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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis firefighter was hurt and taken to the hospital after a crash on the I-55 and I-240 split overnight. The crash left drivers stuck in the traffic around midnight just before the I-55 split near Brooks Road in South Memphis. MPD had the three left lanes closed as crews worked to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police have identified a man involved in a chase that started in Arkansas and ended on I-240 in South Memphis. Cortez Brown, 26, is charged with evading arrest in auto, theft of property, and leaving the scene of an accident with injuries. The chase started after Brown stole a Chevy Camero […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is charged with reckless driving after Memphis Police say he did donuts near a school bus, nearly striking multiple children. On Monday at 6:30 a.m., officers responded to a traffic call at The View at Claudette in Parkway Village. Witnesses told police they saw a white pickup truck doing donuts […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say two teens in a stolen car fired shots at two drivers following a hit-and-run crash. Dorian Farmer, 19, and Jadarius Mason, 18, were charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder following the incident Friday morning along East Parkway. The driver of a Honda Accord told police he was northbound […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say they have made at least one arrest in a violent carjacking last year in North Memphis. MPD said the victim was northbound on University Street at Hubert Street the day after Christmas when he was involved in a crash and carjacked. The victim said a white Volkswagen Jetta sideswiped him, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman admitted to Memphis Police that she rear-ended a car her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend were riding in before smashing the windows with a hammer. On Wednesday, Memphis Police officers responded to an armed party call at MLK Boulevard and Front Street. The victim stated he was driving with his […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person is in custody and two suspects are still on the run after an MPD squad car was shot at during a police chase on Monday morning. A wild night started with three men trying to steal tires from a car dealership and ended with shots fired, a police chase, and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person is in critical condition after being shot in the airport area. Police responded to a shooting at Knight Arnold and Lamar around 11:20 p.m. The man was found shot and taken to Regional One. One man has been detained. According to MPD, there was also an accident at this location. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Fire Department confirmed on Thursday that 32-year veteran David Pleasant was killed in a crash Wednesday night in South Memphis. A witness we spoke to says he believes this entire incident could’ve been avoided. MFD says the crash happened at the intersection of E.H Crump and Danny Thomas Boulevard while […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A man has been charged after two officers were injured in a crash involving a Memphis police car in Grahamwood. That makes a total of four City of Memphis first responders who have been hit by cars within the last 48 hours. Monday evening, two MPD officers were rushed to the hospital after […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  A pedestrian is dead after they were hit by a passing motorist earlier this morning in Castalia Heights. The victim was struck by a vehicle on Airways Boulevard and Jonah Avenue around 5:45 a.m. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the driver stayed at the scene after the […]