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A Memphis woman says she fled after getting into a pickup she thought was her Lyft outside Baptist Memorial Hospital; police are asking for tips.
A Panola County man pleaded guilty to fondling and sexual battery of a child under 14 and was sentenced to 32 years to be served day‑for‑day. Local law enforcement and Healing Hearts assisted in the probe.
A police drone helped Memphis officers locate and arrest two teens accused in a string of ATM robberies on Winchester Road.
Memphis police say two people were arrested after surveillance showed 120 iPhone 17 Pros and 50 smart pens being moved inside a FedEx processing center — about $133,377 in goods.
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.
Covington police are asking residents to call detectives after a travel nurse arrested in Rolla, Missouri, was accused of sexually assaulting an ER patient.
Police responded to reports of gunfire near Walker Homes in Southwest Memphis early Thursday. Investigators were on scene on Travis Road and details remain limited.
A former West Memphis firefighter pleaded guilty to reckless aggravated assault, his attorney says, narrowing a case that once included rape and kidnapping allegations.
Antonio Caldwell was sentenced to 235 months after investigators say he ran a West Tennessee fentanyl and meth network that included a parcel mailed from California.
MPD renewed its appeal on July 15 for tips in the March 23, 2025 fatal hit‑and‑run on North Hollywood Street. Investigators say a black Nissan Murano with temporary tags fled the scene.
A Cordova resident who pretended to be a lawyer was sentenced to 12 years and ordered to pay restitution after prosecutors say she scammed dozens of clients.
A shooting at the Burger King on Poplar Avenue sent two men to the hospital Tuesday; one is in critical condition and two people were detained.
A Sardis man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life without parole after the 2023 death of his three‑month‑old daughter. The plea was entered in Alcorn County Circuit Court.
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