Eric Lipford

Daybreak Producer

Recent Articles

  • Man Convicted in 2011 Death Facing New Charges

    Posted on: 5:46 am, June 17, 2013, by

    Memphis Police say 20-year-old Samer Sakaan is facing theft charges after a woman claimed that Sakaan swiped her laptop computer
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  • Teenagers Critically Wounded in Whitehaven Shooting

    Posted on: 6:07 am, June 14, 2013, by

    Police say the victims -- ages 17 and 19 -- were shot at the Peppertree Apartments in Whitehaven late Thursday night. They are in critical condition at the MED.
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  • Shelby County Holds Food Drive

    Posted on: 3:59 am, June 10, 2013, by , updated on: 05:08am, June 14, 2013

    Shelby County leaders are asking for your donations to stock the shelves at the Mid-South Food Bank.
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  • Two Dead Following Violent Night in Memphis

    Posted on: 6:10 am, May 31, 2013, by , updated on: 12:02pm, May 31, 2013

    MPD is investigating series of violent incidents in three Memphis neighborhoods late Thursday and early Friday that left two people dead and injured three others.
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  • Family of Nine Displaced by House Fire

    Posted on: 4:40 am, May 30, 2013, by

    Three adults, six children safely escaped their burning East Memphis home overnight. One firefighter was treated for a shoulder injury.
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  • Teen Dead, Five Hurt In Overnight Shootings

    Posted on: 4:47 am, May 29, 2013, by and , updated on: 06:41am, May 29, 2013

    Five people are recovering at The MED after overnight shootings
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  • Church Gathers Supplies for Tornado Victims

    Posted on: 5:46 am, May 28, 2013, by

    Mid-South church holds disaster relief drive to gather supplies for tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma.
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  • Shots Fired at Memphis Police Officers

    Posted on: 5:54 am, May 24, 2013, by , updated on: 07:17am, May 24, 2013

    Several Memphis police officers were involved in a shootout with an armed man overnight in Whitehaven. Police say no one was hit.
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  • Overturned Truck Creates Traffic Nightmare on I-240

    Posted on: 5:33 am, May 23, 2013, by , updated on: 05:54am, May 23, 2013

    Southbound traffic is being diverted onto the Walnut Grove off ramp to avoid the crash.
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  • Hickory Hill Family Escapes Burning Home

    Posted on: 5:48 am, May 22, 2013, by

    Two adults and two children escaped without injury after their Hickory Hill home went up in flames overnight. The cause is under investigation.
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  • Abducted Boy Found Safe, Father Behind Bars

    Posted on: 5:52 am, May 20, 2013, by

    Police in Smyrna, TN say 8-year-old Gabriel Swaney was safely recovered early Monday morning. His father, 30-year-old Michael Swaney, is now in custody.
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  • 911 Problems Resolved

    Posted on: 9:07 pm, May 15, 2013, by and , updated on: 12:46am, May 16, 2013

    MPD Communications is having difficulties with the 911 phones lines.
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