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Releases for January 2005

January 28

Students Needed for Citizens' Academy

Shoppers at area malls will be seeing Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office as they sign up students for the next series of classes for the Citizens' Academy which begins in March.

January 25

Student Essay Contest

Eighth grade school students from across Tennessee have an opportunity to win a cash award in an essay contest titled, “Why I Will Say No To Alcohol and Drugs.”

January 25

Jewelry Show Vendors Arrested

Detectives with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office ALERT Squad have charged four people with possessing and selling counterfeit purses at a trade show at the Memphis Convention Center.

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January 24

Robbery and Shooting

Shelby County Sheriff's Detectives say what started out as a car ride among five friends ended with one of them shot and critically injured.

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January 24

Traffic Safety Initiative Results

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies teamed up with the Tipton County Sheriff's Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol this past Friday night in a “zero tolerance” traffic safety initiative near the Shelby and Tipton County Line.

January 21

Joint Traffic Safety Effort

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies will be conducting a “zero tolerance” traffic safety initiative in North Shelby County tonight.

January 21

Charges Placed In Northaven Area Murder

Shelby County Sheriff's Detectives say Damien Clark, 24, has now been charged with First Degree Murder in connection with Wednesday's shooting in a Northaven neighborhood in North Shelby County.

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January 20

Northaven Murder Victim and Alleged Shooter Identified

Shelby County Sheriff's Detectives say Demetrius Green, 24, who lived in the Northaven community, was the man who was murdered in that neighborhood yesterday afternoon.

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January 19

Millington Area Burglars Caught in the Act

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies who responded to a “suspicious person” call at a home near Millington this past weekend arrested two people for breaking into the home.

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January 18

Highway 70 Traffic Safety Effort

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies continued their “Zero Tolerance” enforcement efforts this past weekend.

January 12

Deputy's Squad Car Rammed

A Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy escaped injuries today after a suspect he was pursuing rammed his vehicle into the officer's squad car.

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January 6

Search Continues for Mississppi Truck Driver

Shelby County Sheriff's Detectives say they still have few clues about the disappearance of a south Mississippi man whose abandoned tractor-trailer was found in East Shelby County last month.

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January 6

Deputy Jailer Arrested for Domestic Assault

A Shelby County Deputy Jailer has been relieved of duty after being arrested late last night by the Memphis Police Department for assaulting a fellow Deputy Jailer.

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January 3

Holiday Enforcement Results

The Metro D.U.I. Unit and Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies were on high alert during the New Year holiday weekend to stop anyone they believe was driving under the influence.

January 3

Baby Girl Returned

Sheriff's Deputies say a nine-month-old baby girl taken from her North Shelby County home yesterday was returned unharmed to her mother late last night by her father.

January 2

Baby Girl Missing From North Shelby County Home

Sheriff's Deputies are looking for a nine-month-old baby girl who family members say disappeared from her home sometime early this morning.

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