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Releases for March 2009

Mar 31	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.
Mar 30	Metro DUI Squad Issues 102 Violations in Safety Initiative
	Officers with the Metro DUI Squad conducted a safety initiative last Saturday night, March 28, which led to the arrest of several people and more than 90 traffic citations.
Mar 27	Nine Individuals Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Carjacking
	A federal grand jury has returned four separate indictments charging nine individuals with violations of federal carjacking and firearms statutes.
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Mar 26	Deputies Discover Midtown Pot Farm
	Detectives in the Sheriff's Office Narcotics and Street Crimes Bureaus say a midtown home has been a front for a marijuana farm.
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Mar 24	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.
Mar 22	Hot Air Balloon Crashes in Arlington
	A man piloting a hot air balloon narrowly escaped injury this evening when it crashed into some power lines in Arlington.
Mar 20	Traffic Fatality Collierville-Arlington Road Victim Identified
	Shelby County Sheriff's Office Traffic Investigators say Paul Smith, 30, of, Oakland, was the man who died in last night's a traffic crash near Eads.
Mar 20	Man Killed in Traffic Crash near Eads
	Shelby County Sheriff's Office Traffic Investigators say a man was killed late last night in a traffic crash near Eads.
Mar 18	Metro DUI Squad Issues 146 Violations in Safety Initiative
	Officers with the Metro DUI Squad conducted a county-wide traffic safety initiative last night which led to the arrest of several people and more than 140 traffic citations.
Mar 17	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.
Mar 13	Public Safety Coalition Seeks Stronger Crime Laws
	Shelby County Sheriff Mark Luttrell, Jr., has joined other Tennessee Sheriffs, Chiefs of Police and District Attorneys in the Tennessee Public Safety Coalition to urge Tennessee lawmakers to strengthen crime laws.
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Mar 10	Metro DUI Squad Arrests Clerks during Beer Sting
	The Metro D.U.I. Squad conducted an undercover "beer sting" at various liquor stores, grocery stores, convenience markets, bars and restaurants last Friday night, March 6. Beer Sting Results
Mar 10	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.
Mar 6	Stolen Property Investigation Leads to More Arrests
	Sheriff's Deputies have charged another person in connection with this week's raid at a Northaven home used as a day care center.
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Mar 5	Assets of Convicted Criminal to Be Auctioned
	The state is going to auction dozens of personal items belonging to a convicted computer criminal whose internet scheme bilked hundreds of victims over the internet. Perry Belcher Auction List
Mar 4	Deputies Find Guns at Day Care Center
	Sheriff's Deputies say a Northaven day care center has been a hideaway for stolen guns.
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Mar 3	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.
Mar 3	Sheriff's Office Needs Jailers
	The Sheriff's Office needs 40 new Corrections Deputies to work at the Shelby County Jail.
Mar 2	Monthly Crime Trends - February 2009
	This is a summary of selected crimes during the past month investigated by Sheriff's Deputies.
Mar 2	Monthly Traffic Crash Report - February 2009
	Each month, Sheriff's Office Traffic Bureau Deputies track traffic crash locations in their patrol districts.
Mar 1	Winter Weather Policy Lifted
	Road conditions have now greatly improved throughout Shelby County.