Kevin McKenzie

• Extension cord sparked Memphis boarding house fire Published 05/25/2012 at 11:26 a.m.

  According to the Memphis Fire Department, an extension cord stretched between two rooms sparked a fire at a Memphis boarding house.

• CRIME REPORT: Man arrested after shooting at dog walkers Updated 05/25/2012 at 9:45 p.m.

  Fuad Ahmed was arrested today after witnessed said he shot and missed several people.

• Memphis pedestrian killed on South Parkway late Wednesday Published 05/24/2012 at 10:30 a.m.

  A 50-year-old woman died after she was struck late Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle on South Parkway at Pennsylvania, according to Memphis police.

• CRIME REPORT: Memphis police investigating fatal stabbing at Family Dollar store on Getwell Updated 05/24/2012 at 5:23 p.m.

  >Memphis police are investigating a fatal stabbing this afternoon.

• One woman still hospitalized in Memphis as hunt for hit-and-run driver continues Updated 05/23/2012 at 11:13 p.m.

  One Memphis woman remained hospitalized in serious condition Wednesday while another faces ankle surgery after both were injured by a hit-and-run driver Sunday in the Cooper-Young neighborhood.

• CRIME REPORT: Two men arrested for armed robbery at Blu Restaurant on Hacks Cross Updated 05/23/2012 at 4:49 p.m.

  Memphis police charged a 49-year-old man with theft of frozen Wendy's chicken breasts and a semi, according to a court affidavit.

• Shelby County chief jailer Robert Moore named top administrator Updated 05/23/2012 at 12:07 a.m.

  The latest sign that the Shelby County Jail continues to leave a troubled past behind is a first-of-its-kind award from a state agency for the jail's administrator.

• CRIME REPORT: DNA leads to rape charge for Memphis man Published 05/22/2012 at 8:07 a.m.

  A DNA match led Memphis police to charge a man on Monday with the rape of a 64-year-old woman last year in the Uptown area, according to a court affidavit.

• Checkpoints will target drunk drivers in Greater Memphis Updated 05/21/2012 at 11:32 p.m.

  On May 31, Shelby County sheriff’s deputies and Memphis police will be conducting roadside checkpoints targeting drunk drivers, and they are telling motorists where the two checkpoints will be.

• Boy, 16, dies in swimming pool in Memphis Published 05/21/2012 at 2:30 p.m.

  A 16-year-old boy died in an apparent drowning accident Sunday at an apartment complex swimming pool near Sharpe and Cherokee, according to Memphis police and fire officials.

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