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Memphis legislator asks for AG opinion on MPD's still-existing pretextual stop policy
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Memphis City Council in April 2023 passed a slate of police reform ordinances after Tyre...
Interim MPD chief said she enforced pretextual stop ordinance. Document shows otherwise
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoThat confirmation came just a day after it was reported by MLK50 that former Mayor Jim Strickland...
MPD squad car struck by train in South Memphis
WREG articles via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMEMPHIS, Tenn. — While Memphis Police were searching for suspects in South Memphis Wednesday night, an officer ...
Four years after killing of George Floyd, promises remain unfulfilled
MinnPost· 10 hours agoFour years ago, George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was murdered at the hands of white...
Man charged with kidnapping, assault after allegedly holding child’s mother captive
WREG articles via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is facing multiple counts of aggravated assault and kidnapping after police...
Tennessee rep calls Memphis preemption bill worse than “overreach”
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA Memphis state representative is calling a preemption bill signed into law by the governor more...
Exclusive: Elizabeth Warren Unveils Bill To Boost Justice Department's Power To Hold Police...
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAnd on Jan. 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols, a Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, was allegedly beaten to...
Gillespie calling for AG opinion into MPD pretext stops
Eyewitness News Memphis· 3 days agoState Rep. John Gillespie, R-Memphis, announced Thursday that he is seeking an opinion from...
To be a Black man in America
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe summer after the world witnessed the brutal beating of Rodney King, I and a group of friends made our way to a nightclub in the southern part of Dade...
Trump's Anti-Crime Agenda Contradicts His Criticism of Biden's Legislative Record
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSince he favors aggressive drug law enforcement, severe penalties, and impunity for abusive police ...