With 24,000 outstanding warrants in county, Memphis police form new fugitive unit
“We want to make sure we are taking the crime drivers off the streets,” MPD Col. Frank Winston (left) said Tuesday. Forrest Edwards is the new investigative counsel (right). (Aarron Fleming/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis’ new fugitive task force, which has made 280 arrests since its launch, aims to arrest those with outstanding warrants.
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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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