There are 5 article(s) tagged CJ Davis:

• July 2026

  • MPD chief dismissed from Tyré Nichols civil lawsuit

    Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis’ dismissal could get the civil case against the City of Memphis, which has dragged on for more than three years, moving again.

    By Samuel Hardiman July 01, 2026

• June 2025

  • Opinion: Memphis has a crime crisis, and we welcome federal help

    “Public safety is not a partisan issue — everyone deserves to feel safe in their community.”

    By John Gillespie June 07, 2025

• September 2024

  • Mayor visits derelict structures getting ‘Blight Zero’ demolition

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young and members of the Blight Zero team filed into a bus and rode to the sites of several active or recent demolitions on Friday, Sept. 20.

    By Stevie Paige September 24, 2024

• May 2022

  • Police chief encourages Germantown to ‘campaign for safer communities’

    Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis addressed a large crowd at the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce, talking about gun violence, juvenile crime and how she saw “(traffic) volume in Atlanta, but Memphis has got mean drivers.”

    By Abigail Warren May 19, 2022

• July 2021

  • Chief Davis takes a stroll to see neighborhood problems firsthand

    Memphis police chief goes for a walk with a city council member who says residents of her district can’t sleep at night for fear of being shot in their beds.

    By Rob Moore July 27, 2021