MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis Police Department has created a new unit in an effort to reduce increased violent crime in the city. Officials told The Commercial Appeal this week that the Violent Crimes Unit was started last month.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man is facing child abuse and domestic assault charges on accusations of beating a boy with a plastic baseball bat. Eric Foster Snowden is accused of hitting the 12-year-old boy…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Weakley County investigators are asking for help finding who is behind several home break-ins. Investigators said more than $100,000 in home items, hunting gear and farm gear…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The trial began Wednesday in Weakley County for a man charged with stealing thousands of dollars from an account set up for a young girl with cancer. Guy Pryor is accused of stealing around $19,000 from…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify two women in connection with the recent use of a stolen credit card at two Jackson businesses. Surveillance video from Kmart on Old Hickory Boulevard captured two unidentified women…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say a Clarksville woman has been charged with stealing nearly a half-million dollars from a church where she worked. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday that Connie Parker…
DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is sentenced to serve 10 months of a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide and boating under the influence. [caption id="attachment_178951" align="alignleft"…
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Three West Tennessee inmates face more charges after deputies say they were caught trying to beat their way out of jail. Everette Lamb, Douglas Royal and Justin Smith…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officers are working to identify a woman they say used a cloned debit card to fraudulently buy over $300 worth of items from a local store. Video surveillance captured the woman making the purchases around 8 p.m.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify three persons of interest in a recent theft from Kroger on North Parkway. The three subjects left the store around 11 p.m. Jan. 14 with a shopping cart containing…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A suspect accused of killing a man, cutting off his head and setting a mobile home on fire appeared Tuesday in court. As Buddy Ray…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation now says more than 100 people were at a party Saturday night where shots rang out, injuring four. The shooting took place…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A former Crockett County deputy and his wife face drug possession charges. The couple appeared Monday in court. Attorney Greg Allen…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is facing charges of making terroristic threats against local deputies after allegedly posting threatening messages on Facebook. Harry Lee "Junebug"…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- A man is facing a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor after police say he tried to meet an underage female at a park after sending inappropriate messages…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
