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LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin were convicted in 1994 for the murders of three little boys in West Memphis — but in the years since, many have become convinced they were innocent and themselves the victims of a gross miscarriage of justice.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Safe Task Force reportedly made more than 300 new arrests over the course of a week. According to data the task force released on Friday, agents have made 2,637 arrests. That is an increase of 352 arrests from November 8, when the Memphis Safe Task Force reported 2,285 arrests.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three men are in custody after an armed robbery in which two men “dressed as women” led police on a chase from Whitehaven to Mississippi on Tuesday night, police say. Tevin Gathings, 27, was charged with aggravated robbery and intentionally evading arrest in a vehicle and is in custody in...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man repeatedly accused of harassing and assaulting people has now escalated to trying to kidnap a child, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is recovering from a knee injury after he says two correctional officers allegedly beat him at 201 Poplar. Darryl Dates did not want to be shown on camera, but he wanted to share his account of events after he says he was taken in for a DUI and came out […]

Ali Bradley rides along with the Memphis SAFE Task Force, a highly trained tactical unit working with the U.S. Marshals Service.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A sentencing date has been pushed back for former Memphis police officer Patric Ferguson. Ferguson, 33, is accused of kidnapping, shooting, and killing 30-year-old Robert Howard while on duty back in 2021. In August, he pleaded guilty to his federal charges three months before he was...

TIPTON CO., Tenn. — The man wanted by Southaven police, after running from a traffic stop that left a K-9 officer seriously injured, also has several outstanding warrants in Tipton County, Tenn. Ronald “Bubba” Pilkington was last seen Tuesday in Southaven, Miss. running north on Highway 51 fleeing from a traffic...

The Memphis Police Department has announced the arrest of a suspect in the January slaying at Supreme and Airways. The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Martinez Thompson, is facing charges that include Second-Degree Murder, Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun, and Possession of a Firearm During the...

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