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CRIME & SAFETY
Video shows gunmen open fire while driving Memphis street
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Video released by the Memphis Police Department (MPD) show two people shooting out of a car while driving down a busy Memphis street. MPD said the shooting happened just after 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24 near the intersection of Manassas Street and Poplar Avenue near Morris Park.
Family identifies man missing after boat capsized on Mississippi River, search will continue Saturday
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The search has been suspended for a man whose boat capsized in the Mississippi River Friday morning, the Memphis Police Department confirmed, saying they intend to resume the search Saturday. According to his fiancé Katie Porter, the missing man is 47-year-old Gary Riley. His fiancé said the...
Officer shoots 14-year-old auto theft suspect; 2 more in custody
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say an officer shot an armed 14-year-old who got out of a stolen vehicle and ran Friday evening on Winchester Road. The teen suspect was taken to Le Bonehur in non-critical condition after officers administered first aid. No officers were injured, Assistant Chief Don Crowe said. The incident happened at a […]
WATCH: Mustang leads Arkansas State Police on chase through West Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn — Two people from West Tennessee are charged after Arkansas State Police (ASP) said they led troopers on a high-speed chase through West Memphis. ASP released dash cam video of the chase. ASP investigators said just after 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024, witnesses reported a...
Family of missing Horn Lake man speaks after body found inside his car at impound lot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A family member of 20-year-old Jaderius Webb, who wished to go unnamed, spoke with Action News 5 on Wednesday about the pain of learning her loved one may have been killed, and his charred remains left behind for days in the back of his burned BMW.
14 members of Traveling Vice Lords/Junk Yard Dogs street gang sentenced in Federal Court
Memphis, TN – The last of fourteen members of the Traveling Vice Lords/Junk Yard Dogs (TVL/JYD) street gang, convicted of crimes under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, has been sentenced in federal court. Kevin G. Ritz, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced...
Police: Texas couple’s road trip in stolen car ends with arrest in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say a couple who drove a stolen car from Houston, Texas, to Memphis was arrested after they were pulled over for having a fake drive-out tag. Keyenyn Brue, 20, and Zakiyah Bailey, 20, both from Houston, were arraigned Friday on two counts of property theft and violating the seatbelt law. Bailey […]
South Memphis shooting sends 2 to hospital
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two people were taken to Regional One Thursday night after a shooting in South Memphis. The shooting was reported at 8:23 in the 2000 block of Boyle, police said. A male victim at that scene was taken to the hospital in critical condition. A second victim was located at fire station 16, […]
Man dead after incident at gas station on Covington Pike
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis Police are investigating a deadly incident at a gas station. Police were called for a “wounding” on Tuesday around 10 p.m. at 3524 Covington Pike. A man was taken to Regional One Hospital in critical condition. He later died in the hospital. There...
Woman stabbed multiple times after turning down man’s advances: MPD
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is behind bars for allegedly stabbing a woman he tried to “holler at,” Memphis Police say. Delvontay Malone, 29, is charged with Aggravated Assault. His bond has been set at $35,000. A little before 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a stabbing at South Bellevue Boulevard and Harbert Avenue. The […]
Woman sentenced to 11 years for I-55 road rage incident north of Pevely
Shanyka Fouche, 25, of Memphis, Tenn., has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after a jury found her guilty of several felonies stemming from an incident in 2021 when she fired a gun from a vehicle on I-55 north of Pevely, striking a vehicle and the passenger in that other vehicle, according to court documents.
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