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Jan 29

Sheriff's Corrections Deputies Set to Graduate

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office will graduate 34 new Corrections Deputies Thursday.PDF

Jan 28

Icy Roads Cause Traffic Delays in Sheriff's Office Patrol Districts

Sheriff's Deputies still report some icing on bridges and overpasses this morning.PDF

Jan 28

Teenager Arrested for Attacking and Robbing Car Driver

Sheriff's detectives say a man who had driven to a friend's house last night in southeast Shelby County was attacked and robbed by a several men.pdf

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Jan 27

Teenager's Ski Mask Leads to Robbery Arrests

Deputies say a teenager was just moments from robbing a Subway restaurant last Friday when an alert Shelby County Sheriff's Patrol Deputy noticed him lurking in the parking lot.pdf

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Jan 27

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.PDF

Jan 26

Reserve Metro DUI Officers Issue 29 Violations

Reserve Deputies assigned to the Metro DUI Squad conducted a county-wide traffic safety initiative last Saturday evening, January 24.PDF

Jan 26

Metro DUI Squad Issues 119 Violations in Safety Initiative

The Metro DUI Squad conducted a county-wide traffic safety initiative last Friday evening, January 23.PDF

Jan 22

Argument Leads To Murder in Southeast Shelby County-Update

An Army solider shot earlier this week by a fellow soldier died today at The Regional Medical Center. The other soldier has been charged with Criminal Reckless Homicide.pdf

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Jan 21

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.PDF

Jan 21

Argument Leads To Murder in Southeast Shelby County

A North Carolina man died today at The Regional Medical Center from a gunshot wound he received earlier this week during an argument with friends in southeast Shelby County.pdf

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Jan 19

Man Killed After Car Strikes a Horse

A Millington man was killed about 6:30 this morning near Northaven when a horse wandered into the path of his car.pdf

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Jan 19

Beer Sting January 17th 2009

Metro DUI Squad Issues Violations during Beer Sting.PDF | Listing of the stores visited

Jan 16

Gang Members Stash Guns and Drugs In Neighbors' Sheds

Sheriff's Office Street Crimes and SWAT Team Deputies arrested three members of the "Crips" gang this afternoon for running a marijuana operation out of their Binghampton home.pdf

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Jan 13

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.PDF

Jan 12

Search Intensifies For Missing Shelby County Man

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies intensified their search today for a Shelby man who has been missing for almost a month.pdf

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Jan 12

Baltimore's First Murder Suspect of 2009 Captured in Memphis

The U. S. Marshal's Service Mid-South Fugitive Task Force, assisted by the Memphis Police Department, Project Safe Neighborhood' Unit and the Shelby County Sheriff's Street Crimes Unit arrested CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS in a Hickory Hill apartment complex on Friday morning.PDF

Jan 8

DEA Investigation "Operation California Roll"

An eleven count indictment was unsealed today, charging eleven defendants with various counts related to conspiring to distribute marijuana.pdf

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Jan 7

Reserve Deputies to Graduate from Sheriff's Academy

Fourteen (14) Reserve Deputies will graduate next week from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Training Academy.PDF

Jan 7

Three Squad Cars Rammed Following Domestic Dispute

Three Sheriff's Deputies narrowly escaped injuries early today after a man rammed a vehicle into their squad cars near Raleigh.pdf

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Jan 6

Man's Disappearance Still a Mystery-His Car Located

The car of a missing Shelby County man has been found but detectives still have few clues about his disappearance.pdf

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Jan 6

National Sheriffs' Association Honors the Shelby County Sheriff's Office

In June 2008, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office was awarded the prestigious "Triple Crown" status with the National Sheriffs' Association.PDF

Jan 6

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.PDF

Jan 5

Concrete, Rocks Hurled At Paul Barret Parkway Motorists

Three cars, including a Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy's cruiser, have been damaged by someone who has thrown pieces of concrete or rocks at the vehicles on Paul Barret Parkway (Highway 385).PDF

Jan 5

Monthly Crime Trends - December 2008

This is a summary of selected crimes during the past month investigated by Sheriff's Deputies.PDF

Jan 5

Monthly Traffic Crash Report - December 2008

Each month, Sheriff's Office Traffic Bureau Deputies track traffic crash locations in their patrol districts.PDF

Jan 2

Deputies Issue 127 Violations During Holiday Safety Initiative

Shelby County Deputies and officers with the Metro D.U. I. Squad issued 127 violations during a New Year's Eve traffic safety initiative.PDF

Jan 2

Burglars Smash Storefront and Take ATM Machine

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies continue their search for at least 3 men who stole an automatic teller machine (ATM) from an east Shelby County convenience store early today.pdf

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Releases for January 2009