One such recent incident that raised her concerns happened Saturday, when four people were shot at the Orange Mound Community Center on Park Avenue — located just feet away from the closed MPD building. Dowdy said that without police in the area, violent incidents are likely to continue.

A man was arrested days after a newborn baby was found inside of a dumpster behind a gas station, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD). MPD said 45-year-old James Boothe was on his way to the hospital with a girl under the age of 18 when the girl gave birth.

Project Pat, a co-founder of Three 6 Mafia, is mourning the loss of his son, Patrick Houston Jr., who was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee, on Jan. 10. According to an online obituary, he was 22, People reported.

The measure is endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, which successfully challenged ... according to TBI data Most in Memphis Police Department are lesser-experienced officers. Can problems arise? Memphis City Council approves MPD ...

The unanimous vote to confirm her as chief came nearly a year after Davis failed a non-binding test vote to be re-confirmed as the Memphis Police Department's chief following Young's election. Instead, Young and councilmembers brokered a deal to place her ...

The Memphis Police Department is searching for a suspect accused of threatening victims with a machete. On Friday, January 24, 2025 at 3:20 p.m., Officers responded to an aggravated assault call at the Dollar Tree on Thomas Street.

FOX13 crews at the scene saw at least six police cars, fire department personnel, and the MPD tactical unit at the scene of the barricade.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis City Council members voted to approve Cerelyn 'C.J.' Davis as the Memphis Police Department chief one year after being tagged as the interim. Davis was confirmed unanimously by the council after previously being moved to an interim tag when Mayor Paul Young assumed office in January 2024.

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

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

BEHIND BARS - After an hours-long barricade situation, MPD's TACT unit eventually got into the home but did not find the suspect. Police said he was wanted for a domestic assault on a woman inside the home.

Memphis police were in an hours-long standoff Tuesday. When the unit specializing in barricade situations breached the home, the suspect was missing.