August 31

Evening Update: Hurricane Relief Operations Command Center-Status Report

Another 1000 will arrive in Memphis by Amtrak train about 3 o'clock in the morning.

August 31

Afternoon Update: Hurricane Relief Operations Command Center-Status Report

Representatives of Shelby County and Memphis City Government divisions and various community agencies are at the center monitoring hurricane "Gustav" and "Hanna."

August 31

Morning Update: Hurricane Relief Operations Command Center-Status Report

More than 2200 people forced to evacuate from the New Orleans area are now staying in shelters in Memphis and West Tennessee.

August 31

Deputies Arrest 36 during Child Support Round-Up

Sheriff's Deputies visited almost 300 homes across Shelby County during a two-day emphasis to arrest people wanted for non-payment of child support.

August 30

Evening Update-Hurricane Victim Relief Efforts

More than 1000 people from the New Orleans area will be arriving in Memphis tonight and early tomorrow morning by Amtrak train.

August 28

Burglars Strike Lakeland Service Station

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies are looking for three people who burglarized a Lakeland service station and stole an undetermined amount of money.

August 27

Empty Gas Tank Leads to Capture of Carjackers

Two men who Deputies believe carjacked another man near Raleigh were captured this morning after their stolen car ran out of gas.

August 27

Four Arrested After Attacking Millington Man

Shelby County Sheriff's detectives from the Street Crimes and General Investigation bureaus have tracked down four people, two of them juveniles, who attacked and robbed a Millington man this past weekend.

August 26

Officer Imposter Targets Women Motorists

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a man this past weekend moments after he used an emergency light to pull over a woman motorist.

August 22

Former Deputy Jailers and Others Indicted on Drug Charges

A federal grand jury in Memphis returned five indictments charging a total of twelve people with a total of twenty-seven violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 announced Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting United States Attorney, My Harrison Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Memphis Division, Mark Luttrell, Shelby County Sheriff and Larry Godwin, Director of the Memphis Police Department.

August 22

Metro DUI Squad Issues Violations during Beer Sting

The Metro D.U.I. Squad conducted an undercover "beer sting" at various liquor stores, grocery stores and convenience markets on South Bellevue, Elvis Presley and other nearby streets in Whitehaven and South Memphis last night.

August 21

Construction Equipment Damaged Near Woodstock

Shelby County Sheriff's detectives continue their search for vandals who caused more than a quarter of a million dollars in damage to heavy construction equipment near Woodstock.

August 21

Woman Leaps from Moving Vehicle on Bill Morris Parkway

A Memphis woman was critically injured this morning after she jumped from the vehicle she was riding in on Bill Morris Parkway.

August 15

Deputies Arrest 36 during Child Support Round-Up

Sheriff's Deputies visited almost 300 homes across Shelby County during a two-day emphasis to arrest people wanted for non-payment of child support.

August 15

Metro DUI Squad Issues 275 Violations in Safety Initiative

The Metro DUI Squad issued 275 traffic violations in a county-wide traffic safety initiative last night. The squad is comprised of officers with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and Germantown Police Department.

August 12

Isaac Hayes Died of a Hypertensive Stroke

Sheriff's detectives today say Isaac Hayes died last weekend of a stroke associated with hypertension.

August 10

Deputies Rule Out Foul Play in Isaac Hayes' Death

Shelby County Sheriff's detectives say a medical condition apparently caused the death of entertainer Isaac Hayes this afternoon. Hayes, 65, was pronounced dead just after 2 p.m. at Baptist Hospital in East Memphis.

August 06

Man Killed While Fleeing From Deputy

A Memphis man was killed just after noon today when his car crashed while being pursued by a Shelby County Sheriff's K-9 Deputy.

August 06

Deputies Arrest Two for Carjacking in Southeast Shelby County

Shelby County Sheriff's detectives charged two teenagers early this morning for carjacking and robbing another teenager last night in southeast Shelby County.

August 06

Sheriff's Office Monthly Crime Tracking Report - July 2008

The following is a summary of crime during the past month in the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Patrol Districts...

August 06

Monthly Traffic Crash Report - July 2008

Shelby County Sheriff's Office Traffic Deputies target locations in their patrol districts where the most traffic crashes occur each month.

August 05

Students Needed for Sheriff's Office Citizens' Academy

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office is now accepting applications for those who would like to be part of the "Citizens' Academy." The class will begin September 9th and run through November 18th.

August 05

Lieutenant Andy Boyd Receives "Employee of the Year" Award

Lieutenant Andy Boyd has been selected the Shelby County Sheriff's Office "Employee of the Year" for 2007.

August 04

Sheriff's Deputies to Attend "National Night Out Events"

Shelby County Sheriff Mark H. Luttrell, Jr., members of his command staff and Deputies assigned to various Sheriff's Office bureaus will join hundreds of people throughout Shelby County tomorrow evening at "National Night Out" events.

August 01

Metro DUI Squad Issues Almost 300 Violations in Safety Initiative

The Metro DUI Squad issued 283 traffic violations in a county-wide traffic safety initiative last night. The squad is comprised of officers with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and Germantown Police Department.