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Memphis police shoot, kill man

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 11:08:43 -0500

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed that Memphis Police Department officers responding to a report of gunfire in the Parkway Village area shot a man Saturday.

New police shift targets speeding, reckless driving and drag racing

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 05:39:18 -0500

The Memphis Police Department has created a permanent traffic enforcement shift as part of an effort that is targeting four of the city’s main traffic arteries.

Prosecutors appealing new trial for former cops charged in Tyré Nichols' death

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:36:59 -0500

The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, if it hears the case, will decide whether Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith will face a jury again or remain convicted of the various charges they were convicted of at trial last year.

Woman sentenced for Graceland sale scheme

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:44:02 -0500

The woman accused of attempting to sell Graceland in a fraudulent auction last year will now spend more than four years in federal prison for her crimes.

Bond set on day two of hearing for DeAndre, Vinessa Brown

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:22:50 -0500

“I’m absolutely befuddled why the city government, why the county government and why the state of Tennessee would give money to a person to run a nonprofit organization when they had been convicted of stealing money from a nonprofit organization in the past,” said Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee.

County reentry head, wife to remain behind bars for now

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:35:13 -0500

DeAndre Brown and Vinessa Brown remain in custody following a bond hearing Friday, Sept. 19, that will carry into next week.

National Guard to be ‘eyes and ears’ on the streets, mayor says

Ltestino@dailymemphian.com (Laura Testino) — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:28:52 -0500

Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the National Guard will not be doing any detainment.

Tennessee Supreme Court sides with police union — again

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:20:52 -0500

The Tennessee Supreme Court had initially stayed the ruling while the case worked its way through the appellate court.

Council members to push Gov. Lee to reject Guard deployment

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:36:29 -0500

The City Council could vote on the resolution, so far backed by a group of council members, at its meeting next week. It is not binding on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.

The AM/DM podcast: How a new MPD position rankled the department

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 06:13:51 -0500

In the wake of Tyré Nichols’ death, the Memphis Police Department decided it had an absence of supervision in the field, and set out to fix that problem by creating a new position — the second lieutenant. But that solution caused a string of other problems.

Do residents think National Guard is the answer to crime?

lwilliams@dailymemphian.com (Lydia Williams) — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:20:49 -0500

Daily Memphian reporters talked to Memphis residents to find out if they support President Donald Trump’s new task force.

See The Daily Memphian’s full coverage of the Memphis Safe Task Force

Sunday Tops Bar-B-Q fire suspected as arson

echamberlain@dailymemphian.com (Ellen Chamberlain) — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:45:36 -0500

The Tops location, which suffered another fire in February, had been within four weeks of reopening after a major reconstruction.

What to know about Trump's Memphis Safe Task Force, National Guard

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:16:56 -0500

When the National Guard troops arrive, they will act as “eyes and ears” for other federal and local law enforcement, Memphis Mayor Paul Young said.

In our coverage:

Mayor Young’s strategy for working with the National Guard

What Mayor Young said is reducing crime in Memphis

C.J. Davis to remain Memphis’ top cop amid National Guard deployment

‘The world will get an opportunity to watch us succeed,’ Mayor Young says

Cohen says mayor has little choice in National Guard deployment to Memphis: 'The mayor’s got a tough job'

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:27:01 -0500

“If (Trump) will say ... after the National Guard leaves and tells the world that Memphis is the safest city in the world, Donald come on,” U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said Friday.

New federal charges target Ghost Mob again

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:18:08 -0500

A new federal racketeering indictment unsealed Thursday in Memphis federal accuses six alleged Ghost Mob gang members of conspiracy to murder and attempted murder in the aid of racketeering for a 2020 incident firefight with a rival gang.

National Guard could be deployed to Memphis, mayor says

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:27:28 -0500

“What we need most are financial resources for intervention and prevention, additional patrol officers, and case support to strengthen MPD’s investigations,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said.

Bartlett officer injured in fatal shooting of drug suspect

michaelwaddell1971@gmail.com (Michael Waddell) — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:20:47 -0500

Authorities were conducting a predawn drug investigation when the suspect was killed and an officer wounded. The officer is in non-critical condition.

MPD touts overall crime at 25-year low

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Tue, 9 Sep 2025 19:22:01 -0500

The Memphis Police Department reported in July crime was down 20% overall compared to the same point in 2024. At the time, other major cities were also seeing declines.

Four children shot in Hickory Hill

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Tue, 9 Sep 2025 15:20:36 -0500

Four children were shot in a shooting late Sunday night in the Hickory Hill area of Memphis.

Judge in police union vs. city case recuses herself

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Fri, 5 Sep 2025 19:09:34 -0500

The case involves a battle over the rank of second lieutenant, which city officials created for the Memphis Police Department in an effort to get more front-line supervisors in the field.