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June 2008

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Releases for June 2008

June 30

Metro DUI Squad Issues Violations at Restaurants & Nightclubs

The Metro D.U.I. Squad conducted an undercover "beer sting" at various restaurants and nightclubs throughout Shelby County this past Friday night, June 27.

June 30

Sheriff's Deputy Relieved of Duty As Deadly Crash Investigation Widens

A Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy has been relieved of duty with pay as investigators question the facts of a weekend traffic crash that killed a Memphis man.

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June 29

Driver Killed On Interstate Exit Ramp

A Memphis man was killed early this morning after losing control of his pick up truck on an interstate exit ramp.

June 25

Deputies Arrest Suspects in 19 Home Burglaries

Shelby County Sheriff's detectives say three groups of burglars acting independently of each other have been linked to 19 home burglaries in North Shelby County and other areas.

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June 23

Weekend Enforcement Effort Nets 30 Arrests and 153 Traffic Violations

Deputies from various Sheriff's Office bureaus combined forces this past weekend to address crime in the Nutbush area near Jackson Avenue.

June 20

Deputies Bust Neighborhood Prostitution Business

Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Street Crimes Bureau have charged four people in connection with a prostitution business operated from an East Memphis neighborhood.

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June 19

Suspect Surrenders after Standoff with Deputies

A man suspected of stealing laptop computers from an Arlington business was arrested this afternoon after an hour-long standoff with Deputies.

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June 19

Sheriff's Office Assists with Klondike Elementary Garden

Tomorrow, employees with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office will assist students at Klondike Elementary in North Memphis as they build a vegetable garden at the school located at 1250 Vollentine.

June 16

Metro DUI Squad Issues Violations in Weekend Safety Initiative

The Metro DUI Squad issued 177 violations last Friday night during a county-wide traffic enforcement effort. Nine (9) persons were arrested.

June 13

Sheriff's Office Citizens' Academy Graduation Next Week

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office will graduate its tenth Citizens' Academy class on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 6:00 p.m., at the Sheriff's Office Training Academy, 993 Dovecrest.

June 13

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

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office has been awarded the prestigious "Triple Crown" status with the National Sheriffs' Association.

June 12

Monthly Traffic Crash Report For May 2008

Shelby County Sheriff's Office Traffic Deputies are targeting locations in their patrol districts where the most traffic crashes occur each month.

June 09

Metro DUI Squad Cites Clerks in Weekend Beer Sting

The Metro D.U.I. Squad conducted an undercover "beer sting" in South Memphis and other neighborhoods this past Friday night, June 6.

June 05

Deputies Charge Five for Recent Carjacking

Shelby County Sheriff's Detectives have charged five people, three of them juveniles, for robbing a man and stealing his car earlier this week in South-East Shelby County.

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June 05

Sheriff's Office Monthly Crime Tracking Report - May 2008

The following is a summary of crime during the past month in the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Patrol Districts..

June 02

Metro DUI Squad Issues Violations in Weekend Safety Initiative

The Metro DUI Squad issued 147 violations last Friday night during a county-wide traffic enforcement effort.