One such recent incident that raised her concerns happened Saturday, when four people were shot at the Orange Mound Community Center on Park Avenue — located just feet away from the closed MPD building. Dowdy said that without police in the area, violent incidents are likely to continue.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Memphis Police cruiser was involved in a 3-car crash in Raleigh Wednesday evening, MPD said. Just after 5:30, Police said, one of their squad cars was struck at the intersection of Stage Road and Covington Pike.

Memphis police were in an hours-long standoff Tuesday. When the unit specializing in barricade situations breached the home, the suspect was missing.

Project Pat, a co-founder of Three 6 Mafia, is mourning the loss of his son, Patrick Houston Jr., who was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee, on Jan. 10. According to an online obituary, he was 22, People reported.

A federal judge ruled to replace a private attorney who monitors the Memphis Police Department with two lawyers employed by the city.

FOX13 crews at the scene saw at least six police cars, fire department personnel, and the MPD tactical unit at the scene of the barricade.

The Memphis Police Department is searching for a suspect accused of threatening victims with a machete. On Friday, January 24, 2025 at 3:20 p.m., Officers responded to an aggravated assault call at the Dollar Tree on Thomas Street.

A U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan has pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting a homeless man with an automatic rifle in downtown Memphis, Tennessee.

SCHOOL BUS CRASH - A boy was rushed to the hospital after a school bus crashed on the interstate, police said.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A crash involving an 18-wheeler shut down part of I-55 Wednesday afternoon. Cameras with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) showed one 18-wheeler hooked up to a wrecker and another 18-wheeler crashed out on I-55 just north of Mallory around 1:30 p.m.

Crime in Memphis dropped in almost every major category between 2023 and 2024, according to Tennessee Bureau of Investigation data.

The U.S. Department of Justice is pausing all active litigation being done by its civil rights division. How could this freeze affect Memphis' cases?