On Saturday, January 21, 2012, at approximately 2:46 a.m., officers responded to a Shooting call at 3895 Jackson (Village Apartments).

Upon arrival on the scene, officers learned that two security guards were sitting in a vehicle when two unknown suspects approached them from the rear.  One of the suspects opened fire, shooting one of the guards in the side.  The second guard returned fire and it is unknown if the suspects were shot.  Both suspects fled the scene in a dark colored vehicle.  The victim was transported to the MED in Critical Condition.    

The Memphis Police Department is a premier law enforcement agency that serves and protects the citizens of Memphis, Tennessee.  Our purpose is to create and maintain public safety in the city of Memphis.  We do so with focused attention on preventing and reducing crime, enforcing the law, and apprehending criminals.

Anyone with information about this Robbery should call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.  You will be given a secret ID number and your identification will remain completely anonymous. 

You can also submit your tip at http://www.528cash.org/ where you will be linked to a secure website at http://memphis.crimestoppersweb.com.  You will be able to review wanted fugitives and safely send investigators any helpful information on the suspect or suspects responsible for this crime.

Or, you can text your tip by typing the keyword ‘AWARD’ to 274637 (CRIMES).  If an arrest is made, you could be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1000 from Crime Stoppers of Memphis and Shelby County, Inc.

1201012053ME / Robbery 636-3980 / Sgt. Fox

On Friday, January 20, 2012, at approximately 4:02 a.m., officers responded to a Shooting call at 754 N. Montgomery.

Upon arrival on the scene, officers discovered a male victim in the front yard of 754 N. Montgomery that had been shot and was unresponsive.  Witnesses reported seeing the victim running and asking for help.  They then observed a silver or gray Dodge Ram truck pull up, and the passenger got out and shot the victim.  No additional suspect information could be given.  The victim died and was later identified as Leonard Davidson.  

The Memphis Police Department is a premier law enforcement agency that serves and protects the citizens of Memphis, Tennessee.  Our purpose is to create and maintain public safety in the city of Memphis.  We do so with focused attention on preventing and reducing crime, enforcing the law, and apprehending criminals.

Anyone with information about this Homicide should call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.  You will be given a secret ID number and your identification will remain completely anonymous. 

You can also submit your tip at http://www.528cash.org/ where you will be linked to a secure website at http://memphis.crimestoppersweb.com.  You will be able to review wanted fugitives and safely send investigators any helpful information on the suspect or suspects responsible for this crime.

Or, you can text your tip by typing the keyword ‘AWARD’ to 274637 (CRIMES).  If an arrest is made, you could be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1000 from Crime Stoppers of Memphis and Shelby County, Inc.  

1201011379ME / Homicide 636-3300 / Sgt. Quinn

On Thursday, December 8, 2011, at approximately 2:50 p.m., officers responded to a Shooting call at 830 Claybrook.

Upon arrival on the scene, officers were advised that a male and female were inside of the location unresponsive. Officers entered the residence and found victims James Rucker and Melody Weddle with gunshot wounds. An ambulance was called to the scene and paramedics pronounced both Rucker and Weddle deceased.

The Memphis Police Department is a premier law enforcement agency that serves and protects the citizens of Memphis, Tennessee.  Our purpose is to create and maintain public safety in the city of Memphis.  We do so with focused attention on preventing and reducing crime, enforcing the law, and apprehending criminals.

Anyone with information about this Homicide should call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.  You will be given a secret ID number and your identification will remain completely anonymous. 

You can also submit your tip at http://www.528cash.org/ where you will be linked to a secure website at http://memphis.crimestoppersweb.com.  You will be able to review wanted fugitives and safely send investigators any helpful information on the suspect or suspects responsible for this crime.

Or, you can text your tip by typing the keyword ‘AWARD’ to 274637 (CRIMES).  If an arrest is made, you could be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1000 from Crime Stoppers of Memphis and Shelby County, Inc.

1112004134ME / Homicide 636-3300 / Sgt. Scoggins

On Saturday, January 7, 2012, at approximately 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a Shots Fired call at 1788 Keltner Circle. 

