MPD deploying new ‘sideshow’ detection technology
The Memphis Police Department has used Flock cameras since at least 2021 to detect vehicles connected to a missing person, wanted person, theft or other crime. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis Police Department is deploying new AI-powered “sideshow” detection technology, which aims to stop illegal street takeovers in their tracks.
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Memphis Police Department public safety drag racingAarron 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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