Interim MPD chief Mike Ryall retires after 38 years
Interim Police Chief Mike Ryall, 65, is photographed at Memphis police headquarters, June 10, 2021. Ryall is retiring on June 14 after 38 years with MPD. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
He said policing has been his ministry. “I’ve always had a heart for helping those that really could not make that next step by themselves, and they needed some assistance,” he said. “I love God, and I just feel like His hand has been over me to drive that badge forward in a ministry type way.”
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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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