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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Safe Task Force has arrested a man they said tried to use a fake badge and ID to impersonate a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent. Andrew Lee, 47, was charged with one count of criminal impersonation. According to the U.S. Marshal’s Service, on November 14, members of the task force...

The driver in Monday morning’s high speed pursuit has been identified as Dillon Mitchell, a 28 year from Memphis Tennessee according to Craighead County Sheriff’s Office booking information. Mitchell was arrested by the Arkansas State Police Troop C after a lengthy pursuit that began shortly after 9:00am on...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis said Memphians are feeling safer, and she points out that the drop in crime started even before the new Memphis Safe Task Force arrived. Chief Davis, joined by MPD command staff, briefed a Memphis City Council committee today on the city’s latest public-safety trends....

Shelby County Government is currently in a negative cash position and could struggle to make payroll, officials said. The county could borrow from the debt service fund in anticipation of property tax revenue . The borrowing would be repaid through the future property tax collection over the next few months. Danielle...

CORRECTION: Olga Bessan’s father told WREG that Bessan is on life support and is brain dead. He said she remains in the ICU because she’s an organ donor. Family members say there is no possible way for Bessan to recover. Central High’s Band has posted that she had died, and a family friend has created […]

The streets of Memphis witnessed another action-packed afternoon as the Memphis Safe Task Force carried through with the arrest of 26-year-old Guatemalan national, Nelson Gomez‑Lopez. The Task Force, a coordinated effort among federal, state, and local enforcement, is becoming well-known for its no-nonsense approach...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A female inmate in Shelby County custody died Monday night at Regional One hospital, the sheriff’s office said. Tiffany Dukes, 45, died around 10 p.m. Detectives are investigating her death. The sheriff’s office said Dukes had been receiving treatment at Regional One since Oct. 21 and had been...

Memphis has another rising star—and he’s headed to the big screen. Jaylen Lyndon Hunter, a 15-year-old actor from Memphis and student at Briarcrest Christian School, will appear in the highly anticipated biopic “Michael,” portraying a young Marlon Jackson of the legendary Jackson 5. Set for release...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Commission approved extending health benefits to a deputy Monday who was seriously wounded in a motorcycle crash last year. Sergeant Samuel Lilley was responding to a collision involving another deputy when he crashed in Lakeland. He has undergone multiple surgeries and therapies,...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis doctor was ordered to pay $375,296.90 to settle fraudulent billing allegations against him, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Dr. Mark Shermer is accused of falsely billing Medicare for ESRD (end-stage renal disease) treatment visits to dialysis patients that were never performed....