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A sizable law‑enforcement response sealed off streets around St. Jude's Memphis campus Tuesday night while police and federal partners investigated.
Postland LLC promised remote workers $4,200 a month to repackage and reship goods, then employees say the company vanished. The BBB has logged 100+ complaints and investigators found no active office in Memphis.
A father and son face attempted second‑degree murder charges after police say they slashed and beat a customer inside Brothers Grocery in south Memphis.
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Bartlett is hiring a full‑time fire marshal with pay up to $106,924 and a benefits package. The role oversees prevention, inspections and investigations.
A Bristol man was arrested after a Mississippi mother flagged messages to her 15‑year‑old daughter; investigators say thousands of images were seized and the probe is ongoing.
A 21-year-old Holly Springs woman was arrested on a statutory rape charge after family members provided cellphone evidence in an allegation involving a 15‑year‑old.
Memphis police are searching for a man who robbed a Circle K on Highland Street on July 13; he was armed and fled toward Spotswood Avenue.
A second suspect was arrested in a May Frayser beating that left a Memphis man with a severe brain injury and weeks on a ventilator.
A former West Memphis firefighter pleaded guilty to reckless aggravated assault, his attorney says, narrowing a case that once included rape and kidnapping allegations.
A Memphis man was arrested Tuesday as the sixth person charged in the Dec. 29 Brighton home invasion that left 22-year-old Corey Webb dead.
A Lake County grand jury returned 19 indictments tied to the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, alleging murder, sexual assault, contraband and staff misconduct.
Police are seeking a suspect in a Saturday night road‑rage shooting in Parkway Village; no injuries were reported. Investigators ask anyone with tips or video to contact authorities.
Humboldt aldermen will debate whether to remove a 1914 Confederate soldier statue from Bailey Park after a Parks Board recommendation.
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