MPD asks for body-camera upgrades, Tasers in new budget
“Much of what we’re requesting really will help us with ensuring that … we won’t have as much human error,” Memphis Police Director Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said, “or officers forgetting or in a situation where they can’t turn on the body-worn camera.” (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The technologies could help reduce human error, chief says.
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Chief Cerelyn "CJ" Davis Memphis City CouncilBen Wheeler
Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
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