Memphis Police Department

January 3, 2012

New Year, New Legislation

Amidst the parties and celebrations, many Tennesseans may not have realized that the new calendar year brought with it some major changes in state law. The largest of these changes requires Tennesseans to present a photo identification card in order to vote. This controversial ordinance also requires the state to (...) MORE

---

July 22, 2011

Truck Driver Facing Serious Penalties

A tragic highway accident may result in serious jail time for a tractor-trailer driver. Ronald Eugene Graybeal, 50, has been charged for killing three innocent drivers while under the influence of illicit substances. While driving his tractor-trailer at 65 mph on Interstate 40, Graybeal slammed into a pick-up truck, causing (...) MORE

---

June 28, 2011

Motorcycle Collides with Big Rig

In the grand scheme of all that inhabits the road, most would probably agree that motorcycles are by far the most vulnerable vehicle. Most would also contend that motorcyclists as well as those who share the road with them should exercise extreme caution. Thus, the idea of a lackadaisical meeting (...) MORE

---

June 28, 2011

Woman Robbed After Car Wreck

Every once and a while, we are met face to face with one of life’s curveballs. Thus, always should we demonstrate resiliency and caution in the face of calamity or otherwise. On July 25, 2011, a female stripper leaving her club was rear ended at 3:00 in the a.m. at (...) MORE

---

June 2, 2011

Memphis Police Officer Killed in Motorcycle Accident

A Germantown police officer was pronounced dead on the scene of a horrific motorcycle accident occurring May 18, 2011. Officer Dustin Lee Martin, decorated Marine veteran and police officer, lost his life after a colliding with a vehicle attempting to turn on Germantown Parkway near Woodchase Drive. The driver, an (...) MORE

---

July 27, 2010

Fatal Pit Bull Attack

On July 20, 2010, 71-year-old William Parker was attacked by two angry pit bulls near the intersection of Poplar and Manassas in Memphis, Tennessee. Parker was walking through a field that he and his neighbors frequently used as a shortcut from Manassas to Poplar en route to a convenience store (...) MORE

---

December 27, 2009

Seat Belts/Miley Cyrus

Every hour, at least one person in this country dies because he or she did not buckle up. Failure to use seat belts contributes to more fatalities than any other single traffic safety-related behavior. • Seat belts save lives everyday: Seat belts are the most effective safety devices in vehicles (...) MORE

---