There are 8 article(s) tagged Memphis Police Assocation:

• March 2022

  • Senate version of ban on police residency requirement — not targeting Memphis — passes House

    Residency requirements for police and firefighters would be prohibited across Tennessee, not just in Memphis.

    By Ian Round March 15, 2022

• January 2022

  • Guest column: Police officers, like elected officials, also need raises

    “Memphis desperately needs more police officers. The pandemic and societal upheaval have only exacerbated an issue Memphis has been struggling with since 2014 when police pensions and healthcare benefits were slashed.”

    By John Covington January 12, 2022

• November 2020

  • A third of MPD excessive force findings are reversed by commanders

    Case of Memphis police lieutenant allegedly choking a woman in a bar fight is among a third of cases in which MPD commanders reversed investigators and dismissed excessive force charges.

    By Marc Perrusquia November 06, 2020

  • MPD brass overturns ‘chokehold’ finding despite bodycam showing officer’s arm around girl’s neck

    As the Memphis Police Department weighs a request by District Attorney General Amy Weirich to start sending all confirmed cases of excessive force to her office for criminal review, this hotly disputed September 2016 incident illustrates how thorny Weirich’s proposal may be.

    Related Story: A third of MPD excessive force findings are reversed by commanders

    By Marc Perrusquia November 06, 2020

• September 2020

  • Mike Williams retiring as Memphis police union leader, taking job with General Sessions Court Clerk

    Mike Williams, longtime police union leader, is retiring from the department. He has taken a job as CAO for General Sessions Court Clerk-elect Joe Brown. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 02, 2020

• July 2020

  • ‘Taser Face': MPD officer’s repeated use of stun gun prompts excessive force investigation

    A Memphis police officer's repeated use of a Taser headlines more questions about use of force at MPD and why the agency isn't referring cases for prosecutorial review.

    By Marc Perrusquia July 28, 2020

  • Does MPD seek review when officers go over the line?

    Questions surface as city officials limit access to police brutality files and sidestep requests for comment regarding excessive force.

    By Marc Perrusquia July 13, 2020

• January 2019

  • Police, fire unions want sales tax hike to fund restoring their benefits

    Memphis police and fire unions are again seeking to increase the sales tax rate by half a cent to restore their benefits and pensions, but also to help pay for road repairs and pre-K programs. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 14, 2019