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A 50-year-old Memphis caregiver is facing elder abuse charges.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A former Memphis police officer is the first to be criminally charged in relation to excessive force in more than five years, according to a WMC Action News Five investigation.

A Memphis man has been formally charged in connection to the death of a 6-month-old boy in June of 2020, according to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office.

A former Memphis Police officer has been formally indicted with first-degree murder, according to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office.

Off to a fast start, Amy Weirich’s new prosecution unit targeting police brutality already has filed criminal charges against two law enforcement officers.

If these statistics came with audio and video, there would be repeated bang-bangs and blood – lots and lots of blood.

A group of law enforcement officers that work to keep drugs and criminals off the streets in West Tennessee received a huge honor this week.

The man accused of killing a Memphis grandmother during a Facebook Live broadcast was indicted on first-degree murder charges Monday.

There’s a push to eliminate cash bonds to keep people from getting stuck in jail just because they can’t afford to get out.

Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich talks about gun crimes in Memphis and what can be done to fight it.

Memphis Child Advocacy Center’s annual Children’s Memorial Flagraising will honor children in Shelby County who died due to abuse and neglect in the last year.

After being on pause for more than a year, jury trials will soon resume in Shelby County. But there is a long backlog of court cases officials will have to address.

Hundreds of people walked through Frayser on Saturday to say "enough is enough" with the city's gun violence. Freedom From Unnecessary Negatives hosted the unity walk to spark change in communities most affected by the crime.

Leaders behind the Unity Walk Against Gun Violence are enthused by the strong community support during the first two events in Downtown Memphis and Whitehaven.

After three decades in the Memphis Police Department, and five years as the head of MPD, Director Michael Rallings has retired. His last day was Wednesday.

Memphis recorded a homicide nearly every day last year.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Daily Memphian) — April is 911 Education Month.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Commercial Appeal) — Despite significant pushback from Memphis law enforcement and other agencies across Tennessee, permitless carry, or Constitutional carry, was signed into state law Thursday. This means if you have no existing convictions that would bar you from owning a gun, and you are 21 or older, you will be able to carry a firearm openly or concealed — no training or permit required.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX 13) — A Whitehaven man has been indicted in the death of a toddler.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A North Memphis man has been indicted for allegedly setting his neighbor’s car on fire, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.