Sept. 28

Indictment Unsealed Charging Civil Rights Violations
by Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy and Former
Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy in Case Investigated
as Part of Operation Tarnished Blue

An indictment against former Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Adam Pretti and current Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Duston Garrett was returned on September 27, 2007, and unsealed today.

Sept. 27

Sheriff’s Deputies Quickly Recover Stolen Goods
from Horn Lake, Mississippi

The fun ended quickly for two men riding stolen all-terrain vehicles near Frayser yesterday evening.

Sept. 26

Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Suspected Carjacker

Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies have charged a man for carjacking a woman yesterday at an East Shelby County service station.

Sept. 25

Mother and Baby Safe after Carjacking in East Shelby County

Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies say a man took a young mother’s car this morning in East Shelby County and sped away with her infant son still strapped inside.

Sept. 24

Memphis Fugitive Safe Surrender Is Most Successful
Initiative Yet

The “Memphis Fugitive Safe Surrender” initiative concluded this past Saturday with 1581 people surrendering to law enforcement officers at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church at 2237 South Parkway.

Sept. 21

Fugitive Safe Surrender - Friday Update

Here is the final report for today's FSS initiative.

Sept. 21

Former Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Pleads Guilty
to Making False Statements in Connection with
Surveillance at Nashville FOP Summer Camp

Nashville, TN - September 21, 2007- Joe T. Everson, of Memphis, Tennessee, pled guilty today to making false statements in connection with a federal investigation surrounding the July 2007 discovery of surveillance equipment at the Nashville Fraternal Order of Police’s Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp, announced Paul M. O’Brien, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, My Harrison, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Memphis Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Mark Gwyn, Director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), and Douglas J. Colon, SAC of the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) Office of Inspector General-Regional Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations.

Sept. 18

“Fugitive Safe Surrender” - Fugitives invited to surrender in church

NEWS ALERT:  Sexual Offenders in Shelby County will be able to register at Fugitive Safe Surrender. 

Sept. 17

Skull Belonged To a Woman

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office detectives say the skull found last weekend near Collierville along Reynolds Road belonged to a woman.

Sept. 16

Hunter Finds Human Skull and Bones near
Collierville Today - Photos

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies say a human skull and some other bones were found in a wooded area in South-East Shelby County this afternoon.

Sept. 15

Hunter Finds Human Skull and Bones near
Collierville Today

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies say a human skull and some other bones were found in a wooded area in South-East Shelby County this afternoon.

Sept. 13

Deputies Find Neighborhood Marijuana Factory

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Detectives have arrested a woman who was using her home in South-East Memphis to grow more than a quarter of a MILLION dollars worth of marijuana.

Sept. 13

Deputies Arrest Store Employee in eBay Scam

Detectives with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office ALERT Squad (Area Law Enforcement Retailers Team) have charged a Sears employee at Southland Mall for using Sears shipping labels to sell stolen electronics and other products on the internet.

Sept. 12

Resources Available at the Sheriff’s Office Website

The Sheriff’s Office now has a variety of resources available at the official website: www.shelby-sheriff.org

Sept. 12

Kiwanis Club Honors Shelby County Deputy

The Kiwanis Club of Memphis named Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Russell Duvall today as “Memphis Deputy of the Year” at a banquet at the Peabody Hotel.

Sept. 12

Deputies Break Up Identify Theft Ring

Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested three people for breaking into vehicles and stealing credit cards, social security cards and checks.

Sept. 10

“Fugitive Safe Surrender” -
Fugitives invited to surrender in church

In nine days, fugitives in Shelby County will have a brief, one-time opportunity to take their first step toward a second chance. Fugitive Safe Surrender, a new program led by the U.S. Marshals Service will allow people on the run from the law to come to a safe haven - New Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn., to surrender to authorities, consult with an attorney and meet with a judge... all inside the church.

Sept. 10

Former Special Education Teacher wanted for
Aggravated Sexual Battery Arrested After Fleeing
to Batesville, MS

On Friday evening, September 7, 2007, members of the U.S. Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Task Force (GCRTF) and Batesville Police Officers arrested Larry BOBO, a former Special Education Teacher in Shelby County.

Sept. 10

Traffic - High Crash Sites for August 2007

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

Sept. 7

Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Resigns in Midst of Federal
Investigation

Sergeant Joe Everson, a detective with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office General Investigation Bureau, has resigned his position with the Sheriff’s Office.

Sept. 5

Sheriff’s Office Monthly Crime Tracking Report - August 2007

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

Sept. 4

D.U.I. Squad Targeted Violators in Labor Day Weekend
Traffic Initiative

Deputies and other officers with the Metro D.U.I. Squad spent several hours this past Friday night (August 31) in the Millington and North Shelby County areas conducting a traffic safety initiative.