Task force recommends Memphis police number of 2,500

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 01, 2020 3:05 PM CT | Published: December 01, 2020 1:49 PM CT

The number is smaller than the ranks of 2,800 previously pushed by Mayor Jim Strickland and Police Director Michael Rallings.

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