Strickland says ‘manpower, not funding’ is the issue with patrolling highways
A Memphis police officer sits in their patrol car on the side of Interstate 240 near the Lamar Avenue exit on Jan. 29, 2020. (Daily Memphian file)
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says it’s a lack of manpower and not a lack of money that is hampering traffic enforcement efforts on interstates.
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Mayor Jim Strickland Tennessee Highway PatrolIan Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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