All Blog Posts Tagged 'Memphis' (12)

Dutty Laundry And Project Pat-Back 2 Da Hood

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Added by Lavaris on February 22, 2009 at 5:22pm — No Comments

Home Invasion: Man Shot and Robbed in East Memphis

MEMPHIS, TN -- Police say two guys wearing red bandanas kicked in an East Memphis apartment door and are accused of shooting one man and robbing two others.

Police say it happened Friday, September 05, 2008, around 3:15 a.m., at the Trails Apartments in the 3100 block of East Whispering Lane.

According to police, after the two accused home invaders kicked in the locked door, they demanded money and other items from three men… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 7:11pm — 4 Comments

Mississippi Murder Suspect Captured at Memphis Motel

Deputies Capture Suspected Murderer

Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies helped capture a suspected murderer from Greenville Mississippi today. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, Street Crimes and Fugitive Bureaus, worked with the Mid-South Fugitive Task force and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Task force to make the arrest.

About one o’clock, Deputies and U.S. Marshals tracked Letarus Crawford, 32, of Greenville, to a southeast… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 4, 2008 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

High Infant Mortality Rate in Memphis

Memphis, TN- A startling number of babies are dying in Memphis every year, one every 43 hours. Statistics show Memphis has the highest infant mortality rate in the country.

The highest risk area is the 38108 zip code of North Memphis. Statistics show more babies die here than in a third world country.

Danita Owens, who is six months pregnant, admits to smoking during her pregnancy. She was having a cigarette when we knocked on her… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 24, 2008 at 11:26am — 8 Comments

West Memphis Teen Arrested in Two Aggravated Robberies

WEST MEMPHIS, AR – Police say a West Memphis High School student has been arrested for the aggravated robberies of one convenience store.

According to Captain Donald Oakes with the West Memphis Police Department, 18 year-old Brandon Smith robbed the Flash Market convenience store at 600 Broadway Street in West Memphis.

Captain Oaks says the teen first robbed the business on July 9, 2008. Smith walked into the store around 3:00 a.m.,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 20, 2008 at 5:41pm — 2 Comments

HIV Infected City Pool Employee Charged with Rape of 17 Year-Old Memphis Girl

MEMPHIS, TN – Police say an employee at the Westwood Swimming Pool is charged with Aggravated Rape and Criminal Exposure to HIV of a 17 year-old girl.

According to investigators, the teenage girl told police that Timothy Bernard Payne offered to give her a ride home from the pool. The girl told investigators, instead of taking her home, Payne took her to his house in South Memphis. Payne then made the girl go into a wooded area, where he took out… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 19, 2008 at 7:30pm — 13 Comments

Memphis Man Added To Fugitive List

(Memphis 7/25/2008) On December 20, 2006, 794 Brower Street was the scene of a horrific domestic violence incident. Police say Ernest Smith tried to kill his girlfriend. They say he threw boiling water on her, then beat her on the head with the pot. The water burned a third of the victim's skin on her face, chest, stomach and legs.

"We don't support what he did and crimes against women are wrong. If we knew where he was believe me, we'd… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 26, 2008 at 9:30am — 15 Comments

Memphis man gets county job after prison

(Memphis 07/23/2007) Michael Hooks, Jr. is now on the payroll at the Shelby County Corrections Center. Just weeks after his release from a month long prison sentence, he's working for mayor AC Wharton's reentry program for ex-cons.

Program director Stanley Lipford admits the job was not posted or advertised but says Hooks received no favors. He was among 10 others hired through a temporary program aimed at recruiting incarcerated men to participate in fatherhood… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 25, 2008 at 8:35am — 3 Comments

Police charge grandson in death of popular Memphis deejay

Memphis police have arrested the grandson of a popular deejay killed Wednesday, charging him with first-degree murder.

Dee “Cap’n Pete” Henderson, who hosted a blues show on WEVL for 26 years, was found shot to death in the backyard of his home at 1040 Fields Wednesday morning. He was 72.

Police arrested Cortez Thomas, 30, about 1 p.m. Wednesday and booked him into jail later that night.

“Oh my God, no he didn’t,” said… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 19, 2008 at 2:02pm — 10 Comments

Affidavit: Mother Turns In Son for Murder of Memphis Man

Terry Terrell Booker

MEMPHIS, TN – A man has been charged in a Memphis murder and his own mother turned him in to police.

According to a court document, Terry Terrell Booker has been charged with First Degree Murder in the shooting death of 27 year-old Milton Trezevant. Investigators say the shooting happened around 7:55 p.m., June 18, 2008, in the area of Horn Lake Road and Hewlett.

Police say Booker’s mother… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 10:55am — 4 Comments

Memphis Man Charged in Shooting of Pregnant Woman and Man

MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis police say a man has been charged in the shooting of a pregnant woman and a man at a Memphis apartment complex.

According to investigators, the shooting happened around 4:17 p.m., Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at an apartment complex on Rainey.

Police say when they arrived on the scene they noticed that the windows of a Ford Taurus had been shot out. Officers also discovered that an apartment, directly behind the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 21, 2008 at 7:03pm — 2 Comments

Six charged in Germantown home invasion

Jeremy J. Munson, 19, Curtis E. Hayes, 29, Jeremiah Hoskins, 20, Robert L. Gilliam, 47, Calvin White, 39 and Cameron White, 31, all of Memphis, face charges of aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery and evading arrest.

Five of the men were taken into custody in North Memphis Thursday morning, and one other suspect was arrested overnight.

Police are still searching for one suspect.

The men are accused in a home… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 14, 2008 at 12:19am — 24 Comments