Although he said he looks forward to the positives to continue, he wants public safety to remain a focus and a top priority.

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Police in Covington, Tennessee, say they have uncovered thousands of gallons of fraudulent diesel fuel sales worth some ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — West Memphis Police say a 14-year-old boy was killed and a 16-year-old wounded after breaking into a home Sunday night in the 1900 block of Scottwood Street. Investigators ...

The Memphis Police Department is outside Central High School where a driver reportedly collided their SUV into a young girl not long after school dismissed Thursday afternoon.It’s unclear at this time ...

The Memphis Police Department has launched a death investigation after a man’s body was found near an intersection in the ...

He was on his way to the hospital with a 16-year-old girl when she gave birth, court records show. Investigators said that ...

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A pregnant 16-year-old delivered her baby on the way to a hospital, then the 45-year-old man she was with abandoned the ...

Two people were killed, and three others injured, in a Wednesday afternoon shooting, the Memphis Police Department said.

A U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan has pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting a homeless man with an ...

A boy is now charged with two counts of second-degree murder after police say he admitted to shooting a pregnant 15-year-old at his home in Jackson, Tennessee last week. On ...