According to a certified forensic litigation expert on jail issues, “there are all kinds of methods of hiding things on a person’s body and in a person’s clothing.” 

An internship in college changed the trajectory of Mike Fisher’s career. He was appointed as Germantown Police Department’s chief Monday night.

The new instances uncovered in public records bring to 46 the number of substantiated instances of excessive force involving officers at 201 Poplar. 

The suit’s amended complaint also alleges that some of the officers allegedly involved and indicted for their role in Freeman’s death are still working there, even as an ongoing criminal case plays out against them.

Coffee filed the order Sept. 28 after the Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee at Jackson filed an order reversing his denial of defendant Justin Johnson’s motion to recuse.

The nine Shelby County corrections officers indicted for their alleged roles in the death of an inmate last year made their first court appearances Friday, Oct. 27.

A man has been charged in the fatal stabbing of inmate behind a courtroom at 201 Poplar Thursday morning.

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The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the stabbing “of a jail inmate by another” at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center at 201 Poplar Ave.

An attorney for two women filed a lawsuit against the city, former Memphis Police Chief Michael Rallings and former officer Alexis Brown.

Residents from neighborhoods across the city expressed their opinions about crime and public safety during a series of conversations in this summer.

The trial for a former Kroger security guard accused of killing an unarmed Black man in 2021 has been reset for the second time.

A multitude of break-ins led a Bartlett business to install accordion-style gates to thwart criminals. That put him at odds with city leaders, who say the security measure sends the wrong message.

Although some judges were commended for their courtroom etiquette, a local nonprofit says some judges in Shelby County struggle with sensitivity and when to appoint public defenders for indigent defendants.

Courtney Anderson was sentenced to 163 years in prison, but a local judge amended his sentence to time served. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the ruling that freed him.

Williams, a four-star signee in the Tigers’ 2023 class, now faces a total of nine felony charges in relation to the March 27 shooting outside his home.

According to the Memphis Police Department, the main drivers of crime in the third quarter of 2023 were auto theft, thefts from motor vehicles and aggravated assault. 

Deputies were notified “late last night” of her identification. 

“Blight, litter, dilapidated housing, and poor air quality pose problems for public safety. Public safety extends far beyond crime. Litter and trash indicate community apathy and gives license to potential criminals,” the survey’s results read.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with what it called a “very unusual investigation” after a woman’s body was found on a barge in the Mississippi River. 

Focus groups brought together by The Daily Memphian highlight many concerns residents have about the sources of crime and the difficulties involved in increasing public safety.

“To them, public safety means more than crime,” Howard Robertson of Trust Marketing & Communications said.

Federal prosecutors want to block the use of references to Tyre Nichols’ alleged “bad” character and conduct by defense counsel for the officers accused of beating him to death in pretrial motions and during trial.

A Save a Stop 2 is one of several locations being investigated during a multi-agency operation that was announced by Kevin G. Ritz, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.

Investigators with the MPD’s VICE Team launched the operation in July 2022 to disrupt and dismantle criminal operations surrounding illegal gambling machines.

Attorneys for the City of Memphis previously filed a motion to strike any mention of the former Atlanta “Red Dog” police unit in the $550 million lawsuit, arguing the information would be immaterial and scandalous.