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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. |
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. |
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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Jan 19 |
Beer Sting January 17th 2009 |
Metro DUI Squad Issues Violations during Beer Sting. | 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. |
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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
Jan 6 |
PARK SMART- Weekly Motor Vehicle Theft Reports
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The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports on thefts from motor vehicles and thefts of vehicle part/accesssories weekly. |
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). |
Jan 5 |
Monthly Crime Trends - December 2008 |
This is a summary of selected crimes during the past month investigated by Sheriff's Deputies. |
Jan 5 |
Monthly Traffic Crash Report - December 2008 |
Each month, Sheriff's Office Traffic Bureau Deputies track traffic crash locations in their patrol districts. |
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. |
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. |
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Releases for January 2009