City Council rejects used-car lot on Elvis Presley Boulevard
The council also discussed the riverfront’s Cobblestone Landing, a blight and illegal dumping task force and police escorts for Donald Trump’s Southaven speech.
Topic: Memphis Police Department
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June 2022
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City Council Scorecard: Primary strategy, Trump’s escort and Environmental Court
The City Council Scorecard examines a vote on a resolution to deny former President Donald Trump a police escort to his Saturday appearance in Southaven, Mississippi.
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New mental health initiatives build on decades old ‘Memphis model’
Local law enforcement and emergency responders are trying to keep people suffering from mental health crises out of the ER and out of jail.
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Driver shot before colliding with MATA bus
Officers believed the driver involved in the crash had been shot.
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As temperatures rise, so do concerns about children left in cars
Two weeks after a 1-year-old child died from being left in an unapproved transport vehicle outside a day care facility, parents around Shelby County worry the same thing could happen to their children.
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Suspect in Amazon warehouse slaying shot by MPD officers
He allegedly shot and killed a woman outside the facility in Horn Lake.
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May 2022
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Day care closed, license surrendered after child found dead in transport vehicle
The incident occurred May 19. A 1-year-old was found in the day care vehicle during the afternoon after being left in the vehicle that morning.
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Crime Crisis: MPD brass wants more officers. Here’s how it’s deploying who it has
Of the city’s roughly 1,900 commissioned officers, about 61% are on patrol.
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Operation River Run arrests 43 fugitives in three months
Forty-three have been arrested as part of the initiative, announced in February, that focuses on arresting violent fugitives in counties that border the Mississippi River. It is a collaboration between the U.S. Marshals Office and 24 other federal, state, local and tribal partners.
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Police chief encourages Germantown to ‘campaign for safer communities’
Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis addressed a large crowd at the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce, talking about gun violence, juvenile crime and how she saw “(traffic) volume in Atlanta, but Memphis has got mean drivers.”
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April 2022
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Suit seeks records of MPD efforts to correct troubled officers’ behavior
The lawsuit contends the public has a right to know how police supervisors attempted to intervene with Eric Kelly and others.
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Beale, Downtown report peaceful weekend amid crowds
A $5 entry fee, plus weapon and ID checks, were required to enter Beale Street between 8 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m., helping officials track the number of visitors.
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Police release video of Beale shooting suspects
Memphis police Tuesday released video footage of the three suspects from the shootout that occurred on Beale Street April 10.
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Police chief updates Downtown security, citywide crime statistics
Throughout the city, gun-related arrests, gun thefts, and gun seizures have increased for the year.
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Victim confronts former police official who destroyed evidence of her rape
Rape survivor Debby Dalhoff has been searching for decades for answers in her still-unsolved 1985 home-invasion attack by a masked intruder.
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Two teens charged in theft of police chief’s handgun
“C.J.” Davis’ second duty handgun was stolen from her car in the parking lot of a Cordova business in January.
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MPD launches Memphis Most Wanted website
The Memphis Police Department hopes the site will aid in the hunt for fugitives.
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MPD employee charged with forgery
Amber Colbert, a police services employee, was arrested Wednesday, April 6, for attempting to obtain a loan through fraudulent means.
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Deposition renews controversy in hotly contested rape kit lawsuit against city
Attorneys for rape victims suing the City of Memphis presented new allegations contending that kits were indeed destroyed.
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Police take a bus to curb distracted driving
A busload of area police officers got a firsthand look Monday at the many dangerous distractions that capture the attention of drivers.
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March 2022
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Senate version of ban on police residency requirement — not targeting Memphis — passes House
Residency requirements for police and firefighters would be prohibited across Tennessee, not just in Memphis.
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State Senate rejects House version of police residency requirement bill
The Senate last year approved a statewide ban on residency requirements, making an exception for Hamilton County. But last month, the House passed an inverted version, allowing them everywhere except Memphis.
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Newborn found dead on side of roadway as police search for answers
Memphis police said a newborn was found dead on the side of Raleigh-LaGrange Road Sunday. They are searching for information about who left the child along the roadway.
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Police chief: Officers now enforcing traffic laws more aggressively
2021 police stats show arrests for reckless driving and drag racing are up over 2020. That follows a stronger police presence and traffic enforcement without changing the police pursuit policy.
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February 2022
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Former Shelby County prosecutor pleads guilty to conspiracy
Glenda Adams faces up to five years in prison.
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