TN Highway Patrol plans to increase troopers in Memphis
Nashville slated to get more new troopers than Memphis
Mayor Jim Strickland has been pushing the state for a permanent Highway Patrol presence in the city, specifically to patrol the city’s interstate system and state routes. (The Daily Memphian file)
More Tennessee Highway Patrol officers are on the way to Shelby County as Memphis seeks to turn over patrols of the city’s interstate system to the state, including combatting gun violence.
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