A former teacher at Oakhaven Middle School and Wells Station Elementary School has been indicted for crimes against children, according to a statement from Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

As the woman who police think was raped last year by Eliza Fletcher’s alleged killer takes her story to a national audience on ‘Good Morning America,’ community leaders are demanding answers about law enforcement’s slow-moving investigation of the 2021 rape.

The fire department is looking for a suspect named Delana Collier, who also goes by the name “DC.” 

The ongoing discussion and debate were also present Wednesday, Sept. 21, as commissioners interviewed 30 attorneys who have applied to fill three vacant positions for judicial commissioners.

The lawsuit alleges Kroger should have taken further measures to protect employees and customers during a September 2021 store shooting.

A pair of affidavits also reveal the details about what happened between Paula Raiford and the person she was accused of assaulting. 

Since June, the MFD has responded to eight different fires in a neighborhood on the eastern side of Coro Lake. 

A new lawsuit against the City of Memphis alleges that MPD officers failed to follow up on leads from a 2021 rape and asserts a proper investigation might have prevented Eliza Fletcher’s death. 

The owner of Paula & Raiford’s Disco in Downtown Memphis was charged with misdemeanor assault Thursday, Sept. 15, according to Shelby County Criminal Justice records.

As information emerges linking Eliza Fletcher’s alleged killer to a 2021 rape, the rape victim and two retired detectives are questioning what more could have been done to solve the case.

Exclusive: A woman who said she was sexually assaulted by Cleotha Henderson, aka Cleotha Abston, the same man accused of killing Eliza Fletcher, says Memphis Police Department didn’t make solving her case a priority.

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It now takes the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation about 49 weeks to test the state’s rape kits, but some lawmakers hope to cut that time to 30 to 60 days. 

The chairman of the local crime commission and a Memphis City Council member talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the reaction to weeks of violence. 

Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Case, also asked to subpoena juvenile records for the suspect in the shooting rampage last week that left six people shot, including three who died.

During a campaign stop Thursday, Sept. 15, in Memphis, Dr. Jason Martin pointed to low funding levels for the TBI crime lab despite a state surplus of $2 billion

The man accused in the death of Eliza Fletcher has also been charged with especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated rape and illegal possession of a firearm after results from a rape kit submitted in 2021 linked him to that crime.

The proposed “Restoring Law and Order Act” would include federal grant programs for more police and detectives focused on violent crime as well as a General Accounting Office examination of delays in processing rape kits.

In wide-ranging discussion about violent crime, the Memphis City Council voted to ask the state for at least 50 more state troopers for at least six months and a digital messaging system similar to Amber Alert.

Greater Community Temple COGIC will host the fourth “Better Community Summit” Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in an effort to curb local violence. 

Between February 2017 and October 2020, Glenda Adams, a former Shelby County Assistant District Attorney, sold Aaron Neglia, a personal injury lawyer, traffic accident report information.

“Correct and accurate test results of discharges into rivers and stream and the honest reporting of those results to regulatory authorities are important parts of the Clean Water Act’s regulatory framework,” said U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr.

Friends and family support help a former felon go from prison to running restaurants.

A gag order has been placed on the case of Ezekiel Kelly, accused of shooting six people and killing three during a rampage last week. 

A preliminary hearing was set for 20-year-old Eduard Tabora, one of three suspects accused in the carjacking and slaying of Rev. Autura Eason-Williams. 

“Love thy neighbor” is what attendees at an interfaith gathering at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church were reminded of Monday, Sept. 12.