January 31

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Needs Reserve Deputies

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a class for Reserve Deputies beginning June 4, 2007.

January 31

Millington Area Neighborhood Association Honors Sheriff’s Office

Residents who live along Mahoney Road near Millington will host a “soup-feast” next month to honor the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

January 30

Deputies Have Composite Drawing of Intruder Involved
in Recent Cordova Home Invasion

Shelby County Sheriff’s Detectives have a computer composite image of a person of interest who might be possibly involved in this past weekend’s home invasion in Cordova.

January 29

Deputies Search for Intruders in Cordova Home Invasion

Shelby County Sheriff’s Detectives say a couple and six children were the victims of a home invasion yesterday morning in Cordova.

January 26

Car Crashes into South-East Shelby County Home

A South-East Shelby County house was severely damaged this afternoon when a car crashed into it. Fortunately, no one was home at the time.

January 25

Deputies Peacefully End Hostage Standoff and Capture
Suspect Wanted for Kidnapping and Aggravated Robbery

Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Willie Lee Davis this morning after he barricaded himself inside a house for about four hours with three other people near Ketchum and Airways in Memphis.

January 24

Sheriff to Receive Honor from National Association of Home Builders

Shelby County Sheriff Mark H. Luttrell, Jr. will be honored as “Local Official of the Year” next month by the National Association of Home Builders.

January 24

Thirty-One-Year Fugitive Run Ends for Memphis Man

In the early morning hours of January 24, 2007, the Mid-South Fugitive Task Force arrested Felix Ortiz-Pulley at his residence in Memphis, TN.

January 23

Children to Benefit from Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
and Jaycees Partnership

Children who are the victims of crime and other traumatic events investigated by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will be comforted thanks to the generosity of the Greater Mid-South Jaycees. 

January 23

Sheriff’s Office Needs Students for 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 April 10th and run through June 12th.

January 22

Teenager Struck by Vehicle in North East Shelby County

A 14 year-old boy was critically hurt tonight as he walked with several other boys along Godwin Road in the Brunswick area.

January 19

Suspect Wanted For Dozens of Burglaries Arrested

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Detectives have caught up with one of two men believed to be responsible for breaking into more than 40 vehicles in Memphis and Shelby County during the past several months.

January 18

Clerks Cited in South-East Memphis Beer Sting

Sheriff’s Deputies and other officers with the Metro D.U.I. Squad visited businesses along Mt. Moriah, Knight Arnold, and other nearby streets in South-East Memphis last night.

January 16

Deputies Searching for Convenience Store Robbers

Shelby County Sheriff’s Detectives continue their search for three men who robbed a North Shelby County convenience store the day after Christmas.

January 16

Bones Found In Lakeland Believed To Be Missing Truck Driver

Shelby County Sheriff’s Detectives believe the skeletal remains found in a wooded area in Lakeland this past weekend are that of James H. Tate, a truck driver from Mississippi who disappeared in Shelby County two years ago.

January 12

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

Almost 70 Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputies and support personnel focused their attention in the South-East Shelby County areas today. 

January 12

U.S. Army, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Partner in
Recruiting Program

Representatives of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will sign an agreement next week to provide priority hiring status to qualified Soldiers participating in the Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) Program.

January 11

Sheriff’s Deputies Search for Stolen Property Thieves

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking for two men who may be responsible for breaking into more than 40 vehicles and several homes in Memphis and Shelby County during the past several months.

January 11

Reserve Deputies Graduate from Sheriff’s Academy

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will be graduating 19 Reserve Deputies next week.

January 9

Sheriff Targets “Street Crime” With New Investigative Unit

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has formed the “Street Crimes Unit” to address the growing number of crimes associated with drugs and their connection to violence.

January 6

Man Identified Who Was Killed at Gun Range

Shelby County Sheriff’s Detectives say George (Chris) O’Hearn has been identified as the man who was accidentally shot to death last Friday afternoon while target shooting at an East Shelby County gun range.

January 5

Man Killed Accidentally At a Shooting Range Today

Shelby County Sheriff’s Detectives say a man was accidentally shot to death this afternoon while target shooting at an East Shelby County gun range.

January 2

Deputies Continue Search For Missing Mississippi Truck Driver

Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies continue to look for truck driver who disappeared from the Shelby County area more than two years ago.

January 2

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 Chelsea, Jackson, Thomas and other nearby streets in North Memphis last Thursday night, December 28, 2006.