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The streets of Memphis are a touch safer today following the apprehension of Kamari West, a 21-year-old suspect charged with first-degree murder, and his acquaintance Mario Metcalf, also 21, who was wanted on multiple charges. The Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF), as reported by the U.S. Marshals Service, executed the...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The former Houston’s Restaurant in East Memphis was sold to a new owner. Houston’s Restaurant at 5000 Poplar Avenue in East Memphis closed suddenly and permanently in December of 2024 and has been vacant since. Owners in part cited crime in Memphis as their...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Police say a man who committed bank fraud dressed like a firefighter to appear more trustworthy, but his outfit ultimately led to his capture. MPD said Anthony Lewis, 47, was wearing a Shelby County Fire Department T-shirt and navy pants when he entered the Regions Bank on Germantown Road on Oct. 14...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man who police say is a confirmed gang member and convicted felon was arrested on Thursday. Cordero Ragland, 33, was charged with Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun, Evading Arrest, Prohibited Weapons, and Theft of Property – Firearm. Officers say that during the arrest, they found a...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man and woman were caught after a high-speed pursuit from Memphis into DeSoto County, after a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer says he caught them drag racing on Getwell. Jasmyne Long, 26, and Joshua Hines, 25, are both charged with felony evading, felony drag racing and reckless driving, according...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man who was shot by members of the Memphis Safe Task Force now faces federal charges.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A jury convicted a Memphis man of murdering his children's mother. The jury returned that verdict against Leondre Clark on Friday, November 7, according to the Shelby County District Attorney's Office. The deadly shooting happened in 2023 on Carnes Avenue in broad daylight. Officers arrived to find...

This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on Second 201 Poplar inmate dies within a week. Just three days ago, two inmates at 201 Poplar, Shelby County Jail, were found unresponsive in their cells and later pronounced dead. The deceased, 40-year-old Antonio First and...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Three more men have been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that left a man critically injured in Memphis’ Messick Buntyn neighborhood. This brings the total arrest count to four, with one more suspect at large. Members of the Memphis Safe Task Force...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man pulled a gun at Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) troopers after jumping and running from a car during a high-speed chase in Memphis, court records show. A THP trooper saw a Dodge Charger with expired tags traveling east on Knight Arnold Road near Hickory Hill Road. According to court records, the...