Monday, July 07, 2008 - Posts

• Naked Men Seen Masturbating in East Memphis

  MEMPHIS, TN – An East Memphis neighborhood is on alert after naked men have been seen masturbating in backyards. According to police reports, it has happened in the last two weeks at the Barfield Place Condos near I-240 and Walnut Grove Road in East Read More posted Monday, July 07, 2008 4:52 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• Sheriff: Woman Shoots and Kills Husband in Self-Defense in Arkansas

  EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) - A woman shot and killed her husband at their home outside of El Dorado, and the Union County sheriff says the slaying was in self-defense. Sheriff Ken Jones said the incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, when deputies found Read More posted Monday, July 07, 2008 2:50 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• Elderly Woman Shot, Son and 2nd Man Charged

  (Photo of Kevin Powell) MEMPHIS, TN – Police say an elderly woman was shot in the head during a fight her son was having with his ex-wife. According to investigators, police were called to a gas station in the 2600 block of Hollywood, around 4:30 Read More posted Monday, July 07, 2008 1:15 PM by smyers | 2 Comments

• Ohio Fugitive Captured in Memphis

  (Photo of Ryan Bullard) MEMPHIS, TN – U.S. Marshals say they have arrested a man wanted for an attempted murder in Ohio, while he was hiding out in a relative’s home in Memphis. According to investigators, Ohio Authorities issued an arrest warrant Read More posted Monday, July 07, 2008 1:12 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• Child Porn Convict Sentenced for Failing to go to Prison

  (Photo of Steven Yurick) JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - A West Tennessee man who was convicted of child pornography, then faked his own death, has been sentenced to an additional 21 months in federal prison. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Read More posted Monday, July 07, 2008 1:10 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• Car Stolen at Graceland, 3 Children Inside

  MEMPHIS, TN – Police say the parents of an Arkansas family were taking in the sights of Graceland when a crook stole their car with their three children still inside of the SUV.  According to investigators the crook dropped the children off just Read More posted Monday, July 07, 2008 1:08 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• Family of Murdered Transgender Seeks Justice

  (Photo of 20 year-old Rodney Whitaker)   Memphis, TN - Tears well up in Claudia Blair's eyes when she thinks about her 20 year-old cousin, Rodney Whitaker, as a child."I used to change his diapers," she says.  "He was a good child.  Read More posted Monday, July 07, 2008 1:05 PM by smyers | 1 Comments