Memphis police arrested Mark Meetze for stealing copper. He faces charges including burglary and possession of burglary tools. The incident highlights ongoing efforts to combat copper theft in the city.

A 15-year-old reported missing from a Memphis facility was located in Honolulu and taken into custody; authorities are coordinating her return to Tennessee.

The Memphis Safe Task Force, with 31 agencies, cleared over 1,000 warrants and arrested 2,342 individuals in 41 days, targeting serious offenses and seizing firearms.

The Shelby County main jail was on lockdown due to a threat, suspending visitations but maintaining internal operations. The situation was resolved by the next day, with ongoing investigations into the threat’s nature.

A Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter crash in Wilson County resulted in one death and two critically injured crew members; there were no patients onboard. The NTSB is investigating the incident.

Over a 40-day operation, Memphis authorities and the U.S. Marshals located and returned 101 missing children. The joint effort also resulted in 1,862 arrests last month, as agencies continue their coordinated work to enhance public safety across the city.

Jermis Jones was convicted of First-Degree Murder and other charges in Haywood County, with details available in a video post by the District Attorney's Office.

Leondre Clark was found guilty of first-degree murder and illegal firearm possession in the fatal 2023 shooting of Toniquia Clark, his children's mother.

The Covington Police Department announced a series of arrests following a Tipton County Grand Jury session, including indictments for theft, forgery, and child sexual abuse.

Memphis Police arrested Cordero Ragland, a 33-year-old with gang ties, for firearms offenses including possession of an illegal Glock switch-modified handgun.

Covington Police Department arrested 26 individuals after a Grand Jury convened, including a woman charged with theft and forgery and a man facing multiple counts of sexual battery.

Kelviona Townsend was charged with making a bomb threat to Shelby County's women's jail and faces several felonies, including threats of mass violence and false reporting.

Michele Henley was removed as DeSoto County School Board chair after her controversial letter perceived as supportive of a convicted child sex offender, but she remains on the board.