Upon arriving on the scene officers located the victim, 22-year-old Cortez Jones with an apparent gunshot wound.  Cortez Jones was pronounced deceased on the scene.

The Homicide Bureau is currently in charge of this investigation, and the investigators need someone to come forward with information to help solve this crime.

About the Memphis Police Department

The Memphis Police Department is a premier law enforcement agency that serves and protects the citizens of Memphis, Tennessee.  Our purpose is to create and maintain public safety in the city of Memphis.  We do so with focused attention on preventing and reducing crime, enforcing the law, and apprehending criminals.

Anyone with information about this Homicide should call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.  You will be given a secret ID number and your identification will remain completely anonymous. 

You can also submit your tip at http://www.528cash.org/ where you will be linked to a secure website at http://memphis.crimestoppersweb.com.  You will be able to review wanted fugitives and safely send investigators any helpful information on the suspect or suspects responsible for this crime.

Or, you can text your tip by typing the keyword ‘AWARD’ to 274637 (CRIMES).  If an arrest is made, you could be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1000 from Crime Stoppers of Memphis and Shelby County, Inc.

1201004005ME / Homicide 636-3300 / Sgt. Carson

On Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 8:24 p.m., officers responded to a wounding call at 8158 Forrest Park North.  Officers arrived on the scene and located an unresponsive male black victim lying face up on the sidewalk.  An ambulance was called to the scene, and the victim, later identified as Gus Crittle, was pronounced deceased.

The Homicide Bureau is currently in charge of this investigation, and the investigators need someone to come forward with information to help solve this crime.

The Memphis Police Department is a premier law enforcement agency that serves and protects the citizens of Memphis, Tennessee.  Our purpose is to create and maintain public safety in the city of Memphis.  We do so with focused attention on preventing and reducing crime, enforcing the law, and apprehending criminals.

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Anyone with information about this Homicide should call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.  You will be given a secret ID number and your identification will remain completely anonymous.

You can also submit your tip at http://www.528cash.org/where you will be linked to a secure website at http://memphis.crimestoppersweb.com.  You will be able to review wanted fugitives and safely send investigators any helpful information on the suspect or suspects responsible for this crime.

1112013168ME / Homicide 636-3300 / Sgt. Wilkie

On Friday, December 23, 2011 at approximately 6:20 p.m., officers were dispatched to Germantown Parkway and Walnut Grove where a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle and the responsible party left the scene.  Memphis Fire Department paramedics made the scene and pronounced the victim dead.  The preliminary investigation indicates that the victim was walking across Germantown Parkway when struck.  A witness reported seeing a black vehicle with heavy front-end damage leaving the scene southbound on Germantown Parkway.     

This case is currently being investigated by the Memphis Police Department’s Traffic Office.  

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about this Hit and Run Fatality should call Crime

Stoppers at 528-CASH.  You will be given a secret ID number and your

You can also submit your tip at http://www.528cash.org/ where you will be linked to a secure website at http://memphis.crimestoppersweb.com.  You will be able to review wanted fugitives and safely send investigators any helpful information on the suspect or suspects responsible for this crime.

Or you can text your tip by typing the keyword ‘AWARD’ to 274637 (CRIMES).  If an arrest is made, you could be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1000 from Crime Stoppers of Memphis and Shelby County, Inc.

WC1129739/Traffic Division/ Sgt. Childs

On Monday, October 17, 2011 at 1:00 AM, officers made the scene of a shooting at 2871 Clearbrook.  Upon arriving they discovered the victim, Anthony Rogers, lying on the front porch.  Rogers had been shot and was pronounced dead on the scene.  Witnesses advised seeing two men on the porch with Rogers and then hearing shots.  One of the suspects left in a yellow 1986 Cadillac Fleetwood, bearing Tennessee tag 8WW-761, which had been used by the victim.  

This case is currently being investigated by the Memphis Police Department’s Homicide Bureau. 

The investigation is ongoing.

