Dec. 31

Sheriff’s Deputies on the Lookout For
Impaired and Reckless Drivers

Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies will be on high alert tonight and on New Year’s Day looking for people who are driving recklessly or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Dec. 31

Sheriff’s Volunteers Receive Specialized
Homeland Security Training

Two volunteers with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Bureau are now better prepared for local disasters and terrorist attacks.

Dec. 23

Deputies Issue 47 Citations in Holiday Enforcement Effort

As traffic increases on area roads due the Christmas holidays, Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for people who drive recklessly or are under the influence of alcohol and other drugs.

Dec. 21

Deputies Charge Suspect In Cordova Home Burglary

Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies have charged a Memphis man in connection with a home burglary in Cordova yesterday.

Dec. 20

Cordova Schools Locked Down After Home Burglary

Dexter Middle and Elementary Schools were locked down for about two hours today as Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies searched for three men responsible for breaking into a Cordova home.

Dec. 18

Man Hit and Killed By Car In Cordova

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies say a Cordova man was killed last night as he walked along the road near his home.

Dec. 17

Deputies Catch Alleged Church Burglar

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a man today moments after he allegedly burglarized a Millington area church.

Dec. 17

Pilot Makes Emergency Landing in North Shelby County

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies say an experimental airplane made an emergency landing near Millington this afternoon.

Dec. 17

Reserve Deputies Graduate from Sheriff’s Academy

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will add 19 new officers to the Reserve Deputy Bureau this week.

Dec. 14

Sheriff’s Office Special Services Bureau to Deliver Food Baskets

The Sheriff’s Office Special Services Bureau will be delivering 130 food baskets in the morning. 

Dec. 13

Sheriff's Office SWAT Team spreads “holiday cheer”
with donation to Make-A-Wish Foundation

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team spread some “holiday cheer” today by giving a donation to the “Make-A-Wish” Foundation.

Dec. 7

Sheriff’s Corrections Deputies Set to Graduate

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will graduate 27 new Corrections Deputies at a ceremony next week. The graduation will be held on Wednesday night, December 12, at the Shelby County Election Commission Operations Center located at 980 Nixon Drive.

Dec. 7

Crash Statistics - November 2007

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

Dec. 6

Sheriff’s Office Monthly Crime Tracking Report - November 2007

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

Dec. 5

Woman Dies after Traffic Crash

Shelby County Sheriff's Office Traffic Deputies say an elderly woman died this morning after her car ran off Shelby Drive near Forest Hill Irene Road in South-East Shelby County.

Dec. 4

Bolton Man Charged With Killing Friend

Shelby County Sheriff's Detectives have charged a man with Second Degree Murder for killing an Atoka, Tennessee woman.

Dec. 3

Deputies Discover Million Dollar Dope Business in
South-East Memphis

Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office have made their second million dollar drug seizure in less than a week.

Dec. 3

Sheriff’s Office Begins Final Step Towards
Law Enforcement Accreditation

A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will soon examine all of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office policies, procedures, management practices, operations, and support services.