Last of county police reform measures pushed into new year

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 21, 2020 11:02 PM CT | Published: December 21, 2020 11:02 PM CT

The delay in the final vote on requiring County Commission approval for the sheriff to acquire surplus military hardware came after Sheriff Floyd Bonner complained he hadn’t been consulted. County Mayor Lee Harris disputed that assertion.

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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.


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