Police investigating car theft at Kroger gas station … COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — The search is on for a suspect and stolen SUV after a theft at a Kroger gas station, according to the Collierville Police Department. Police say the incident happened Saturday around 3 p.m. at the Kroger Fuel Center on Houston Levee. The suspect allegedly jumped out of a car and drove away […]
MPD: Suspect helps himself to cash at self-checkout MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Memphis Police are looking for a man who they say stole money from a grocery store in Cordova last month. Police say on July 10, a man wearing a tan hat, blue shirt, and camo pants walked into the Kroger on Highway 64 and went to the self-checkout employee’s counter. Surveillance video released […]
Memphis woman cremated in Fiji; husband in court WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The family of a Memphis woman who died on her honeymoon in Fiji decided to cremate her in the South Pacific nation because her body was badly damaged, a lawyer representing the family says. Christie Chen died around July 8 at the exclusive Turtle Island resort. Her husband Bradley Robert […]
Memphis man faces court for wife’s death on honeymoon MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man will appear in a court in Fiji this week after he was accused of killing his wife during their honeymoon on the island, multiple sources report. Bradley Robert Dawson’s wife, Christe Chen Dawson, was found dead in their hotel room on July 9. The New York Post reported that […]
‘It’s safer to get groceries in Moscow’: Car broken … MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A Memphis family is on guard after someone broke into their car while shopping at an east Memphis grocery store days after they took in loved ones from Ukraine fleeing the war. Evegeny Palshin took what was supposed to quick trip to a grocery store off Plaza Avenue with his brother and sister-in-law Wednesday. Once […]
Grocery store planned in North Memphis food desert MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A dwindling number of grocery stores has created a food desert for people in North Memphis, but help could finally be on the way. Councilwoman Michaelyn Easter-Thomas said a community development corporation called the Promise Development Corporation is in talks with city council to locate a grocery store in the community. Promise has worked on […]
Pass It On: Help for a Blind Kroger employee MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A shopper has been very impressed by the customer service she receives at a grocery store in Lakeland. It seems an employee’s ability takes him far above his disability, and Tim Simpson has the inspirational story in this week’s Pass It On. Kroger is the go-to place for many shoppers across the […]
Amazon, Rite Aid cap purchase of emergency contraceptives NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is limiting how many emergency contraceptives consumers can buy, joining other retailers who put in place similar caps following the Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade. Amazon’s limit, which temporarily caps purchase of the contraceptives at three units per week, went into effect on Monday, a spokesperson for the […]
Mechanic imposter scamming the elderly strikes again MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man with a record of impersonation and scamming the elderly strikes again. This time he left a 72-year-old husband and wife out of $500. According to detectives, the victim told police she was at Kroger on Poplar when Joe Boyce approached her in the parking lot. Police say Boyd told the […]
Gas stations increase holds on credit, debit cards … A gas station could place a $100 hold on your card even if you’re only buying $50 worth of gas.
Local companies pay for workers’ abortion costs MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Since the Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade, dozens of companies have announced they will pay or reimburse their employees who leave the state to have an abortion. Several Memphis-area companies are a part of that group. Many of the companies say the coverage falls under family planning, which is included […]