 | Suspect Caught with Stolen Truck, Frozen Chicken, Crack Pipe
Memphis police arrested a man driving around in a stolen semi truck with several boxes of fast food frozen chicken filets, also stolen.
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 | Tennessee to Drug Test New Welfare Recipients
The Volunteer State is targeting drug users where it hurts, their stomachs. Tennessee is now joining a growing list of states requiring drug testing for all new welfare recipients.  Watch Video
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 | North Memphis Bar Shut Down by District Attorney
It's lights out for the Knights Out Bar on Jackson Avenue in north Memphis. The Shelby County District Attorney's office shut the bar down Thursday night, calling it a public nuisance.
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| House Sends Welfare Drug Testing Bill to Governor Haslam
The House has passed a bill to implement a suspicion-based drug testing for welfare recipients in Tennessee.
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 | 'The Smoke Shop' Shut Down for Good by DA's Office
The Shelby County District Attorney shut down a northeast Memphis business for good.
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 | Welfare Drug Testing Bill Passes TN Senate
A measure to require drug testing as a condition for receiving welfare has passed the Senate.
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 | Bill to Drug Test for Welfare Advances in Tennessee House
A proposal to drug test people as a condition for receiving welfare is advancing in the House.
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 | Judge Hands Down 40 Year Sentence in 'Delta Blues' Case
A federal judge has sentenced a man involved in a massive drug ring in eastern Arkansas to 40 years in prison.
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 | Lawmakers Renew Push For Welfare Drug Tests
The push is back on to make drug tests a requirement for getting food stamps in Tennessee. The Tennessee Attorney General shot down a similar proposal a few weeks ago after raising questions about if it was constitutional. Watch Video
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 | 21 Indicted in Lauderdale County Cocaine Bust
21 suspects in Lauderdale County were indicted by a grand jury on drug charges, and all but two are in custody. Watch Video
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 | Drug Ring Hit Men Trial a Landmark Case
The West Tennessee U.S. Attorney General says it's about time the feds are able to close the book on Craig Petties and his drug organization. Watch Video
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 | State Troopers Net $350K of Cocaine in Traffic Stop
A routine traffic stop in Fayette County ended with a cocaine bust and four people behind bars.
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 | Smoke Shop Shut Down for Illegal Sale of Bath Salts
The Shelby County District Attorney's Office has shut down 'The Smoke Shop' on Sycamore View in northeast Memphis. Watch Video
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 | Feds Rest Case in Memphis Drug Trial
Federal prosecutors have rested their case against two men charged with being hit men for the Craig Petties organization without calling the drug kingpin as a witness.
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| Felon Tells of Gun Handoff in Memphis Drug Trial
A felon says he helped drug enforcement agents obtain a .45 caliber handgun used in a gang murder by arranging a secret handoff at a Memphis park. Watch Video
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 | Drug Arrest Made amid Rossville Death Investigation
A Rossville man is behind bars after he was caught with drugs while police were investigating his friend's death.
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 | Mistrial Sought in Accused Hit Men's Trial
After six weeks in federal court, a huge murder for hire trial in connection with the Craig Petties drug enterprise could end in a mistrial. Watch Video
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 | Suspect Charged in Attack on MPD Officers
A man shot by Memphis police has been charged for attacking officers during a traffic stop.
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| Murder, Drugs and Drug Dealers: Hit Men Trial to Begin 5th Week
After four weeks of testimony about drugs and murder, the government finally rested its case against two accused hit men, Martin and Clinton Lewis. Watch Video
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 | Midtown Memphis Meth Lab Busted
A tip to CrimeStoppers and surveillance of suspicious traffic at a home in Midtown Memphis led to three meth arrests Monday night.
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| Top Dealer Testifies in Accused Drug Ring Killers' Trial
If you cross a drug lord, you're going to get killed. That's the message from one of Craig Petties' drug dealers as he took the stand in the seventh day of testimony in the massive murder for hire trial. Watch Video
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 | Four Arrested for Racy Underage Music Video
Four people were arrested by police in Jackson, Tennessee for enlisting an underage teen to perform lewd acts for an amateur music video and giving her drugs and alcohol.
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| Memphis Jury Deliberating in Drug Trafficking Case
Jurors are now deliberating whether two Memphis men were contract killers for a multistate drug trafficking organization with ties to a Mexican drug cartel.
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| AG: State Can't Drug Test Welfare Recipients
Tennessee attorney general's opinion says the state can't broadly drug test people as a condition of receiving welfare.
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 | 13 Charged with Dealing Drugs in Federal Prisons
Federal authorities say 13 people have been charged with dealing drugs at two West Tennessee prisons.
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| 2 Convicted in Memphis Drug Trafficking Case
A Memphis jury has convicted two cousins charged with being contract killers for a drug ring linked with a Mexican cartel.
