompted a heavy police presence at a Memphis-Shelby County elementary school Wednesday. Desperation filled the air outside Double Tree Elementary Wednesday, as parents watched in agony, while waiting to reunite with their children, following a report of a suspicious person near campus. Memphis-Shelby County Schools reached […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department has rolled out a new tool Wednesday to help citizens fight crime and stay safe. Connect Memphis is a program where businesses and homeowners with cameras allow MPD direct access to their security feed in case of an emergency or to help with an investigation. “Before the program, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is dead after being shot in Raleigh. According to MPD, at 2:00 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 3700 Block of Ridgemont Avenue. One male victim was found with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene. MPD says they have one male in custody. Reports […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One woman was taken to the hospital after being shot in Whitehaven. According to MPD, at 9:55 a.m., officers responded to a call in the 800 Block of East Raines Road. Officers found a woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. She was transported to Regional One in critical condition. Reports suggest […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The majority of the victims violently killed last year were African American men, and nearly a dozen hadn’t even reached their 18th birthday. Three hundred and one homicides were reported in Memphis last year, according to MPD’s latest data. Of those, 248 were murders, which means police classified it as an intentional […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officers have three suspects in custody following a shooting that left a man in critical condition on Saturday. According to MPD, at 5:14 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 1400 block of Patton Street. Officers found a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Regional One […]