New documents raise doubts about when MPD started traffic-stop ban
“We have to have policies that mirror city ordinance, so we changed the policies anyway,” Interim Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn C.J. Davis said at a Jan. 4 press conference. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Newly obtained records reveal when the controversial traffic ordinance was officially adopted by the Memphis Police Department.
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Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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