Mayor Young, MPD’s Davis tout initiative to help businesses hurt by crime
Interim Police Chief C.J. Davis, left, and Memphis Mayor Paul Young, right, discuss crime at a forum hosted by Bank of America on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
A new initiative from the city’s Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) offers money to local businesses to help them pay for adequate lighting or landscaping, both of which can deter crime.
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Memphis crime C.J. Davis Paul YoungAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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