Strickland says too early to discuss possible police missteps in violent crime chain
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland told the Rotary Club of Memphis his focus is on a longstanding goal of increasing the number of police officers in Memphis. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says it’s too early to tell if there were police missteps in how they handled the violent crimes of the last three weeks because investigations are still underway.
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