Early in 2022, the Memphis Police Department created a "SCORPION" unit — Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods — a specialized group of four roving 10-person teams that use ...

The five former officers charged in the incident were in the unit. Officials in Memphis, Tennessee, released dramatic body camera footage Friday of the fatal confrontation between Tyre Nichols and ...

The Memphis Police Department announced on Saturday that it has permanently deactivated its "Scorpion Unit" after the death of Tyre Nichols. Members of the Scorpion Unit were involved in the traffic ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat is calling on agencies with SCOPIRON units to rename them in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death. Nichols died on Jan. 10, three days five police ...

A special unit in the Memphis Police Department is facing scrutiny after two of its officers were recently fired for their role in the death of Tyre Nichols. Less than two years after its inception, ...

The city’s murder rate was soaring and residents were clamoring for action when the Memphis Police Department announced a new anti-violence unit with a fearsome name. “MPD’s New SCORPION UNIT Launched ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Specialized police units, like the one at the center of the investigation into Tyre Nichols' death, exist all across the country, including in central North Carolina. The ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In early 2022, as violent crime rose in Memphis, Mayor Jim Strickland set out his ideas for returning safety to the city. At the top of his plan: Increase funding to the Memphis ...