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Interim MPD chief said she enforced pretextual stop ordinance. Document shows otherwise
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThat confirmation came just a day after it was reported by MLK50 that former Mayor Jim Strickland...
Memphis legislator asks for AG opinion on MPD's still-existing pretextual stop policy
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 days 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· 2 days agoMemphis Mayor Paul Young said he intends to reappoint interim Chief C.J. Davis, even after a motion...
Tennessee rep calls Memphis preemption bill worse than “overreach”
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA Memphis state representative is calling a preemption bill signed into law by the governor more...
MPD squad car struck by train in South Memphis
WREG articles via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMEMPHIS, Tenn. — While Memphis Police were searching for suspects in South Memphis Wednesday night, an officer’s squad ...
Gillespie calling for AG opinion into MPD pretext stops
Eyewitness News Memphis· 4 days agoState Rep. John Gillespie, R-Memphis, announced Thursday that he is seeking an opinion from...
Mayor plans to reappoint Davis as police chief
WREG-TV Memphis· 3 days 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,...
Exclusive: Elizabeth Warren Unveils Bill To Boost Justice Department's Power To Hold Police...
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAnd on Jan. 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols, a Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, was allegedly beaten to...
Four years after killing of George Floyd, promises remain unfulfilled
MinnPost· 2 days agoFour years ago, George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was murdered at the hands of white...
George Floyd’s murder led to a national reckoning on policing, but efforts have stalled or reversed
NBC NEWS· 21 hours agoFour years ago, protests erupted across the country after millions of Americans watched the chilling...