Search continues for Shelby County employee missing for a week
SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. - The Shelby County Sheriff's Office has issued a BOLO for a 26-year-old man who went missing last week in the Cordova area. Donnell Roberts was last heard from around 8 p.m. Monday, the sheriff's office said. SCSO reported that he was wearing a white shirt and gray shots when he left the area of...
19-year-old charged in deadly Hickory Hill gas station shooting acted in self-defense, his lawyer...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A 19-year-old accused of shooting and killing a man at a Hickory Hill gas station on Christmas morning acted in self-defense, his lawyer told FOX13. Ja'Vonte Cooper is accused of a second-degree murder. On Monday, a judge set his bond at $500,000. According to the Memphis Police...
Southaven Police K-9s to receive protective body armor
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — The Southaven Police Department’s K-9 unit will soon have an added layer of protection while honoring a fallen comrade, thanks to a national non-profit organization. K-9s Raptor and Zargo are set to receive bullet and stab-protective vests from Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. Both vests...
City of Memphis awards $600,000 in Safer Communities Grants to 34 nonprofits
The City of Memphis has awarded $600,000 in Safer Communities Grants to support a network of 34 local nonprofit organizations working to prevent violence, expand mentoring and outreach, and bolster community safety across the city. The funding, administered through the Joint Office of Neighborhood Safety &...
Memphis Police Seek Public Help to Identify Suspect in Christmas Day Burglary Spree on...
A burglary on Christmas day in the 500 block of Weakley Avenue has Memphis police reaching out for public assistance. According to the Memphis Police Department, a suspect gained unauthorized access to a business property by first cutting through a fence at 6:00 p.m. The individual then proceeded to forcibly remove...
Man arrested after fatal West Memphis shooting
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — A man was arrested Saturday after another man was fatally shot in West Memphis in November, according to the West Memphis Police Department. West Memphis Police said on Nov. 9 at around 11:30 p.m., they responded to a call in the 700 block of McAuley Circle about a male allegedly sleeping […]
MSCS interim superintendent discusses district goals, future
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — He heads up the largest school system in Tennessee and Memphis Shelby County Schools interim superintendent, Dr. Roderick Richmond goes one-on-one with the WREG Investigators. Richmond gives his thoughts on his short time at the top of the district and what’s ahead for the new year. Richmond says he...
STEPPING UP TO SERVE: Organization Donates Body Armor to Southaven Police K9s
SOUTHAVEN — Two K9s with the Southaven Police Department will soon receive new bullet- and stab-resistant body armor through a charitable donation from a national nonprofit organization. Police said K9s Raptor and Zargo will be outfitted with protective vests donated by “Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.” The vests will...
Homicide investigation, home invasion underway in Tipton County
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A homicide investigation and home invasion is now underway in Tipton County, according to Tipton County deputies. Deputies say they were called to a home in the 2500 block of John Hill Road regarding a home invasion and homicide around 11:30 p.m. Evidence on the scene and witnesses say the suspect...
Sheriff dropped from lawsuit alleging school officer assaulted child
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner has been removed from a federal lawsuit filed by a mother who says her 7-year-old disabled child was thrown into a bookcase at a Memphis elementary school. The school resource officer she’s accusing has also been named in the latest version...

















