South Memphis intersection targeted by crime operation
Watch the presser in the video box above. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A South Memphis intersection saturated by crime was targeted by local and federal law enforcement, with multiple arrests and seizures of drugs and guns, city and police leaders said Tuesday. Code Zero: Operation All Off Boyd took place Friday, June 7 at the intersection […] A South Memphis intersection was targeted by local and federal law enforcement, with multiple arrests and seizures of drugs and guns. The operation, Code Zero: Operation All Off Boyd, took place on June 7 at the intersection of Boyd Street and Tate Avenue. Police Chief C.J. Davis said the area had become a hub for criminal activity, with large groups of gang members taking over the streets with high-powered weapons. Many of the arrested were part of the All Off The Blade Gang. Officials also seized 3.7 pounds of marijuana, 429 ecstasy pills, two vehicles, and $4,291 in cash. This operation was a collaborative effort between MPD, ATF, FBI, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, and the Shelby County District Attorney General.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A South Memphis intersection saturated by crime was targeted by local and federal law enforcement, with multiple arrests and seizures of drugs and guns, city and police leaders said Tuesday.
Code Zero: Operation All Off Boyd took place Friday, June 7 at the intersection of Boyd Street and Tate Avenue.
Police Chief C.J. Davis said it had become a hub for criminal activity, with groups of gang members, sometimes as large as 20 people, taking over the streets with high-powered weapons.
Davis said police had responded to 340 calls in the area in the last three years.
“This is a particular community that has been, sort of, under siege for a few years,” Davis said.
Friday’s operation targeted people in three locations, resulting in 11 felony arrests, gun arrests, and numerous handguns and long guns taken off the street, Davis said.
Below is a list of those facing felony charges.
Many of the arrested were part of the All Off The Blade Gang, Davis said.
Officials also seized 3.7 pounds of marijuana, 429 ecstasy pills, two vehicles and $4,291 in cash.
She said it was only the beginning for MPD, which would begin targeting more neighborhoods with similar crime problems.
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The operation was a collaborative effort between MPD, ATF, FBI, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, and the Shelby County District Attorney General.
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