2014 Cases

June 27, 2014

HOMICIDE

On Monday, June 16, 2014 at 12:50 a.m. Memphis Police officers responded to a shooting call at 1632 Patterson. On arrival the officers found a black Nissan Sentra stopped in the middle of the street with shattered windows. Victim Kenneth Matthews, 50 years old, was seated in the driver’s seat with a bleeding gunshot wound. Matthews was able to tell officers that he was near 3497 Sharpe, McLemore Market, when several unknown African-American males tried to rob him. Matthews was transported to the Regional One where he died.

Investigators are convinced someone has knowledge of this murder. We need that person to step forward and help investigators solve this senseless crime.

June 18, 2014

HOMICIDE

On June 7, 2014, at approximately 2:40 a.m. officers responded to a "suspicious vehicle" call in the area of Aldridge and Stoneham streets. While checking the area, officers saw a gray Acura, with bullet holes in it, parked on the curb in front of 4550 Aldridge. Inside the car officers found an unresponsive male slumped over in the driver’s seat, suffering from a gunshot wound.

An ambulance made the scene and pronounced the victim, 23-year-old Jeremy Watkins, deceased. Investigators need someone to come forward with information on this homicide.

June 6, 2014

HOMICIDE

On Friday, May 25, 2014, at approximately 12:36 p.m., officers responded to an aggravated assault call at 2314 Marble. Upon arrival, officers found 66-year-old Charles Jordan suffering from an apparent stab wound. The victim was transported in critical condition to Regional One Health. Jordan later died from his injuries at the hospital.

Homicide investigators need someone to come forward with information concerning this murder.

May 30, 2014

HOMICIDE

On Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at 7:40 a.m. officers responded to a" man down" call in a vacant lot at 4875 America Way. Upon arrival 23-year-old Cortavious Harris was found with an apparent gunshot wound. Harris was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide investigators need someone to come forward with information concerning this murder.

May 23, 2014

BUSINESS ROBBERIES: COMFORT SUITES

On May 13, 2014 at approximately 4:30 a.m., the Comfort Suites located at 2527 Thousand Oaks Cove, was robbed by an armed male. The suspect entered the business and held the clerk at gunpoint while demanding money. The clerk complied, and the suspect fled the business with an undetermined amount of money. The suspect was described as a black male, 25-35 years old, approximately five feet eight inches and 250 pounds, wearing a white t-shirt, dark pants and a shirt tied around his head. The suspect was armed with a silver semi-automatic handgun.

On May 18, 2014 at approximately 5:30 a.m., the same Comfort Suites, located at 2527 Thousand Oaks Cove, was robbed again, by someone who appeared to be the same armed suspect. The armed suspect entered the hotel, bypassing several guests of the business, and held the clerk at gunpoint. The suspect demanded money, and the clerk did not comply with his demands. The suspect struck the clerk in the head with the handgun. The suspect then took the money from two cash drawers and fled the scene. Again, the suspect was described as a black male, 25-35 years old, 5 feet 10 inches, 300 pounds, white t-shirt, dark pants, with a shirt tied around his head. The suspect was armed with a silver semi-automatic pistol.

A dark colored vehicle, possibly a 2004-2007 Nissan Maxima or Altima, was seen in the area just prior to both robberies and may be connected. The Safe Streets Task Force needs someone to come forward with information on these robberies.

May 15, 2014

HOMICIDE

On Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 3:32 p.m. officers responded to a shooting at 3755 Station Way. Officers arrived on the scene and were met by a complainant, who advised that he left home at 9:30 a.m., and when he returned he found the door to the residence open. He reported that he went inside and found the victim, Henry Hammond, 65, bleeding and unresponsive. Officers entered the residence and found that Hammond had been shot. Memphis Fire Department paramedics arrived and pronounced Hammond dead at the scene.

Homicide investigators need someone to come forward with information about this murder.

May 8, 2014

DOUBLE FATALITY HIT & RUN

On Sunday, August 18, 2013, at approximately 2:56 a.m., officers made the scene of a reported crash where two pedestrians — 34-year-old Jessika Cavazos and 37-year-old Derrick Cross — had been struck by a vehicle on I-40 near Warford. Both victims were pronounced deceased by paramedics on the scene. The responsible vehicle had left the scene.

The investigation revealed that the victims were standing outside of their disabled vehicle, which was parked on eastbound I-40 in the north median lane, when they were struck by a vehicle. The responsible vehicle is described as possibly a white four-door Toyota pickup truck with black or gray around the lower sides and rear. The vehicle was last seen in the area of I-40 and Covington Pike. The suspected driver of the vehicle is described as either a white or Hispanic male. Investigators are asking anyone with information regarding this crash to call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.

April 4, 2014

HOMICIDE

On Monday, March 17, 2014, at approximately 8 a.m., officers responded to a "man down" call at 9023 Fulton Lane. Upon arrival officers located the victim, Percy Ward, Jr., age 31, who had been shot. Ward was pronounced dead on the scene. Homicide investigators need someone to come forward with information about this murder.

