Police chief encourages Germantown to ‘campaign for safer communities’
“How do we prevent and divert young people from even going into the criminal justice system? It’s sad when we have a 13-year-old committing felonies,” Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis, seen here, said at the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce. Davis appealed to the public to play a role in cultivating a safer community. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis addressed a large crowd at the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce, talking about gun violence, juvenile crime and how she saw “(traffic) volume in Atlanta, but Memphis has got mean drivers.”
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Abigail Warren is a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She has worked for several local publications and covers the suburbs for The Daily Memphian.
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