Crime

Fourth auto body shop fire in Memphis in March

Submitted by Megan Pope on Friday, March 25th, 7:14 am

Several vehicles caught fire at an auto body shop in Memphis overnight. Crews were on the scene in the 1500 block of Elvis Presley just after 2:30 this morning.

Fire officials initially thought the E & P Body Shop was on fire, but they noticed that the flames were actually coming from several cars in the parking lot. It took them about half an hour to put them out. No one was hurt.

This is at least the fourth auto body shop fire in Memphis this month. March 2, M & M Customs on E.H. Crump caught fire. March 14, flames broke out at Memphis Auto and Towing Service on Lamar Ave. Then on March 21, fire broke out at Sykes Auto Parts and Repair on Walker Ave.

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Gunman wanted for gas station robbery

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011, 11:28am

Police are looking for the crook that held a clerk at gunpoint while he robbed a gas station late last month.

Investigators say the man was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and jeans when he robbed the Mapco Express at 1505 Brooks RD. around 2:15 a.m. on Feb. 28. The gunman pointed a silver pistol at the clerk while he grabbed money from the gas station’s cash register. It’s unclear how much money the robber made off with.

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Son charged with killing father, possibly removing leg

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Monday, February 28th, 2011, 10:56pm

By Jason Miles - bio | email

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - News of 59-year-old Ivory Black's death is still sinking in at Blooming Scholars Child Care Center, where Black drove a bus everyday for the past two years.

"Can't believe somebody would hurt him because he's such a good person," coworker Carolyn Hall said Monday. "I just really can't believe it."

Equally unbelievable is the manner in which Black died. Court records say he was shot, stabbed, and was found with his right leg amputated at the knee.

Black's daughter discovered his body last Thursday inside the family's home on Santa Cove in Whitehaven. His 23-year-old son, Jeremy, was in custody within a day, and charged with first degree murder by the end of the weekend.

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Restaurants warned about bogus inspectors

Submitted by Jeremy Jones on Friday, February 25th, 5:56 pm

The health department says fake inspectors are calling to arrange restaurant inspections and then demanding payment for the inspections.

The Tennessee Department of Health is warning restaurant owners and managers of fake health inspectors.

That's not how it works!

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Possibly pregnant woman involved in U of M area armed robbery

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Monday, February 21st, 2011, 10:27pm

By Jason Miles - bio | email

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Police say a man and possibly pregnant woman were attempting to buy a television using a stolen credit card when they were caught on camera inside the Walmart store on Elvis Presley Boulevard in Whitehaven.

It was just two and half hours after the card was taken at gunpoint from a woman walking along Highland near the University of Memphis.

"We try and tell people not to walk in this area by themselves," said longtime resident Eli Turham. "People get desperate and need money or need something."

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"Waiting for Superman" star to speak in Memphis

Submitted by Tammy Phillips on Monday, February 14th, 11:53 am

Bill Strickland, a nationally known author, CEO and community visionary will speak in Memphis, Saturday March 5th. Strickland was recently featured in the documentary, "Waiting for Superman". Strickland went from intercity youth to powerful CEO after a teacher changed his life forever. He now runs Manchester Bidwell Corporation in Pittsburgh which offers vocational training to displaced and underemployed workers.

Bill Strickland working to turn his community around...

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Weapons found in carry-on luggage at airport

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, February 14th, 2011, 11:50am

Weapons found in carry-on luggage at airport

A 63-year-old man has been charged for trying to carry a pair of dangerous weapon onto a plane at Memphis International Airport last week.

Charles Coates was arrested Feb. 11 after a TSA agent saw a pair of brass knuckles and a stun gun inside his carry-on luggage during a security screening.

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