Crime

West Memphis 3 reporter at U of M

Friday, September 16th, 2011, 5:14pm

Mara Leveritt has covered the West Memphis Three extensivley and even wrote book about their case.

She will speak Friday, September 23, at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Downtown Memphis. Her talk will begin at noon in the School’s Wade Auditorium.

In a press release from the University of Memphis, the schools says her discussion will focus on her particular take on the criminal justice system and her book.

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A rummage sale Saturday in Collierville to benefit 2 Memphis Police Officers

Submitted by Andrew Douglas on Thursday, September 1st, 10:37 am

Memphis Pink is sponsoring a rummage sale this Saturday in Collierville to benefit two Memphis Police Officers. Officer Anthony Rahming died earlier this month from a heart attack after working a fatal crash scene in the sweltering heat. Officer Jared Lucius has been diagnosed with a rare brain disease and has recently undergone corrective surgery. All proceeds will be split evenly between the families of Officer Rahming and Officer Lucius.

The rummage sale will take place on Saturday, September 3 from 8am-2pm at the Landmark Community Bank in Collierville, TN. In addition to the rummage sale, we will also have face painting, refreshments, and paracord bracelets.

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The Mid-South's most common senior scams

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Monday, August 15th, 2011, 3:59pm

The Mid-South's most common senior scams

Identity theft is still considered the most prevalent white-collar crime in America. It also reigns as the leading scam in the Mid-South.

As baby-boomers get older, identity theft will only flex its muscles even more on the elderly. It leads my list of the most common scams targeting seniors in the Mid-South:

* ID THEFT. These are the methods thieves are most commonly using to either steal seniors' financial identities or get into their accounts:

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Mystery shopping scam costs Memphis woman $1,000

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011, 1:19pm

Who wouldn't want to get paid to go shopping or have a nice meal at a restaurant? You’ve seen the ads for "mystery shoppers" and "secret shoppers" that promise easy money, free meals and merchandise. One Memphis woman has learned the hard way that some offers that sound too good to be true often are just that.

Shefora Ollis-White was looking for mystery shopping opportunities online. It sounded like something she would enjoy – getting paid to shop and dine out and evaluate the service you received. So when she got a letter in the mail from EGroup Surveys in Pleasanton, CA, she thought she had found the perfect opportunity.

The letter said that she was being offered “an opportunity to participate in a survey by being a service evaluator.” In short, she would get paid to dine and shop. Along with the letter was a check for $1,300. The instructions in the letter told her to call to validate the funds before depositing them in her bank account.

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Juvenile offenders given chance to change

Submitted by Ursula Madden on Friday, August 5th, 8:28 pm

Some juvenile offenders are getting a chance to change their lives, and they're taking it! It's a program that offers an outlet for emotion but focuses on anger management---and it's keep kids from cycling back into the system. It's called Metamorphoses. Executive director, James Robinson created the program to teach young offenders anger management by writing it all down in journals, and talking about feelings as a group. The group dynamic seems to work. So far Metamorphoses has a pretty good track record when it comes to keeping kids from crashing out. Robinson says 300 juvenile offenders have gone through the 6 month program since 2008. 75 percent have not returned to juvenile court. But it's not easy. The group only meets once a week, and then they go back to their neighborhoods, often areas of the city with high crime and bad influences.

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Prisoner escapes again after trip to hospital

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011, 5:00pm

Prisoner escapes again after trip to hospital

He’s escaped before, but Keshun Douglas’ recent flight from incarceration didn’t last nearly as long as the last time he was on the lam.

The 24-year-old is serving a sentence for theft. But Wednesday morning, after a visit to the Med for treatment, he managed to escape from custody.

“Just after 10 o’clock, Douglas broke free from officers as was being loaded into a transport van to return to the corrections center,” said Steve Shular, Shelby County spokesman.

And this isn’t the first time he’s broken free while on a trip to the Med.

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Beale Street arrests the result of misunderstanding, friends say

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Monday, July 18th, 2011, 4:44pm

(WMC-TV) - Four people arrested on Beale Street for disorderly conduct claim they got a raw deal from police, but police say the arrests were justified.

What happened on Beale Street Thursday night depends on who you talk to.

"All I did was walk up to a squad car and I got arrested," said Donny Smith, who was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

"I said, 'May I ask you why you're putting him under arrest?' And that's when she grabbed me, put me in handcuffs, and pulled me to the car," Melanie Wrenn added.

Several friends claim Memphis police officers arrested them after officers thought one of their friends insulted a female officer.

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