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5 charged with illegal dumping, vandalism

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Shelby County and state authorities charged five men and women with illegal dumping and vandalism at three North Memphis and Frayser properties.

Police say a tip from a neighbor led them to a multi-acre property filled with sheetrock, debris and trash.

The properties at located at 3449 Dillard Road, 3498 Dillard

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Jackson man charged with defacing Torah

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Jackson man is facing a federal civil rights charge after authorities said he defaced a Torah and religious prayer books.

The U.S. attorney's office for West Tennessee says 25-year-old Justin Shawn Baker has been charged with violating the civil rights of students and faculty of the Margolin Hebrew Academy in Memphis.

The

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Police seek ID of attempted kidnapper

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Memphis Police are trying to identify a man who tried to kidnap a 74-year-old woman while she was loading items in her car Tuesday afternoon.

The attempted kidnapping took place just after 1 p.m. in the 500 block of Mendenhall.

The woman told police she was approached by an unknown suspect who claimed he needed to

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TSA officers find loaded pistol in passenger's carry-on at Memphis Airport

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

There were 1,549 firearms discovered at TSA checkpoints nationwide in 2012. TSA has found 10 guns at Memphis International Airport this year and six at McGhee Tyson.

TSA officers discovered loaded firearms at two airports in Tennessee yesterday.

Late yesterday morning, a loaded .32 pistol was discovered in a

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