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August 2007

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Releases for August 2007

August 31	Off-Duty Sheriff’s Deputy Killed In Traffic Crash
	An off-duty Sheriff's Deputy was killed this evening in a motorcycle crash in the Woodstock area.
	Photos included in release |
August 31	Sheriff’s Deputy Hurt in Crash
	A Patrolman with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office is recovering from injuries he suffered this afternoon from a traffic crash in East Shelby County.
	Photos included in release |
August 30	Cordova Teenager Dies In Crash
	A Cordova teenager was killed in a one-vehicle traffic crash late last night in East Shelby County.
August 24	Identity Theft Scam Targets Memphis Restaurant Patrons
	Detectives with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office ALERT Squad (Area Law Enforcement Retailers Team) say hundreds of customers who charged meals at a popular Memphis restaurant may be victims in a huge identity theft scam.
	Photos included in release |
August 24	Safer, More Convenient Procedure for Visiting Jail Inmates
	A new visitation procedure at the Shelby County Jail downtown now makes it easier for relatives, friends and attorneys to visit male inmates at 201 Poplar Avenue.
August 23	Clerks Cited In North Memphis Area Beer Sting
	The Metro D.U.I. Squad conducted an undercover “beer sting” in North Memphis last evening (August 23).
August 23	Fight Leads To Gunshot in Northaven
	Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies say a man was shot at this morning after he broke up a fight between several teenagers in the Northaven area.
	Photos included in release |
August 23	Child Recovering After Being Hit by Car
	An eleven year-old boy remains in stable condition at the hospital today after being hit by a car yesterday afternoon in South-East Shelby County.
August 20	Shelby County Jail Women’s Division Receives National Accreditation
	The women’s division of the Shelby County Jail is now nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections (C.A.C.), which is part of the American Correctional Association (A.C.A.).
August 17	Fayette County Man Dies in Arlington Traffic Crash
	Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Investigators say the driver of a pick up truck which crashed last night in Arlington was Silverio Estrada Pacheco, 29, of Fayette County.
	Photos included in release |
August 13	Sheriff’s Deputies Graduate This Thursday Night
	Thirty-nine (39) Deputies will graduate from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Training Academy this Thursday, August 16, 2007.
August 7	Traffic - High Crash Sites for July 2007
	Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Deputies are targeting locations in their patrol districts where the most traffic crashes occur each month.
August 6	Man Dies In Fisherville Traffic Crash
	A Fayette County man has been identified as the driver of a sport utility vehicle that crashed into a tree in Fisherville early yesterday morning.
	Photos included in release |
August 1	Sheriff’s Office Monthly Crime Tracking Report - July 2007
	The following is a summary of crime during the past month in the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Districts.

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