There are 4 article(s) tagged public nuisance:

• September 2026

  • Nightclub shut down after history of crime

    A Hickory Hill nightclub that was recently the scene of a Memphis Safe Task Force raid has been forced to shutter. 

    By Mary Evans September 29, 2026

• November 2023

  • Property closures aim to reduce crime and relieve neighbors

    “It’s always been a nuisance,” Nita McComb said of the EZ Express convenience store near her Frayser home. “It’s just an eyesore because of people loitering. A lot of people loitering.”

    By Julia Baker, Ben Wheeler November 01, 2023

• October 2019

  • Motel closed as nuisance will reopen after owners agree to security improvements

    Red Roof Inn, a northeast Memphis motel closed as a public nuisance, will reopen after the owners agreed to hire security guards and install surveillance cameras. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 04, 2019

• September 2019

  • Motel closed as public nuisance after drugs activity, thefts and other crimes

    Memphis police responded to 150 calls at the Red Roof Inn on Shelby Oaks Drive over the past year. After four fatal heroin overdoses, thefts, burglaries and other crimes, the motel was declared a public nuisance Friday, Sept. 27 and closed. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 27, 2019