There are 5 article(s) tagged Scorpion:

• February 2024

  • Three former officers charged in Nichols’ death were new to specialized unit

    Three of the five officers who were part of the SCORPION Unit at the time of Tyre Nichols’ death had only been on its parent unit, the Organized Crime Unit, for less than a year.

    By Julia Baker February 14, 2024

• January 2023

  • SCORPION reminiscent of Atlanta unit once led by Memphis chief

    The Memphis Police Department’s SCORPION unit, which MPD announced Saturday is being disbanded, is reminiscent of a controversial defunct unit in Atlanta over which MPD Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis was once in charge. 

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    MPD’s SCORPION unit permanently deactivated

    By Ben Wheeler January 30, 2023

  • Nichols family attorneys call for end to SCORPION unit, others like it

    Attorneys for the family of Tyre Nichols have released a letter calling for an end to law enforcement units like that of Memphis Police Department’s SCORPION.

    By Ben Wheeler January 27, 2023

  • Terminated MPD officers were part of SCORPION unit

    The unit identifies upticks in motor vehicle thefts and violent crime and then targets those areas with patrolling SCORPION officers.

    By Marc Perrusquia, Ben Wheeler, Julia Baker January 26, 2023

• December 2021

  • Enduring without justice: Families of homicide victims struggle with loss

    Families deal with grief as homicides of loved ones have not been solved. 

    By Yolanda Jones December 20, 2021