City Council wants 50 Highway Patrol troopers to support MPD
MPD Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis, seen here on Nov. 10, 2021, told the Memphis City Council that her hope is the police department will number more than 2,000 officers by New Year’s Day. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
In wide-ranging discussion about violent crime, the Memphis City Council voted to ask the state for at least 50 more state troopers for at least six months and a digital messaging system similar to Amber Alert.
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