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Some people take the term "fast-food" a little too literally. Authorities in Tennessee are searching for a woman who allegedly fired a gun through a Burger King’s drive-thru window. Fortunately, employees in the restaurant were reportedly able to escape through a rear doorway and no injuries were reported. The Memphis Police Department posted about the incident on Facebook, which occurred at a Burger King in Memphis on Tuesday, March 30th. According to the post, no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Witnesses reportedly said that the woman was upset at how long she the wait at the...

Memphis-born Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain will return to the Mid-South on Friday, hoping his 9-9-9 tax plan will resonate with voters. Cain, a favorite with the tea party, will speak at 11 a.m. at W.J. Freeman Park at 2629 Bartlett Blvd. in Bartlett. "They contacted our group and asked if we'd help set up something. And we said sure," said Jim Tomasik, a steering committee member for the Mid-South Tea Party. "Most of the time these candidates aren't even coming to Memphis. So it is a pretty big deal and we thought we'd help them out."

<p>A West Memphis police officer has been exonerated in the June shooting death of a 12-yearold boy, special prosecutors who investigated the case announced Tuesday at the Crittenden County Courthouse in Marion.</p> <p>H.G. Foster of Conway said after he and special prosecutor John “Jack” McQuary of Benton held a lengthy investigation and determined that DeAuntae Farrow was carrying a replica of a Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistol when he was shot, they found insufficient evidence to charge Sgt. Erik Sammis in the boy’s death. DeAuntae’s family has claimed that he was only carrying a bag of chips and a soda. Foster said in an interview Tuesday afternoon, however, that paramedics who tended to DeAuntae found the toy handgun underneath the boy’s body. “One of the paramedics found the gun when they rolled DeAuntae over and tried to do life-saving measures,” Foster said. “The paramedic actually called one of the officers over and told him an officer had dropped his gun.</p>

Child pornography charges were filed against a former Memphis police officer already in jail on drug and bribery charges. The problems for former Memphis police officer, David Tate, are growing. Tuesday afternoon, Tate was indicted on charges of possessing child pornography. He is the only one of his co-defendants who was not given bond. His attorney asked for it, but prosecutors fired back in a court document saying Tate is dangerous and a flight risk and a lot more. Prosecutors want former Memphis police officer, David Tate, to remain behind bars. A document filed this week in response to Tate's...