There are 202 article(s) tagged Memphis Safe Task Force:

• July 2026

  • Pearson rally puts Memphis at center of Democratic Party debate

    Plus, GOP gubernatorial candidates push to change Tennessee constitution for tougher control over Memphis courts and the Memphis Safe Task Force. 

    By Bill Dries July 20, 2026

  • Task Force returns as issue in August primaries

    Two fatal Memphis Safe Task Force shootings in four days have returned the federal presence to the campaign spotlight as an issue.

    By Bill Dries July 18, 2026

  • 5th Congressional District Democrats talk Task Force in forum

    The forum at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church drew all five candidates for the August 6 Democratic primary, who each hope to win the seat of incumbent Republican Congressman Andy Ogles.

    By Bill Dries July 17, 2026

  • Family of man shot by Tennessee National Guard demands release of video

    Evaniel Johnson said he wants to see if video footage supports the narrative that his grandson, Tyrin Johnson, turned toward U.S. guard members with a gun.

    By The Associated Press July 13, 2026

  • TBI names man killed by federal agents at East Memphis hotel

    Alfonso Ivy, 47, had a lengthy arrest history in Shelby County on drugs and weapons charges, and had been out of prison for about 16 months after serving nine years behind bars.

    By Jody Callahan July 13, 2026

  • DEA agent shoots, kills person in East Memphis hotel

    This marks at least the fourth fatality associated with the Task Force during its time in the city.

    By Jody Callahan July 08, 2026

  • National Guard members shoot, kill suspect in Downtown Memphis

    Memphis Safe Task Force members killed 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson in Downtown Memphis early Sunday morning, marking at least the third death associated with the Task Force.

    By Jody Callahan July 05, 2026

• June 2026

  • Shelby County Commission to take final vote on $2.71 property-tax rate

    The commission also votes on budget amendments, including a move away from plans by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to start planning on a new Treadwell K-8 school.

    By Bill Dries June 28, 2026

  • Judicial candidates blossom during election year spring

    Also in this political roundup, Green campaigns at Da Sammich Shop, Blackburn calls for a “revisit” on a Nashville data center and Rose pans Starbucks incentives, along with a look at the FISA extension and immigration funding.

    By Bill Dries June 16, 2026

  • Amid high arrest numbers, Memphis Safe Task Force faces lawsuit over First Amendment rights

    New filings in the case against Task Force officials allege personal intimidation and retaliation. Tyreece Miller, head of MSTF locally, said that “constitutional policing is at the core of everything we do.”

    By Brandon LaGrone II June 09, 2026

  • With Memphis as a ‘model city,’ feds offer other towns money to fight crime

    Cities are encouraged to apply for a portion of $300 million in federal money to reduce crime, but that money comes with strings attached in terms of anti-immigration efforts.

    By Jody Callahan June 04, 2026

  • Man killed by MSTF agent wanted on aggravated assault and burglary charges

    A warrant tied to a January gun threat led agents to man killed outside the Frayser Burger King.

    By Jody Callahan June 02, 2026

• May 2026

  • City Council lets impasse ordinance veto stand. Now the rewrite begins.

    An ad hoc group will now work on another rewrite to overhaul the 48-year-old procedure for resolving impasses between the city administration and labor unions.

    By Bill Dries May 27, 2026

  • TBI investigating second fatality involving Task Force in a week

    In the latest incident, task force agents responded to a call at a Memphis-area residence Wednesday evening.

    By Jody Callahan May 21, 2026

  • Tennessee Legislature passes two bills aimed at DA Mulroy

    Tennessee lawmakers recently passed two bills aimed at Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy that aim to scrutinize how his office handles cases stemming from the Memphis Safe Task Force.

    By Aarron Fleming, Noah McLane May 15, 2026

  • Memphis residents claim harassment, arrest and abuse by Trump-ordered Memphis Safe Task Force

    Emails from The Associated Press to the U.S. Department of Justice and a spokesperson for the task force were not returned on Wednesday morning.

    By The Associated Press May 14, 2026

  • Appeals court deals blow to lawsuit challenging National Guard 

    The court said plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the challenge of the guard’s deployment.

    By Samuel Hardiman May 14, 2026

  • DEA agents fatally shoot suspect at Frayser Burger King

    DEA agents working under the Memphis Safe Task Force shot and killed a suspect at a Frayser Burger King Wednesday morning after he allegedly pulled a gun, officials said.

    By Jody Callahan May 13, 2026

• April 2026

  • Democratic mayoral candidates on MSCS lawsuit, Task Force, jail

    With Election Day around the corner, it was a busy week in Shelby County. Mayoral contenders hit forums across the area to talk with voters one-on-one. Meanwhile, early voting turnout is higher than the pivotal 2018 County primaries.

    By Bill Dries April 27, 2026

  • US attorney on being back in office and Task Force

    More than 300 people have been charged and indicted federally since the beginning of the Memphis Safe Task Force, U.S. Attorney Mike Dunavant said on the WKNO-TV program “Behind the Headlines.”

    By Aarron Fleming April 25, 2026

  • Democrats and Republicans strategize ahead of May county primaries

    Leaders of the local Republican and Democratic parties talked about the May Shelby County primary elections on “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries April 15, 2026

  • Hagerty: Memphis public safety solutions must be long-term, ‘military buildup’ necessary in Iran

    U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty talked with The Daily Memphian about the Memphis Safe Task Force and President Donald Trump’s pledge to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization.”

    By Bill Dries April 09, 2026

• March 2026

  • No Kings march rallies Dems. Young stresses crime-decline timeline. Trump cagey in governor’s race.

    Before the violent end of the No Kings march, Democrats talked about holding elected officials accountable. Meanwhile, a Republican candidate on this year’s ballot is pointing to state takeovers.

    By Bill Dries March 30, 2026

  • Memphis student detained by ICE ‘not doing well,’ lawmaker says

    “He has a lot of depression, insomnia, he’s extremely sad and he’s lost a lot of weight in the two weeks that I hadn’t seen him,” State Rep. Gabby Salinas said about a local high schooler who has been detained by ICE for more than a month.

    By Aarron Fleming March 24, 2026

  • Calkins: Trump came to Memphis. We’ll soon be ‘virtually crime free.’

    President Donald Trump came to Memphis to declare victory over crime. Two Friday night shootings were a reminder that work still remains.

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    By Geoff Calkins March 24, 2026