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Special Units

4 Officers Shot, 2 Suspects Killed in TN Hostage Incident

The situation escalated when officers entered the home, and gunfire was exchanged, resulting in the Green brothers being shot and killed and the hostage being shot and wounded.

August 17, 2023

Patrol

Memphis Police Thwart Apparent Attack on Jewish School, Suspect in Custody

The school said the man was unable to get in, ran into a contract worker outside of the school, fired two shots while running away from that worker and then fired two more shots as he drove off.

August 1, 2023

Patrol

TN Sheriff’s Sergeant Killed in Head-On Crash

The head-on crash happened at about 12:30 a.m. on Highway 10 North. Sgt. William Cherry died at the crash site.

July 31, 2023

Point of Law

DOJ Announces Civil Rights Investigation into Memphis Police

Allegations include officers using force against people who are already restrained, and traffic enforcement that may be targeting black drivers for minor citations.

July 27, 2023

Special Units

Metro Nashville PD Doesn’t Have Enough Officers to Provide Elementary School SROs Despite State Funding

“The police department presently is not staffed to provide full time SROs at elementary schools (more than 70 personnel),” MNPD spokesman Don Aaron said.

July 14, 2023

Patrol

TN 911 Center Flooded by Pocket Dials from Music Festival Attendees

Director of Coffee County 911 Communication Center Scott LeDuc had alerts sent to those in the area encouraging people to deactivate the “Crash Detection Mode” feature on their iPhones.

June 29, 2023

Featured

TN Detective Killed in Crash Sunday

“Detective Beu was a valued detective in the Narcotics Division,” Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh said. “We send our sympathy to his family and his Sheriff’s Office family in his death.”

May 9, 2023

Featured

DA Declines Charges Against Fired Memphis Officer Who Stopped Tyre Nichols

Lee Gerald, an attorney for former Memphis officer Preston Hemphill, said the announcement of no charges "didn’t come as a surprise to us."

May 2, 2023

Patrol

Nashville Active Shooter Response Officers Named NLEOMF Officers of the Month

May 2, 2023

Patrol

Memphis Officer Shot While Serving Arrest Warrant

A Memphis, TN, officer was shot this morning as he and other officers were attempting to serve an arrest warrant.

April 19, 2023

Patrol

Nichols Family Files $550M Lawsuit Against City, Memphis Chief, and Former Officers

The family of Tyre Nichols has now filed a $550-million lawsuit against the City of Memphis, the police chief, the officers charged with his death, and others.

April 19, 2023

Top Story

Nashville Police Release Video of Officers Engaging School Shooter

During the response multiple officers cleared the first floor of the building and then headed to the second floor when they heard gunshots. They enter the building at about 1:10 mark on the video and shoot the killer about two-and-a-half minutes later.

March 28, 2023