LeMoyne-Owen College president carjacked at gunpoint MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The interim president of LeMoyne-Owen College, Dr. Christopher Davis, was carjacked at a gas station and convenience store in Southeast Memphis earlier this week. The MPD report says that Davis was at the Murphy USA convenience store on Winchester Road while pumping gas into his 2018 Porche Cayman on Wednesday night. That […]
St. Jude employee shot to death downtown, 2 charged MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two people are facing charges after an employee at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was killed along the Riverfront during an apparent robbery. Alexander Bulakhov, 32, was shot during an apparent robbery Sunday night on Tennessee Street and West Butler Avenue by Butler Park in downtown Memphis, police say. Police responded to […]
City Gear in Parkway Village hit by smash-and-grab … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Smash-and-grab robbers were at it again Tuesday morning, this time hitting the City Gear store in Parkway Village– again. Officers responded to a prowler call a little before 4:30 a.m. in the 4000 block of American Way. When they got to the scene, they saw a portion of the window and a […]
‘They did not even look back’: Driver in stolen car … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say a driver in a stolen Dodge Challenger and his passenger ran from a deadly crash at Central and Cooper in Midtown early Tuesday morning. Investigators said the driver in the Challenger blew through a red light at Cooper and broadsided a driver in a Chevy Sonic headed east on Central. […]
Man in Memphis one week becomes victim of crime CORDOVA, Tenn. — A man who moved from North Carolina to Memphis for work a week ago was targeted by thieves outside Dick’s Sporting Goods on North Germantown Parkway Sunday afternoon. “I think I’m a true Memphian now,” said the man. The victim, who did not want to be identified, said he was in the […]
Cars burglarized at Chisca apartments on Main St. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Several cars were broken into and vandalized at a downtown apartment complex on Monday night. According to Memphis Police, officers responded to vehicle break-ins at The Chisca apartments on South Main Street around 5:40 a.m. Residents say the parking lot is gated and have a Skycop surveillance camera but that this is […]
Woman regrets return to Memphis after son robbed … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis mom says for the second time in less than a year, her son has been a victim of crime, and she now regrets leaving Hernando and moving back to her hometown. “I’m not a fan of Mississippi, but I feel safe in Mississippi,” said Shalene Weddle. Weddle said last May, […]
Parkway Village homicide under investigation MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A homicide is under investigation after Memphis Police responded to a Parkway Village apartment complex over the weekend. Detectives are not confirming the victim’s identity or the cause of death, but they did say the investigation continues. One woman living in the complex said what’s also continuing is the criminal activity. “I […]
Thieves ram gate at MPD’s impound lot, steal cars MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis couple says their military son’s Dodge Charger was one of several cars stolen from the Memphis Police Department’s impound lot last week. According to police, someone got on the lot around 3 a.m. Monday and rammed the gate from the inside with another impounded Charger. The father of the victim, […]
Gunfire turns to gridlock with violent weekend in … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It was a violent weekend here in the Bluff City with several shootings leaving several victims in its wake. Saturday evening, and into this Sunday morning, police were responding to two deadly attacks. Memphis Police were busy overnight, Saturday and into the early hours Sunday responding to two deadly attacks within a […]
Security cameras are everywhere, so why didn’t Memphis … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Cameras have become a vital tool for police because they can produce strong evidence when a crime occurs. But can you count on them to capture video evidence if you are the victim of a crime? That question had one Memphis man concerned when a thief broke into his truck he had […]
