Car thefts on U of M campus reach 20-year high
Breanne Hager and Marisa Manuel (right), graduate students in the University of Memphis' creative writing program, walk down Midland Avenue in 2019. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)
And “we’re not seeing a slow down,” University of Memphis Police Chief Derek Myers said.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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