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April 2007

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Releases for April 2007

April 30

Three Arrested in Pipe Bomb Explosion in East Shelby County

Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad and Detective Bureau have charged three people, one of them a juvenile, for making a pipe bomb and destroying a portable restroom yesterday in the Eads community.

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April 30

Sheriff Luttrell and Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers’
Association to Honor Students Who Say “NO” To Alcohol and Drugs

Three Shelby County area students have won awards from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers’ Association for writing essays.

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April 30

Optimist Clubs to Honor Shelby County Deputy as
“Officer of the Year”

The Memphis and Shelby County Optimist “Respect for the Law Committee,” made up of representatives of the 12 Optimist Clubs in Memphis and Shelby County, will be naming Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Charles Crossley “Officer of the Year” on Thursday, May 3, 2007, at 8:30 a.m., at the Criminal Justice Center, in the Sheriff’s Office conference room, 9th Floor, at 201 Poplar Avenue.

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April 28

Father, Daughter and Accomplice Charged in Kerrville Area Murder

Shelby County Sheriff's detectives have charged three people in connection with the shooting death of a man earlier this week in the Kerrville area in North Shelby County near Millington.

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April 27

Clerks Cited In South-East Memphis Area Beer Sting

The Metro D.U.I. Squad conducted an undercover “beer sting” last night in South-East Memphis.  Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies and other officers from the Germantown Police Department comprise the Metro D.U.I. Squad. 

April 24

Deputies Identify Victim of North Shelby County Murder

Shelby County Sheriff's detectives say David Williams, 29, of Memphis, was the man found shot to death last night inside a house in the Kerrville community near Millington.

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April 23

Search Continues For Robbers of Mentally Challenged Woman

Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies now have pictures of at least two suspects believed to have robbed a mentally challenged woman in an East Shelby County restaurant parking lot earlier this month.

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April 23

Sheriff’s Office Hosting Events for “Corrections Employees’ Week”

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will be holding several events to celebrate the efforts of people across the nation who serve at correctional facilities.

April 21

Sheriff's Deputies Arrest 19 in East Shelby County
Enforcement Initiative

Seventy-five (75)Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and support personnel focused their attention in East Shelby County neighborhoods last night and early this morning.

April 17

Clerks Cited In South-East Memphis Area Beer Sting

The Metro D.U.I. Squad conducted an undercover “beer sting” last night in South-East Memphis.

April 16

Gang Members Arrested After “Rivalry” Crimes in
South-East Shelby County

Deputies have charged eight people in a series of gang-related crimes that happened in South-East Shelby County recently.

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April 12

Motel Robbery Suspect Arrested Near Nashville

A man wanted by Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies who allegedly robbed a family at a Lakeland Motel has been arrested near Nashville.

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April 9

Monthly Traffic Crash Report for March 2007

carcrashShelby County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Deputies are targeting locations in their patrol districts where the most traffic crashes occur each month.

April 7

Covington man dies in off-road motorcycle crash

A man has died from injuries he suffered yesterday after he lost control of his off-road motorcycle near Millington.

April 1

Fight Leads to Teenager’s Death

A Cordova teenager was stabbed to death early today after he and another teenager got into a fight.

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