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The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office and the Memphis Police Department have unveiled plans for a collaborative Cold Case Unit, which will help law enforcement investigate and prosecute unsolved homicide and violent sexual assault cases.

""Mearl, some people use their celebrity status to draw attention to themselves. You have used yours to draw attention to others and to worthy causes."

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– More than 1,500 fugitives nationwide are behind bars Wednesday for violent crimes including murder, aggravated assault, and rape after a special operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service.

With gun crime escalating, will Tennessee’s new ‘Truth in Sentencing’ law help? Many local leaders say absolutely.

The Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich and her office teamed up with the Shelby County General Sessions Clerk’s Office and the District 21 Prince Hall Masons for Restoration Saturday, a chance for people with criminal records to have their records expunged.

By the time children reach middle school, as many as 3 million a year nationally witness violence in their communities.

Witnesses to crimes may feel more comfortable sharing information with authorities in light of a new witness relocation and assistance program, 901 WRAP.

Convincing more people to cooperate with a police investigation could get violent criminals off the street.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Billy Ray Turner has been found guilty on all charges, including first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.

Grim numbers show a dramatic increase in deadly crashes in Memphis and Shelby County.

According to Tennessee Highway Safety Office, there 144 deadly crashes in 2019. That number nearly doubled in 2020 with 229 crashes. 2021 saw one more deadly crash with 230. 2022 isn’t starting off any better either.

Tennessee lawmakers are considering a plan to expand gun rights that would recognize some gun owners as law enforcement officers, and it’s drawing fire from some in law enforcement.

The Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission has released its latest crime-fighting plan, calling for reducing violent crime by 30% and property crime by 20% over the next five years.

Lewis Falkner, 35, has been sentenced to 420 months in federal prison for production, distribution, and possession of child pornography. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney announced the sentence today.

It is a January afternoon and Michael McCusker, a Shelby County assistant district attorney, is in his office. Not at 201 Poplar, but at the Memphis Police Department’s Tillman Station in the role of “community prosecutor.”

A two-day undercover operation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Human Trafficking Unit, Memphis Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the office of 30th District Attorney General Amy Weirich has resulted in the arrest of nine individuals and the seizure of weapons, drugs, vehicles, and cash.

Arrests for reckless driving increased by 21% last year while drag racing arrests were up 140%, Shelby County’s District Attorney told Memphis City Council on Tuesday.

To understand Marsharee Gatewood and Steffani Bailin’s friendship, you have to start at the Marathon gas station on Elvis Presley and Norris Road in South Memphis.

Investigators held a news conference to release more information about the arrests of two men in connection with the murder of Memphis rapper Young Dolph. As of Tuesday, Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith are both behind bars.

Truth in sentencing is what the Shelby County district attorney and Memphis mayor say is part of the answer to the city’s violent crime epidemic.