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December 2006

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Releases for December 2006

December 29

Cordova Man Dies in Traffic Crash in Eads Area

A man driving in the Eads community died this morning after his car collided with another vehicle.

December 21

Sheriff’s Deputies on the Lookout for Impaired and
Reckless Drivers during the Holidays

Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies will be on high alert for the next couple of weeks to stop people who drive recklessly or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.  

December 21

Deputies Charge Two Memphis Teenagers with
Murdering A Man in North Shelby County Yesterday

Shelby County Sheriff’s Detectives have charged two teenagers, one 19, the other 17, in connection with the murder of a man in a remote area of North Shelby County near Frayser yesterday.

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December 20

Deputies Search for Suspects in North Shelby County Murder

Shelby County Sheriff’s Detectives say a man was found dead today in a remote area of North Shelby County near Frayser.

December 18

Teenager Shot and Man Beaten In Northaven

Sheriff's deputies are continuing their search today for a man who attacked a teenager and another man in the North Shelby County area this past weekend.

December 18

Deputies Conduct Zero Tolerance Enforcement Effort
In South-East Shelby County

Almost 75 Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and support personnel focused their attention in the South-East Shelby County areas last weekend.

December 15

Clerks Cited in Downtown and South-East Area Beer Sting

Sheriff’s Deputies and other officers with the Metro D.U.I. Squad visited businesses along Crump, Lamar, Prescott, Winchester and other nearby streets near Downtown and South-East Memphis last evening.

December 14

Motorcycle Rider Killed in Crash Near Millington

A Millington man was killed this afternoon in North Shelby County after his motorcycle crashed.

December 13

Sheriff’s Office Corrections Deputies to Graduate Next Week

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will graduate 23 Corrections Deputies at a ceremony next week. The program will be held on Monday night, December 18, at the Agricenter at 7777 Walnut Grove Road, at 7 o’clock.

December 8

Off-Duty Officer and Teenager Die In North Shelby County
Traffic Crash

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Traffic deputies say an off-duty Memphis Police Lieutenant who worked on the evening shift with the Felony Response Unit and a Millington High School teenager died in a traffic crash near Millington this afternoon. 

December 8

Clerks Cited in East Memphis and East Shelby County
Beer Sting

Sheriff’s Deputies and other officers with the Metro D.U.I. Squad visited businesses along Macon Road, Whitten Road, Canada Road and other nearby streets in East Memphis, Lakeland and East Shelby County last evening.

December 7

Robbers Visit North-East Shelby County Service Station Market

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office detectives continue their search today for two robbers of a service station market last night in North-East Shelby County.

December 2

Shelby County Man Dies In Traffic Crash

Shelby County Sheriff's Office Traffic deputies say a man was killed early today in a one-vehicle crash in the Eads community.

December 1

Complaints Unsealed Against Memphis City Councilmen
Ricky Peete and Edmund Ford and Former Shelby County
Commission Candidate Joe Cooper

David Kustoff, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, My Harrison, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Memphis Division, and Andrew Dimond, Resident Agent in Charge of the DEA’s Memphis Resident Office, announced the unsealing of criminal complaints charging Memphis City Councilmen Rickey Peete and Edmund Ford with bribery offenses and former County Commission Candidate Joe Cooper with a money laundering offense.

December 1

Clerks Arrested in East Memphis, Bartlett and East
Shelby County Beer Sting

Sheriff’s Deputies and other officers with the Metro D.U.I. Squad visited businesses along Germantown Parkway, Highway 64, Houston Levee and other nearby streets in East Memphis, Bartlett and East Shelby County last evening.

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