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Memphis legislator asks for AG opinion on MPD's still-existing pretextual stop policy
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoState Rep. John Gillespie is requesting the Tennessee attorney general provide an opinion on the ...
Will Memphis City Council reappoint CJ Davis as police chief?
Eyewitness News Memphis· 7 hours agoMemphis Mayor Paul Young said he intends to reappoint interim Chief C.J. Davis, even after a motion...
MPD squad car struck by train in South Memphis
WREG articles via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoMEMPHIS, Tenn. — While Memphis Police were searching for suspects in South Memphis Wednesday night, an officer’s squad ...
Interim MPD chief said she enforced pretextual stop ordinance. Document shows otherwise
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThat confirmation came just a day after it was reported by MLK50 that former Mayor Jim Strickland...
Tennessee rep calls Memphis preemption bill worse than “overreach”
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA Memphis state representative is calling a preemption bill signed into law by the governor more...
Mayor plans to reappoint Davis as police chief
WREG-TV Memphis· 1 day agoUPDATE: Memphis City Council member Jerri Green says her vote against Davis being chief has not changed and there are still issues with crime, shootings,...
Shot and injured before prom, a Memphis community made sure this student wouldn't miss it
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoBut when he reached the door, he paused. A beat was being blasted through the speaker. This wasn’t...
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...
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...
To be a Black man in America
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 5 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...
