Cordova toddler murder suspect captured in Ashland City
A week-long manhunt and the coordinated efforts of several law enforcement agencies across the Volunteer State resulted in an arrest in Ashland City. According to a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service, its Middle Tennessee Fugitive Task Force arrested Robert L. Newton, 35, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, on charges of...
WATCH: Memphis Zoo Says Visitors Taunted Ape Who Smashed The Glass Of Its Exhibit
A couple of visitors at the Memphis Zoo ruined one of the exhibits for everyone else… for the time being. At this point, we all just trust that the glass in certain exhibits at the zoo are built to withstand an attack or escape attempt by the animal being held. None of us would willingly go to the zoo to see our...
Gun on social media leads to 60-month sentence for gang leader ‘Moo Slime’
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A known gang leader with a history of gun violence will spend 60 months in federal prison after being indicted for possessing a firearm as a felon. Memphis Police say that, over the past five years, Cordney Campbell, also known as “Moo Slime,” has been listed in eight separate reports involving...
Security camera captures burglary in Southwest Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department is looking for a suspect who stole items from a vehicle in Southwest Memphis. On February 25 at 7:15 a.m., officers responded to a theft from a motor vehicle call in the area of South Third Street and Biscayne Road, where the victim told police that a man had taken...
Everything we know about suspect who shot a Memphis police officer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A manhunt is on for a suspect who shot a Memphis police officer Thursday night, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). TBI said Danell Jarvis Maxwell, 40, of Memphis, is wanted for criminal attempted first-degree murder on a police officer. The Memphis Police Department...
Poplar Avenue closed after contractor hits water, gas mains
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police temporarily closed a section of Poplar Avenue at Fenwick for a leak that sent water spewing several feet into the air Monday afternoon. It began when a contractor bored into both a water line and gas main, Memphis Light Gas & Water said. Gas was shut off to the area at […]
Gunfire On Chelsea Avenue Has Memphis Cops Hunting Gray Nissan Driver
Memphis police are on the lookout for a driver they say opened fire during a Feb. 25 run-in outside a convenience store in the Douglass neighborhood. The person targeted in the encounter was not hit, but their vehicle was struck by bullets as the shooter took off. Officers were dispatched...
JD Sports To Open At Eastgate In East Memphis
East Memphis sneaker fans are getting a new place to hunt for fresh kicks. JD Sports, the U.K.-based sneaker and sportswear chain, plans to open a new store at Eastgate Shopping Center by the end of 2026, taking roughly 8,000 square feet inside a larger vacant unit at the power center. The move adds another national...
Drug Task Force: Whitehaven home where toddler overdosed on fentanyl raided, more drugs found
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The West Tennessee Violent Crime and Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a Whitehaven home, with charges pending the outcome of the investigation. According to the task force, the warrant was served in the 5100 block of Gill Road. Residents of the home had...
Shots fired at Memphis Safe Task Force agents in Raleigh, FBI investigating
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The FBI is reportedly investigating after shots were fired at Memphis Safe Task Force agents in Raleigh. The Memphis Safe Task Force says shots were fired at agents as they responded to a call on Felton Road on Saturday night, Feb. 28. According to the task...
