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Nine people arrested after illegal gambling at gas station, grocery store, sheriff's office says
EARLE, Ark. - Deputies raided an Arkansas grocery store and gas station and arrested nine people in connection to illegal gambling, the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office said. The sheriff's office said they had been investigating the Stein's Grocery and Market and Valero Service Station in Earle for months after getting...
70 'unhealthy' dogs, 3 children rescued from Arkansas home, sheriff says
HUGHES, Ark. - The discovery of about 70 small dogs at a home with children inside living in filth led to three people being arrested Tuesday, according to the Crittenden County Sheriff's Department. WL Crump, 44, Victoria Martinez, 37, and Martin Miller, 61, were charged with endangering the welfare of...
18-year-old shot to death in West Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An 18-year-old was shot dead Sunday night in West Memphis, Arkansas. City officials identified the victim as Freddie McKinney. West Memphis Police responded to calls at 210 W. Jackson around 9:50. They found McKinney unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds. McKinney later died at the scene, they say. Police are investigating, and asked […]
18-year-old arrested for fatal shooting at Copiah County truck stop
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Authorities have arrested the suspect wanted in connection to a fatal shooting at a Copiah County truck stop. Investigators said 18-year-old Tarayvian Miller was arrested after he allegedly carjacked another person on Thursday, May 16. The carjacking happened on the Martinsville Exit off of Interstate 55. Copiah County deputies said […]
Fight between students breaks out at Hamilton High graduation
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two students got into a fight during graduation at Hamilton High School Thursday night. Memphis Police confirm they were called to the Cannon Center for a fight. It all happened as graduates were walking across the stage getting their diplomas. According to reports, a school security officer saw one of the students […]
Memphis man gets 80 years in prison for raping a woman a year before jogger’s killing
A Tennessee man was sentenced to 80 years in prison Friday for raping a woman a year before he was charged with kidnapping and killing a school teacher who was on an early morning run.Cleotha Abston, whose history of criminal charges dates back to the 1990s when he was a juvenile, received 40 years in prison for aggravated rape, 20 years for aggravated kidnapping and another 20 years for being a felon in possession of a weapon. The sentences will run consecutively, or one after the other, Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee ruled.Abston, 40, was convicted April...
MPD: Stolen car full of armed men crashes into popular bar near midtown
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police are looking for four males who crashed a stolen car into Alex’s Tavern just north of Midtown Thursday morning. The popular bar in the 1400 block of Jackson Ave was not open when the driver of a Kia Forte lost control and slammed into the businesses. According to an employee, a […]
Parkin Police Department invites community to ‘Meet the Blue’ Fun Day
PARKIN — The Parkin Police Department will host a “Meet the Blue” Community Fun Day this Saturday. The event will begin at noon in the Parkin City Hall courtyard. “The police need to be involved in the community,” said Parkin Police Chief Chris Miller. “We want them to come and meet every officer that is a part of Parkin P.D. We will have bounce houses [and are] giving a lot of things away to the community. Even the healthcare people are going to be down here, the education people are going to be down here, childcare, everything that involves the community in Parkin … to make sure we are helping them not just to uphold the law, but to also be community police.”
1 dead after shooting on 13 Colony Mall, according to MPD
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person is dead after a shooting on 13 Colony Mall Tuesday, according to MPD. Memphis Police says they responded to a shooting call a little before 5 p.m. on Tuesday to the 3200 block of 13 Colony Mall, which is between Fox Meadows and Parkway Village.
Victim carjacked at gunpoint in Memphis gas station parking lot
CCTV footage captured the terrifying moment a man was carjacked at gunpoint on the evening of Friday 10 May in Memphis.The video, released by Memphis Police department, shows the victim in a white T-shirt, walking towards his white car in a gas station parking lot.One man gets out of the car next door to grab him, while an accomplice is seen exiting from the other side with a gun.Two more men were in the back seats.The police say the car used by the carjackers had been reported stolen on 2 May.At the time of publishing, police said no arrests had been made. Read More Stormy Daniels’ husband says they’ll likely leave country if Trump is acquitted‘Porch pirate’ snatches package worth thousands from homeowner’s handsGaza aid trucks destroyed by fire in Israeli-occupied West Bank
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