Memphis police search for suspects in restaurant break-in
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police are searching for suspects responsible for breaking into a restaurant early Wednesday morning with red bolt cutters, which police found left behind. Police were called to a burglary at La Palapa in the 5200 block of Summer Ave. around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Officers were...
Two MPD operations help to reduce reckless driving, violent crime
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police have been working with multiple agencies to reduce reckless driving and focus on violent crime in different operations. In Operation Slow Down Memphis, MPD partnered with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol to reduce reckless driving. Memphis police...
Family of murdered man shocked when convicted killer released from jail on clerical error
A Whitehaven family finally got justice when a jury found a man guilty for the murder of their loved one. But 38 minutes after being convicted at trial, that man freely walked out of jail due to a clerical error. READ MORE:...
‘Protecting our streets:’ US attys., law enforcement agencies break down Memphis crime initiatives
CORDOVA, Tenn. (WMC) - Six United States attorneys and the Department of Justice associate deputy attorney general hosted a Multi-State Violent Crimes Summit in Cordova on Thursday to share effective means and tools to combat violent crime in surrounding communities. The summit itself was closed press. The officials...
15-year-old charged after bringing gun to Memphis school, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police were called to a school in the 800 block of Brownlee Rd. on Friday afternoon after reports of a 15-year-old student with a handgun. Police spoke to the school security officer at Freedom Preparatory High School who said he was told by several students the teen suspect had a handgun. […]
No strategy, just spectacle: Copaganda in Memphis
Gov. Bill Lee’s Friday press conference about deploying the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis was long on spectacle but short on substance. Troops are set to arrive as soon as next week, but the public was given no clear sense of what success is supposed to look like. Will crime fall by 5%, 10% or […]
Memphis-Shelby County Schools launch gun safety curriculum amid rise in youth violence
At Berclair Elementary, the school day began not with math drills or spelling tests, but with a lesson on something far more urgent: safety. Students leaned forward as their teacher, Tammie Chapman, wrote four phrases on the board in bold letters — Stop. Don’t Touch. Leave the Area. Tell an Adult.
MPD: Suspect caught on video stealing tires from dealership
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police are searching for the suspect who was caught on video taking tires off cars located on a Covington Pike dealership lot. Surveillance video, released by police, shows the suspect drive up to Jim Kera’s Nissan in a white Jeep with a sunroof at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. The suspect […]
‘I killed her’: Man shot woman in stomach with double barrel shotgun after argument...
The suspect is said to have uttered, "I messed up, didn't I?" and when told of his Miranda rights, refused to answer questions, allegedly asserting instead, "She came at me and she a big woman." The post 'I killed her': Man shot woman in stomach with double barrel shotgun after argument about religion turned heated...
Craig Brewer’s “Hustle & Flow” turns 20 with special Memphis screening
When Craig Brewer’s “Hustle & Flow” hit theaters in July 2005 it felt like an insurgent burst of Memphis — rough, funny, soulful and defiantly local. Two decades later the film still resonates. It launched careers, won an Academy Award for a Memphis rap group and turned a raw club track into a civic rallying cry.