March 28, 2014

HOMICIDE

On Sunday, October 27, 2013, at 9:20 a.m., officers responded to an "injured pa" call at 1141 South Barksdale in Glenview Park. Officers arrived on the scene and found the victim, 78-year-old Johnny Hurley, who had been beaten. Hurley was lying on the ground bleeding severely from the head and face. Hurley was transported to the Regional One Hospital in critical condition.

On March 21, 2014, at 5:10 p.m., Hurley died as a result of the injuries he received from the incident, according to the medical examiner. Hurley’s death has been ruled a homicide. The Homicide Bureau needs someone to come forward with information to help solve this homicide.

March 6, 2014

HOMICIDE

On Monday, February 10, 2014 at 3:10 a.m., officers responded to a shooting at Pope and Tutwiler. Officers arrived on the scene and saw a black vehicle stopped on the side of the street with several bullet holes in it. Officers then found the driver-victim, Deshawn Rogers, seated in the vehicle and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. A Memphis Fire Department Ambulance made the scene and transported Rogers to the Med in critical condition. At 3:50 a.m., Rogers was pronounced dead.

The Homicide Bureau needs someone to come forward with information to help solve this homicide.

February 21, 2014

BUSINESS ROBBERIES

One suspect is believed responsible for two robberies. The suspect is described as a male, white, 25 to 35 years old, approximately six fee two inches tall, weighing about 200 pounds, of medium build, unshaven, and wearing a gray skull cap, heavy black jacket with a white stripe down both sleeves, black shirt, gray gloves, black pants, and black shoes. He implied he was armed with a weapon.

On Saturday, February 15, 2014, at approximately 1:38 a.m. officers responded to a call to the Circle K, located at 1685 Union. When Memphis Police officers made the scene the victim reported he was working as a cashier when a man entered the business and forced him to open the registers. The suspect took an undetermined amount of money from the registers and fled the scene in a dark blue four door vehicle with tinted windows, possibly a Ford Taurus.

On Sunday, February 16, 2014, at approximately 10:15 p.m. officers responded to a call to the YoLo, located at 6 South Cooper. At the scene a victim reported to officers that he was working as a cashier when a man entered the business and forced him to the floor. The suspect took an undetermined amount of money from the registers and fled the scene in a dark blue four-door vehicle with tinted windows, possibly a Ford Taurus.

Circle K Yolo

February 13, 2014

CRIME OF THE WEEK SEXUAL ASSAULT, KIDNAPPING

About 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 16, officers responded to a sexual assault call at St. Francis Hospital. Officers met a 28-year-old female who reported that she was walking on Brown Bark near Winchester Pointe when an unknown white male drove up to her and asked her if she wanted a ride. When she declined the ride, the man struck her in the head and face and then forced her into his vehicle. He drove her to the 6700 block of Winchester where he sexually assaulted her.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 30 years old, five feet 10 inches, heavy set, with short light brown hair. He was driving a small 4-door, dark colored vehicle with cardboard covering the rear passenger window and a license plate containing the letters “PFJ." Following the assault the man fled with the vehicle in an unknown direction on Winchester. The female summoned help from a passing citizen.

Investigators need someone to come forward with information concerning this case.

January 31, 2014

HOMICIDE

On January 6, 2014, at 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a "Man Down" call at 5233 Flowering Peach. Upon arrival officers located a male lying on the ground. The victim, Tejuan Sartin, 22, had been shot. Paramedics pronounced him dead.

There is no suspect information available; Homicide investigators are asking anyone with information to call CrimeStoppers at 528-CASH or the Homicide Bureau at 636-3300. The identity of the tipsters will remain anonymous.

January 24, 2014

AGGRAVATED RAPE, AGGRAVATED ROBBERY, AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at approximately 1:45 am, officers were flagged down by two females, ages 19 and 20. The women were at a gas station in the 2700 block of Getwell when they were approached by three or more black males; one they recognized and know by the name of “Little C.” One of the unknown black males was armed with a handgun and stole money from one of the women, then fled on foot. He was described as about 20 years of age, 6 feet tall, slim build and with dark complexion, wearing a black jacket with red trim and a backwards cap.

The women entered their vehicle and chased the suspect. Meanwhile, suspect “Little C” drove his vehicle while the other suspects were passengers, following the women. The two women arrived in the rear of the apartments in the 2900 block of Getwell where they were surrounded by “Little C”, the armed suspect they were chasing and two unknown suspects armed with handguns. The suspects pulled the women from their car, forced them onto the ground at gunpoint and sexually assaulted them. One suspect used his handgun to strike one of the victims on the head and shot at her. The suspects took the victims’ bags, cash, and cellular phones. The other suspects were also approximately 20-25 years of age. “Little C” is approximately 5’9”tall, medium complexion, with mustache, gold grill on upper and lower teeth and was wearing black pants and a black jacket. The suspects were in a red Ford Mustang with a brown convertible top without a license plate.

The suspects and suspect vehicle were captured on video while at the gas station.

January 15, 2014

BUSINESS ROBBERIES

On December 25, 2013 at approximately 10:45 a.m., officers responded to a DOA call at 6090 Belle Grove Cove South. Upon arriving, officers found Javier Alonso deceased inside the home. This case is being handled as a homicide. The Homicide Bureau needs anyone with any information to come forward to help solve this case.

January 3, 2014