JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police say scammers are using the Internet to advertise property they don't own. But by the time victims realize they've been had, they've already lost money. Police say scammers are pocketing thousands of dollars by taking…
[gtxvideo vid="TWjC4itC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TWjC4itC.jpg" vtitle="BOTB Award Ceremony”] NORTH JACKSON -- The 2015 Battle of the Badges winners were honored Thursday. The Jackson Police Department takes the trophy this year. For two weeks, first responders gave blood to try and…
[gtxvideo vid="p2ZdYHFV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/p2ZdYHFV.jpg" vtitle="Strong Armed Robbery Chase 6pm”] EAST JACKSON -- Police are pursuing a suspect in a strong-arm robbery with the assistance of K-9 units in a wooded area. Jackson police say the suspect fled into a…
[gtxvideo vid="OOVui0k0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OOVui0k0.jpg" vtitle="Church Threats Suspect Search”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Police in Union City are investigating recent threats toward local churches posted online. Officers say they have tracked the IP address linked to the person responsible for…
[gtxvideo vid="2IS4suqY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2IS4suqY.jpg" vtitle="Black Criminal Impersonation”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in city court Thursday on accusations of giving police a fake name and social security number during a traffic stop. Police say Germaine Black was driving…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police and fire employees will receive a 2 percent raise in the fiscal year 2016 budget approved by the Memphis City Council. The budget approved in a council vote Tuesday also calls for a 1 percent…
[gtxvideo vid="0D8HFKQU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0D8HFKQU.jpg" vtitle="Police Chief Terminated”] DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- The police chief of Newbern has been fired after being suspended twice this year on allegations of a hostile work environment. Doug Robertson was suspended in April and…
[gtxvideo vid="3KgaY7Oo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3KgaY7Oo.jpg" vtitle="Food Mart Robbery PKG”] EAST JACKSON -- Police search for three suspects accused of robbing an east Jackson convenience store Monday night. “It's kind of scary because it's so close to home," Shelby Shaw, a…
[gtxvideo vid="eePExBdE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eePExBdE.jpg" vtitle="Mustard Seed Theft PKG”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn, -- A local nonprofit with the mission of helping those in need finds itself the target of thieves. According to Milan police, surveillance video from the Mustard Seed…
[gtxvideo vid="rsliNUwC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rsliNUwC.jpg" vtitle="Hollywood Dr Shooting Update PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A suspected gunman is behind bars, accused in a shooting that left a Jackson man paralyzed. Rodney Bailey appeared Wednesday in Jackson City Court where he was…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say they have upgraded charges against a 19-year-old Memphis mother in the death of her 2-year-old son. The Commercial Appeal reports (http://bit.ly/1MZf34j ) a murder charge was added Monday against Raven Campbell, who was already…
[gtxvideo vid="gW6lqifY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gW6lqifY.jpg" vtitle="Pittman PKG - Kurt”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Another delay came Monday in the murder case of Union University student Olivia Greenlee. Accused killer Charles Pittman was back before a judge and facing a deadline to…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say a former Memphis police officer has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of her wife. The Shelby County district attorney's office says 34-year-old Jaselyn Grant was off-duty when…
DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man facing a murder charge in his wife's death after allegedly running her over in Decatur County soon will be extradited back to Tennessee. Chad Henry recently was arrested in Bridgeport, W.Va., after being indicted…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- Police in West Virginia have arrested a man recently indicted on a murder charge in the death of his wife on Christmas Day in West Tennessee. Chad Henry was arrested in the nearby state by local police…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
