Opinion: ‘Why is Crime Down?’
“Memphians aren’t experiencing things in our community which might explain the crime reduction. And we all see what is still on the news night after night: violent crime.”
Topic: Steve Mulroy
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August 2025
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July 2025
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Steve Mulroy says stores with coin-operated game machines are gambling with law
A court ruling determined these coin-operated mechanisms seen in some local convenience stores are, in fact, slot machines.
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June 2025
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The plan for a focused crime lab run by Shelby County government
A new plan for a local crime lab would focus on three specific areas with an estimated annual cost of $5.5 million. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and District Attorney General Steve Mulroy took the plan to Shelby County Commissioners Wednesday, June 4.
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May 2025
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D.C. Scorecard: FBI director’s 43 words about murders in Memphis
“I didn’t know this until my confirmation process, but Memphis, Tennessee, is the homicide capital of America per capita, didn’t know that,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”
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DA’s office, MPD shut down site of year’s first homicide
The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office and the Memphis Police Department temporarily shut down a business that has been the site of multiple homicides this year.
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Mulroy said Brent Taylor’s latest move is ‘face-saving bit of window dressing’
“There never was a case for removal or even investigation in the first place, and you don’t have to take my word for that,” Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy said on WKNO-TV’s “Behind The Headlines.”
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April 2025
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Just City leader says criminal cases moving too slowly
A recent report from the state comptroller’s office noted inefficiencies in the local criminal justice system. Fixing them could have implications for the Shelby County Jail.
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Mulroy investigation now in state’s high court
A resolution that urges the Tennessee Supreme Court to create a panel to investigate three state district attorneys general passed the state Senate Wednesday, April 16.
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Hernando DeSoto Bridge lit purple and orange for crime victims
The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office held a special lighting ceremony Thursday, April 10, in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
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Live long and prosper as Star Trek Day returns — with Will Riker and Quark
With video appearances by Trek luminaries Jonathan Frakes and Armin Shimerman, Star Trek Day returns to Memphis this Sunday. The event will also raise money for pancreatic cancer patients. Make it so.
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March 2025
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Taylor changing strategy to oust Mulroy
State Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, and Senate leaders are asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to appoint a panel outside the legislature to investigate Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy.
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How much could Mulroy ouster committee cost?
State Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, said the cost of the committee is “both justified and essential.”
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February 2025
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State Sen. Taylor’s complaint against DA Mulroy dismissed
In a letter to representatives of both the Board of Judicial Conduct and the Board of Professional Responsibility, state Sen. Brent Taylor asked for investigations into both Steve Mulroy and Judge Paula Skahan.
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January 2025
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DA’s Justice Review Unit one of at least 128 similar entities around US
In his hunt to see Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy removed from office, state Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, has cited the creation of the DA’s Justice Review Unit as one justification for the ouster.
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Mulroy addresses ouster attempt, bail concerns at Collierville Rotary meeting
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy defended himself against the state’s ouster attempt and shared a limerick with the Collierville Rotary Club.
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There once was a man from New York ...
In addition to Steve Mulroy’s time as an elected official, there are two other things many people have learned about him over the years: He’s a huge Star Trek fan, and the man just loves limericks.
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Conaway: If you’re in the funeral business, you’d best know where to dig
“Brent Taylor would use his elected office — voted on by about 20% of the county — to remove a county official elected by 100% of the county voters.”
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Is attempt to remove Mulroy a novel quest?
District Attorney Steve Mulroy has said Sen. Brent Taylor’s resolution to oust him is unprecedented. But the move to form a joint committee to consider removal of a district attorney has been used in Tennessee at least twice before
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State senator reveals case for Mulroy ouster
State Sen. Brent Taylor lists allegations he says are grounds for the removal of Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy. “He does not follow the law,” Taylor said.
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Controversial local judge retires from bench
Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Bill Anderson retires from his seat, following local and state-level complaints about his controversial bail decisions.
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December 2024
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DA’s office wants juvenile records available to criminal court judges
A proposal before the state Legislature would allow juvenile court records to be used in criminal court bail decisions. But Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said he is also working on a local agreement to do the same thing.
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DA’s violent crime initiative sees 1,000+ cases this year
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy gave an update on his office’s V11 initiative during a taping of WKNO’s “Behind the Headlines.”
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Opinion: DA Steve Mulroy on ‘spearheading collaborative efforts’ on bail
“Rather than demonizing judges when they make a bad call, we need to provide judges with better information, so they can make better calls. And that’s what the DA’s office has done,” writes District Attorney General Steve Mulroy.
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DA weighs in on ouster efforts, DOJ report and jail conditions
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy discussed the DOJ’s investigation into MPD, attempts to remove him from office and conditions at the Shelby County Jail on WKNO’s “Behind The Headlines.”
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Opinion: Sen. Taylor calls DA’s bail decisions ‘disheartening’
State Sen. Taylor to DA Mulroy: “Stop trying to be a social justice warrior, aggressively prosecute the laws as written and passed by the General Assembly, and do your job!”
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