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Releases for July 2008
July 31	Delivery Men Locked in Truck Trailer after Robbery
July 31	Two men were locked inside a truck trailer for a half-hour this morning after being robbed outside a convenience store in southeast Shelby County.
July 28	Man Murders His Wife in Southeast Shelby County
	A man was charged with First Degree Murder today for shooting his wife to death last night at their southeast Shelby County home.
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July 28	Metro DUI Squad Issues Violations during Beer Sting
July 28	The Metro D.U.I. Squad conducted an undercover "beer sting" at various liquor stores, grocery stores and convenience markets in North Memphis and downtown Memphis this past Friday night, July 25.
July 25	Suspects Who Attacked Deputy in Custody
	Two of three burglary suspects who rammed their car into a Sheriff's Office Patrol Deputy's cruiser are in custody.
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July 24	Deputy's Squad Car Rammed Three Times During Pursuit
	A Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy's squad car was rammed three times early this morning as he and other officers pursued three young men in a stolen vehicle.
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July 23	Deputies Bust Juvenile Burglary Ring
July 23	Shelby County Sheriff's detectives have arrested five teenagers, ages 13 to 16, for a crime spree in the neighborhood where they live in North-East Shelby County.
July 22	Sheriff's Deputy Assaulted During Home Burglary
	A Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy narrowly escaped injuries today after his squad car was rammed by three men who burglarized a home in North-East Shelby County.
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July 21	Metro DUI Squad Issues Violations in Weekend Safety Initiative
July 21	The Metro DUI Squad issued 189 traffic violations in a county-wide traffic safety initiative last weekend.
July 17	Woman Drowns In Residential Swimming Pool
July 17	A North Shelby County woman drowned early this morning in a neighbor's swimming pool near Millington.
July 17	Hotel Closed As Public Nuisance, 11 Indicted On Felony Drug Trafficking Charges
	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 11 individuals who were indicted earlier this week for felony drug charges following a year-long undercover investigation at an east Memphis hotel, just off Interstate-40.
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July 15	Sheriff's Deputy Involved in Fatal Traffic Crash Loses His Job
	A Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy was fired today for violating several Sheriff's Office policies in connection with a traffic crash last month on Interstate 240 at Jackson Avenue. The crash killed a Memphis man.
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July 14	Sheriff's Office Explorers Graduate Tomorrow Night
July 14	Nine (9) young people will graduate tomorrow night from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Explorer Program.
July 14	Metro DUI Squad Issues Violations at Restaurants, Stores and Nightclubs
July 14	The Metro D.U.I. Squad conducted an undercover "beer sting" at various restaurants, convenience stores, liquor stores and nightclubs this past Friday night, July 11.
July 11	Shelby County Sheriff's Office Rounds Up Defendants Indicted For Meth Making
	Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons and Shelby County Sheriff Mark H. Luttrell, Jr. announced Friday that officers in the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Narcotics and Street Crimes Bureaus arrested or attempted to arrest 11 individuals who were indicted earlier this week for allegedly buying large amounts of the ingredients used to make methamphetamine.
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July 09	Deputies Bust Major Methamphetamine Operation
	Six people have been arrested on drug charges as the result of a methamphetamine investigation conducted by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, assisted by the Desoto County Mississippi Sheriff's Department, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.
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July 07	Metro DUI Squad Issues Violations in Safety Initiative
July 07	The Metro DUI Squad issued 132 traffic violations last Thursday night during a county-wide traffic enforcement effort.
July 05	Sheriff's Deputies Search For Carjacker
July 05	Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies continue their search for a man who carjacked a customer at a South-East Shelby County restaurant last night.
July 03	Monthly Traffic Crash Report - June 2008
July 03	Shelby County Sheriff's Office Traffic Deputies target locations in their patrol districts where the most traffic crashes occur each month.
July 03	Sheriff's Office Monthly Crime Tracking Report - June 2008
July 03	The following is a summary of crime during the past month in the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Patrol Districts...
July 02	Deputies Urge Safety for Holiday Celebrating
July 02	Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies want people to make safety their top concern this upcoming Fourth of July holiday.
July 01	Metro DUI Squad Issues Violations in Weekend Safety Initiative
July 01	The Metro DUI Squad arrested four (4) people and issued 138 traffic violations in a county-wide traffic safety initiative last weekend.

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