The Germantown Police Department reported a week of varied crimes, including thefts, arrests, and violence, according to their latest activity summary.

Multiple fire departments responded to a house fire in McNairy County, suspected to be caused by a heat lamp. No injuries reported and all residents, including three cats, were safely evacuated.

Three former Memphis caregivers are indicted on TennCare fraud and theft charges for allegedly submitting false time records between January 2022 and June 2024.

Three Memphis caregivers were charged with TennCare fraud after allegedly falsifying timesheets and billing the state for hours they didn’t work.

A federal jury in Memphis convicted 48-year-old Derrick Wilson of being a felon in possession of a firearm; a special finding could trigger a 15-year federal minimum.

A man was critically injured in a Frayser shooting; a woman was detained for questioning. The nature of the altercation is unclear. Police are investigating and seeking information.

Mississippi County, AR officer injured on interstate while aiding a state trooper; Officer Charlie Collard's car hit by semi-truck and taken to Regional One in Memphis.

Court records show Joshua Townsel, previously convicted of rape, was arrested after police say he was at the Bellevue Inn with two underage girls.

A multi-agency raid in Nutbush took down a street-level drug market on Powell Avenue; officers seized drugs, scales and a modified handgun and arrested a 23-year-old.

A fire at Winchester Grove in Whitehaven drew multiple fire engines and police Friday night; officials reported no injuries as crews worked to contain the blaze.

A Memphis man was given a 421‑month federal term after undercover buys uncovered a firearm fitted with a machine‑gun conversion device during drug sales, prosecutors say.

A West Tennessee Task Force raided a drug house in Nutbush, seizing cocaine, a modified gun, and drug-related items; the Memphis man running it faces multiple charges.

Convicted felon Christopher Walker was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for illegal firearm possession and drug trafficking, including a machinegun, in Memphis.