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Dec 31 |
Deputies Investigate Disappearance of Southeast Shelby County Man |
Sheriff's Deputies are looking for a Shelby County man who has been missing for two weeks. |
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Dec 30 |
“Designate Before You Celebrate” on New Year’s Eve |
Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies will be on high alert tomorrow evening to stop people they believe may be driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. |
Dec 30 |
PARK SMART- Weekly Motor Vehicle Theft Reports |
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports on thefts from motor vehicles and thefts of vehicle part/accesssories weekly. |
Dec 30 |
Rosemark Convenience Store Robbed |
Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies are looking for two men who robbed a Rosemark convenience store last weekend. |
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Dec 23 |
Winter Weather Prompts Change in Traffic Crash Reporting |
Motorists involved in non-injury traffic crashes in Arlington, Lakeland and the unincorporated areas of Shelby County should exchange insurance and personal information and then report the traffic crash to Deputies. |
Dec 23 |
PARK SMART- Weekly Motor Vehicle Theft Reports |
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports on thefts from motor vehicles and thefts of vehicle part/accesssories weekly. |
Dec 19 |
Confrontation Leads to Shooting in Southeast Shelby County |
A southeast Shelby County man was shot last night after a confrontation with some acquaintances near a convenience store. |
Dec 18 |
Sheriff’s Volunteers to Deliver Food Baskets This Weekend |
Saturday morning, volunteers with the “Special Services Bureau” at the Sheriff’s Office will deliver food baskets to homebound and disabled persons. |
Dec 16 |
PARK SMART- Weekly Motor Vehicle Theft Reports |
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports on thefts from motor vehicles and thefts of vehicle part/accesssories weekly. |
Dec 15 |
Metro DUI Squad Arrests Clerks during Beer Sting |
The Metro D.U.I. Squad conducted an undercover “beer sting” at various liquor stores, grocery stores, convenience markets, bars and restaurants last Friday night. | Listing of the stores visited |
Dec 15 |
Klondike Students to Receive Funds from Sheriff’s Office Golf Tournament |
Shelby County Sheriff Mark H. Luttrell, Jr. and members of his command staff will present $6,000 to the students and faculty of Klondike Elementary School in North Memphis this week. |
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Dec 15 |
Missing Millington Man Found Safe |
Sheriff's detectives say a Millington man missing since November 22nd has been found safe in Memphis. |
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Dec 12 |
Brothers, Both Employees, Charged in McDonald’s Robbery |
Two brothers, a current McDonald’s employee and the other a former employee, have been charged with last weekend’s shooting and robbery at the restaurant in southeast Shelby County. |
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Dec 12 |
Metro DUI Squad Issues 105 Violations in Safety Initiative |
The Metro DUI Squad conducted a county-wide traffic safety initiative last night. |
Dec 12 |
Deputies Fear Foul Play in Millington Man’s Disappearance |
Shelby County Sheriff’s detectives now believe a man missing from Millington could be in danger. Deputies say someone has used his debit card and depleted the $600 in his checking account. |
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Dec 12 |
Deputies Arrest Two in Stolen Property Scheme |
Undercover Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested two men in a scheme to steal and then re-sell kitchen supplies worth more than $200,000. |
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Dec 10 |
Deputies Investigate Disappearance of Millington Man |
Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for a Millington man who has been missing for almost three weeks. |
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Dec 10 |
Deputies Say Employee Staged Convenience Store Robbery |
Shelby County Sheriff’s detectives say last weekend’s armed robbery of the McDonald’s in south-east Shelby County was planned by some employees at the restaurant. |
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Dec 9 |
PARK SMART- Weekly Motor Vehicle Theft Reports |
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports on thefts from motor vehicles and thefts of vehicle part/accesssories weekly. |
Dec 8 |
Deputies Search for Lakeland Restaurant Robbers |
Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for two men who robbed the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Lakeland this past weekend. |
Dec 8 |
Restaurant Manager Shot During Robbery
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Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies continue their search today for a man who shot the manager of a south-east Shelby County restaurant last night during a robbery. |
Dec 4 |
U.S. Marshals Task Force Capture Violent Fugitive
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U.S. Marshals Mid-South Fugitive Task Force (MSFTF) capture violent fugitive Eric Littlejohn also known as “Dutch,” while trying to evade officers in West Memphis, Arkansas. |
Dec 4 |
Deputies Indict 22 people in Methamphetamine Investigation |
Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons and Shelby County Sheriff Mark H. Luttrell, Jr. announced Thursday that Deputies in the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics and Street Crimes Bureaus arrested or attempted to arrest 22 individuals. |
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Dec 3 |
Monthly Traffic Crash Report -
November 2008
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Each month, Sheriff’s Office Traffic Bureau Deputies track traffic crash locations in their patrol districts. |
Dec 2 |
PARK SMART- Weekly Motor Vehicle Theft Reports |
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports on thefts from motor vehicles and thefts of vehicle part/accesssories weekly. |
Dec 1 |
Deputies Say Employee Staged Convenience Store Robbery |
Sheriff’s Office detectives say a man who works at a south-east Shelby County convenience store staged a robbery there this morning. | Pictures |
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Dec 1 |
Traffic Stop Leads Deputies to Marijuana |
Deputies with the Sheriff’s Office Interstate Interdiction Team arrested a man last night for having several bundles of marijuana worth $160,000 in his pickup truck. |
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Dec 1 |
Monthly Crime Trends -
November 2008
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This is a summary of selected crimes during the past month investigated by Sheriff’s Deputies. |
Releases for December 2008
Dec 1 |
Metro DUI Squad Issues 144 Violations in Safety Initiative |
DUI Squad conducted a county-wide traffic safety initiative last Friday evening, November 28. |