MEMPHIS, December 14, 2011- On Thursday, December 8, 2011, at approximately 2:50 p.m., officers responded to a Shooting call at 830 Claybrook. Upon arrival on the scene, officers were advised that a male and female were inside of the location unresponsive. Officers entered the residence and found both victims with gunshot wounds. An ambulance was called to the scene and paramedics pronounced both victims deceased. The victims have been identified as Melody Weddle and James Rucker. 

Anyone with information about this Homicide should call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.  You will be given a secret ID number and your identification will remain completely anonymous. 

You can also submit your tip at http://www.528cash.org/ where you will be linked to a secure website at http://memphis.crimestoppersweb.com.  You will be able to review wanted fugitives and safely send investigators any helpful information on the suspect or suspects responsible for this crime.

Or, you can text your tip by typing the keyword ‘AWARD’ to 274637 (CRIMES).  If an arrest is made, you could be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1000 from Crime Stoppers of Memphis and Shelby County, Inc.

1112004134ME / Homicide 636-3300 / Sgt. Scoggins

MEMPHIS, November 21, 2011- On November 21, 2011, at approximately 7:00 a.m., officers responded to a “Man Down” call in the area of 2768 Burns. Upon arrival on the scene, officers located a male with gunshot wounds lying on the ground at the rear of the residence. An ambulance was called to the scene, and the victim, Nicholas Taylor was pronounced deceased.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was walking from a store when he was approached by three subjects in a vehicle firing shots.

The Homicide Bureau is currently in charge of this investigation, and the investigators need someone to come forward with information to help solve this crime.

The Memphis Police Department is a premier law enforcement agency that serves and protects the citizens of Memphis, Tennessee. Our purpose is to create and maintain public safety in the city of Memphis. We do so with focused attention on preventing and reducing crime, enforcing the law, and apprehending criminals.

Anyone with information about this Homicide should call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.  You will be given a secret ID number and your identification will remain completely anonymous. 

You can also submit your tip at http://www.528cash.org/ where you will be linked to a secure website at http://memphis.crimestoppersweb.com.  You will be able to review wanted fugitives and safely send investigators any helpful information on the suspect or suspects responsible for this crime.

Or, you can text your tip by typing the keyword ‘AWARD’ to 274637 (CRIMES).  If an arrest is made, you could be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1000 from Crime Stoppers of Memphis and Shelby County, Inc.

               1111024315ME / Homicide 636-3300 / Sgt. Mullins

November 10, 2011, the Circle K, located at 2950 Kirby Parkway was robbed by a male armed with a shotgun.  The male entered the store and appeared to be communicating with a second male, who was already in the store acting as a lookout.  The first male then pulled a shotgun on the clerk and robbed the business.  During the robbery, a female comes to the front of the store, and then she and the gunman run to a waiting vehicle.  The vehicle appears to be a gray colored, 4 door car, possibly a Chevy Malibu.  The car then speeds off of the lot. 

The gunman in the robbery has been identified as 30-year-old Jeremy Walton. There is a warrant issued for his arrest for Aggravated Robbery.  Walton is still at large at the present time.

The male and female accomplices are unknown. 

The lookout is described as a male Black, approx 20-30 years of age, 6’3”, approximately 260 pounds.  At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and grey jogging pants. 

The third accomplice is described as a female White, medium build, brown medium length hair.   She was wearing a gray University of Memphis sweatshirt at the time of the robbery. 

This is an ongoing investigation.

About the Memphis Police Department

The Memphis Police Department is a premiere law enforcement agency that serves and protects the citizens of Memphis, Tennessee. Our purpose is to create and maintain public safety in the city of Memphis. We do so with focused attention on preventing and reducing crime, enforcing the law, and apprehending criminals.

Anyone with information about this Robbery should call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.  You will be given a secret ID number and your identification will remain completely anonymous.  You can also submit your tip at http://www.528cash.org/ where you will be linked to a secure website at http://memphis.crimestoppersweb.com.  You will be able to review wanted fugitives and safely send investigators any helpful information on the suspect or suspects responsible for this crime.

Or you can text your tip by typing the keyword ‘AWARD’ to 274637 (CRIMES).  If an arrest is made, you could be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1000 from Crime Stoppers of Memphis and Shelby County, Inc.