Memphis looks to add more officers, new police branch Downtown
The City of Memphis could soon invest in a new plan to improve public safety Downtown. Clockwise, from top left: The crowd cheers at a Memphis Grizzlies open practice at FedExForum; A SkyCop unit sits on a lamppost outside of Wet Willie’s on Beale Street; People walk Beale Street on 901 Day; Memphis Police pass by the lights on Beale Street on May 9, 2020. (The Daily Memphian file)
The City of Memphis plans to invest additional resources Downtown — including almost 200 more cameras — to make the area safer.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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