Police look for ways to fight back as carjacking cases rise

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 06, 2020 4:00 AM CT | Published: December 06, 2020 4:00 AM CT

Carjackings are “basically a crime of opportunity,” said Lt. Jimmy Lewis of MPD’s Violent Crimes Unit. And this year, he said, police are seeing guns used more often during the crimes.

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Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.

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