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| Closing Arguments in Big Memphis Drug Trial
A defense attorney for a man charged with being a contract killer for a violent drug organization with ties to a Mexican cartel says her client should be acquitted because gang members who served as government witnesses have provided unreliable testimony against him.
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| Murder Trial for Accused Hit Men Still in Question
Will an important murder for hire trial be forced to start over? After six weeks defense lawyers for Martin and Clinton Lewis are talking for the first time, saying it's not a fair trial and they want a new one. Watch Video
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 | Grandmother of Babies Born Addicted to Cocaine Speaks Out
With four babies born addicted to cocaine and their mother, Ora Boler, charged with reckless endangerment for the most recent child, now their grandmother is talking only to abc24's Jackie Orozco. Watch Video
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 | MPD Officer Caught Trying to Buy 10 Kilos of Cocaine
Another Memphis Police officer was on the wrong side of the law after he was caught buying 10 kilos of cocaine. Watch Video
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 | Former MPD Cop Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Charges
A former Memphis Police officer pleaded not guilty to federal charges of arranging drug deals while on duty and in uniform.
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 | Man Wears Wig, Poses as Dead Sister for Prescription Drugs
An East Tennessee man has been arrested on charges of wearing a wig and makeup to pick up his dead sister's Xanax and hydrocodone prescriptions.
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 | Jury Selection Continues for Trial of Accused Hit Men
Murder, drugs and money laundering. They'll all part of one of the largest federal drug trials in Shelby County history, but not until jury selection is completed. Watch Video
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 | Suspect Arrested in Deadly Cordova Drug Deal
Memphis Police arrested a suspect in a Christmas Eve drug deal where the reported dealer was killed.
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| Officer Facing Federal Drug Charges Resigns from MPD
A Memphis Police officer charged with securing drug deals while on duty has resigned from the department.
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 | Children Left in Car with Loaded Gun during Manicure
A mother was arrested for leaving three small children unattended in her car, where she kept a loaded gun, while she was getting a manicure.
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| Guilty Plea for Ark. Drug Trafficker in Federal Court
A man indicted on drug-trafficking charges in an eastern Arkansas narcotics and corruption investigation involving several law officers has pleaded guilty to drug- and gun-related charges.
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 | Memphis Police Find Pipe Bomb while Serving Warrant
Memphis Police called in their Bomb Unit to the High Point Terrace neighborhood in East Memphis after they found a pipe bomb while serving an arrest warrant.
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 | Several New TN Laws Focus on Drug, Alcohol Abuse
If you thought it was already a hassle to get your cold medication, Tennessee now joins the nationwide fight against meth. But, the new laws don't stop there. Watch Video
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 | Judge Orders Mom to Treatment after 4th Child Born on Drugs
A Memphis mother may get to avoid jail time for giving birth to her fourth child that tested positive for drugs if she can successfully complete a new program at the Shelby County Drug Court.
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 | TennCare Pain Pill Prescriptions Up 48 Percent
TennCare has seen a 48 percent increase in narcotics prescriptions over the last four years despite efforts to end abuse.
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| Haslam, Harwell Hesitant on Welfare Drug-Testing
Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey says he expects lawmakers will pass a bill requiring drug tests for Tennesseans who get government assistance or workers' compensation. Other high-ranking Republicans aren't so confident.
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 | Non-Violent Crack Offenders to Face Sentence Reductions
Thousands of inmates sentenced for possessing crack cocaine will soon be released from prison because federal sentencing guidelines have changed. Watch Video
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| Memphis Officer Arrested on Federal Drug Charges
A Memphis Police officer has been accused of numerous federal drug violations, all while on duty and in uniform. Watch Video
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 | Man Caught Huffing Cleaner at AutoZone
A man was caught by police with a can of cleaner at a Memphis-area AutoZone, and he wasn't using it on his car.
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| 12 Charged with Drug Trafficking in West Tennessee
Federal authorities have charged a dozen people in West Tennessee with drug trafficking in cocaine and crack cocaine.
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 | Lawmakers Consider Drug Test for Welfare and Unemployment Benefits
Those in the Mid-South looking to collect state aid like welfare may soon have to take a drug test to be eligible. One Tennessee lawmaker says he wants to make the drug test a requirement and will push three bills in the 2012 legislative session to make it law. Watch Video
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 | Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Accused Petties Hit Men
One of the most important drug trials in Tennessee history is taking place in downtown Memphis. A jury is now being selected to decide the fate of two accused hit men for a notorious drug ring. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Police Department Weathers Multiple Blows
Headlines were dominated all week by problems at the Memphis Police Department. Watch Video
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 | Accused Hit Men on Trial in Memphis for Federal Drug Case
He was the biggest drug lord in Memphis, now Craig Petties is set to appear in one of the largest Federal drug trials in West Tennessee history.
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