Shelby County’s CrimeStoppers Link
The Sheriff’s Office links to Memphis Most Wanted, a public-facing program associated with CrimeStoppers. It presents a curated list and tip instructions, while the county Sheriff’s Warrant Information System is a separate search tool. Neither is a complete public register of every local, juvenile, sealed, or federal warrant.
The image shows the program interface without a named-person card. Follow the current official page for its live instructions.
The Shelby County Most Wanted Program
The Memphis Most Wanted program is linked by SCSO and CrimeStoppers of Memphis and Shelby County. It highlights selected cases and offers a public way to provide information. It is not the Sheriff’s full warrant database, and a person’s presence or absence does not answer every question about a court record.
Use the official program page for its current list and tip instructions. This page describes the program but does not repeat names, photographs, addresses, or case details from its roster.
Shelby County List Is Curated
The Sheriff’s Warrant Information System is searchable by limited name, address, and warrant-card fields. Memphis Most Wanted is a smaller public program, and Tennessee’s TBI Top 10 is a separate statewide selection. The programs have different purposes and should not be treated as competing complete searches.
The SCSO portal warns that its own hourly updates may lag. A curated list can change on a different schedule, so use the official page and confirm a warrant through the issuing court.
How the Most Wanted and Warrant Roundup Lists Work
The Memphis program page presents a weekly or dated snapshot. A case may leave the public list after arrest, surrender, or a change in agency priority, while the court warrant may remain active until formally served or recalled. Conversely, a list update can lag a recent court action.
Note: Treat the program page as a snapshot; only the Sheriff’s Office and issuing court can confirm whether a specific warrant remains active.
Tennessee’s Curated Warrant List
The TBI Top 10 is not a statewide search portal. It selects cases for a public program and supplies its own tip route. No name on that list does not establish that a person has no Tennessee warrant, and a Shelby County search does not answer a federal question.
The linked state page describes its curated program. Check the current source directly; this site does not mirror its roster.
How to Report a Tip Safely
CrimeStoppers lists a secure web form, text route, and telephone line for tips. The reviewed program gives the text keyword AWARD to 274637 and phone number 901-528-CASH. Its published material describes rewards up to $1,000 if a tip leads to arrest. Confirm current terms on the official page.
- Choose the current secure CrimeStoppers web, text, or phone channel.
- Share what you know and retain any tip number the program provides.
- Do not post the information publicly or contact the person.
- Let law enforcement assess the information and use the program’s tip number for follow-up.
Key Point: Send a tip through the official program and step away. Never confront, follow, or try to detain someone.
Shelby County Tip and Status Calls Differ
A tip channel is for information about a listed case. It is not the way to check your own warrant, arrange surrender, or ask for a court date. A person seeking their own status should call the Sheriff’s Fugitive Bureau at 901-222-5627 and then contact the issuing clerk.
For an immediate safety concern, use the emergency route listed by local law enforcement rather than sending a tip through a social account.
Most Wanted vs an Active Warrant
A curated list highlights selected cases. An active warrant search serves a wider status-check function but still has limits, hourly refresh, and missing jurisdictions. Use the official program for tips and the Sheriff or issuing court for status.
| Feature | Most Wanted List | Active Warrant |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Selected cases highlighted for public tips | Sheriff-published warrant information with limits |
| Who publishes it | CrimeStoppers and linked agency program | SCSO portal; court keeps its own docket |
| Public visibility | Official program page may publish case cards | Search form; no roster is reproduced here |
| How to resolve | Use tip channel only for information | Call Fugitive Bureau and issuing court |
Shelby County Program Is Not a Register
The Sheriff’s Office also described a 2024 surrender campaign that required no money or fine. That postcard is historical; research found no current countywide amnesty. A tip list and a past campaign cannot confirm whether a current case is open or how to resolve it.
Verify a program’s dates and rules with the named city or county office before acting on a message or payment request.
If You Believe You Are on a List
If you believe the list concerns you, contact a Tennessee attorney and the Fugitive Bureau rather than using the public tip line. Ask the bureau to verify the entry, identify the issuing court, and explain surrender or transportation instructions. Then ask the court about bond, a new setting, or a motion to recall or quash.
Important: Confirm status with SCSO and the court; consult counsel before arranging surrender, bond, or a recall request.