Cohen, Young, Davis talk crime and cameras at City Hall
Cohen secured $1.9 million in federal funding for MPD — half for surveillance cameras and the other half for officer equipment.
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Cohen secured $1.9 million in federal funding for MPD — half for surveillance cameras and the other half for officer equipment.
Zaire Kee, 24; Tezaree Pennington, 42; Kennedy Williams, 23; and Malik Over, 25, have been charged in addition to Geronimo Kee, 22. MPD officer shot four times early Friday morning, suspect capturedRelated story:
A Memphis police officer was shot four times during a traffic stop early Friday morning, March 8, and is in critical condition after going through surgery, MPD Interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said.
Lizzette Reynolds, who discussed school vouchers, drew criticism. Other speakers included Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy, MPD Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis and Mayor Paul Young.
The meeting at Gaisman Community Center focused on the Latino community in the area who complained that they are being targeted by criminals and ignored by police.
Memphis Police Department Chief C.J. Davis has gone from reappointment to interim status in a temporary compromise that is new ground in what is normally a smooth confirmation process before the City Council.
MPD Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis was one vote short in a council test vote two weeks ago. The council also expects an update on winter storm recovery effort by MLGW during Tuesday, Jan. 23, committee sessions.
A reporter’s roundtable on the WKNO-TV program “Behind The Headlines” included a discussion of the rough reception MPD Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis got at the year’s first city council session.
After embattled Memphis police chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis lost the City Council’s test reappointment vote, Mayor Paul Young said he believes the “support will be there” in time for the official decision.Related story:
There was a time when violence against suspects was talked about freely within the force, according to former and current MPD officers. Relatively recent evidence suggests that kind of culture may have continued within the department. What’s going on with MPD’s traffic stops? Depends on whom you ask.Related story:
Whether Memphis City Council’s ban on pretextual traffic stops is being followed, and what will happen in the future, remains unclear.
The grilling was part of the reappointment process for Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis, whom Mayor Paul Young is recommending to continue in her role. The council returns to the matter in two weeks when the vote will determine whether she stays.
The council questions 17 appointees by Mayor Paul Young to his administration in Tuesday committee sessions. Council chairman JB Smiley Jr. says the process will not be the swift confirmation process with few questions that it has been in the past.
“We hear our citizens loud and clear,” said Memphis Mayor Paul Young. “They want to see action. They want to see us strategizing and figuring out how we’re going to reduce the chaos, the hurt and the pain that we see in our community.”
Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis told the Memphis City Council in February 13 additional officers were facing internal police charges related to Nichols’ death, but she did not identify them.
Some City Council members say crime data spotlighting those arrested several times could help Memphians better assess their risks. Others say the lack of data isn’t what’s driving fear of crime in the city.
JB Smiley is the new council chairman for 2024. And the council approved a $20 million loan to MATA as its federal funding is delaying by short-term funding resolutions in Washington, D.C.
Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis talked about the leadership changes — as well as guns, crime rates, hiring and recruitment, technology and more — at a recent Memphis Rotary Club meeting.
Attorneys for the City of Memphis previously filed a motion to strike any mention of the former Atlanta “Red Dog” police unit in the $550 million lawsuit, arguing the information would be immaterial and scandalous.
The resolution by council chairman Martavius Jones and council vice chairman JB Smiley Jr. asking the Memphis Police Department to ask Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner for the permanent cooperation was approved by the council on a 10-0 vote.
City of Memphis Chief Communications Officer Allison Fouche confirmed the city isn’t collecting data on the number of youths detained: “Our focus has been on enforcing the curfew when necessary.”
Chief C.J. Davis, the highest-paid city employee, takes home a salary higher than the New York City police commissioner or the Chicago superintendent of police. But some think her pay should be linked to performance.
The “Critical Conversations” in-person and livestreamed town hall series is just one of three new or renewed police efforts to reach the public.
The council vote was chaotic as activists pushing for the passage of the measure complained about the council banning those who spoke at previous council sessions for using profanity.
As of March 30, there had been 78 murders in Memphis this year compared to 54 murders at the same point in 2022, according to Memphis Police Department data.