MPD locates vehicle in 2025 fatal hit and run, suspect still wanted
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department announced on Monday investigators have located a vehicle used in a deadly hit and run last May. MPD said officers located a 2005 BMW X5 in the 600 block of Breedlove after investigating a fatal pedestrian crash on the night of May 15, 2025 on South Third Street...
West Memphis woman receives five years’ probation in Medicaid fraud case
West Memphis, Ark. (KATV) — A West Memphis woman has been sentenced to a five-year term of probation for her role in Medicaid Fraud, in an announcement made by Attorney General Tim Griffin on Friday, March 6. Kimberly Rios, 40, was found guilty of her role in improperly billing...
Safety concerns over THP’s high-speed chase policies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Since the inception of the Memphis Safe Task Force at the end of September, WREG reported on some of these chases ending in crashes involving the Tennessee Highway Patrol. But what’s the policy behind these pursuits? When do troopers decide to pursue a suspect or call off a chase? WREG’s Shay Arthur...
‘I could feel the weight’: Bee whisperer swarmed by 30,000 bees
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Bartlett Bee Whisperer lived up to his name, remaining cool, calm, and collected when he was sparmed with some 30,000 bees without any protective gear. David Glover, also known as the Bartlett Bee Whisperer, was called to Thompson Machinery in Memphis, TN, on Friday to remove a colony of honey...
16-year-old charged with attempted murder after shooting in Binghampton
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 16-year-old was arrested in connection with a shooting that left one person injured Monday afternoon in Binghampton, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD). The teen is charged with attempted first-degree murder, four counts of aggravated assault, employment of a firearm during the...
Suspect identified after gunfire on I-55 leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — A man is dead and two others are injured after gunfire rang out on Interstate 55. The Southaven Police Department reported that officers responded to calls of gunfire on I-55 S near Stateline Road on March 9 around 6 a.m. They said gunfire hit three vehicles...
Man charged with shooting death after fight
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A man is charged with murder after a fight turned deadly in September. The shooting happened on Watson Street in the Parkway Village area on September 29. Police arrived to the scene to find two men dead. One of those victims was identified as 24-year-old Joshua...
Woman accused of shooting man 14 times appears in court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - An 18-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting a man more than a dozen times appeared in Shelby County court Monday. Alishon Torres is charged in connection with a man’s death on Willowview Avenue, near Goodlett and Willow Road, about two weeks ago. Investigators say Torres...
Ex-Collierville police officer accused of domestic violence resigned after arrest, department confirms
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — Collierville police confirmed Tuesday that a now former officer with the department "chose" to resign days after he was arrested for a domestic violence dispute with his girlfriend. Ex-Ofc. David Haley was arrested March 2 following "an off-duty incident" in Fayette County, it was previously...
MSCS teacher charged with sharing explicit content of herself with student back in jail,...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) teacher charged with giving her student an iPad with explicit content of herself was booked into jail Monday for the third time in a month, records show. Kelsey Whitmore, 29, is back in custody for soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor....
