MPD, Highway Patrol to deploy additional officers to curb speeding
Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and Memphis Police Department surround Gov. Bill Lee as he announced in March his plan to add state troopers to help officers patrol Shelby County interstates. (Houston Cofield/Special To The Daily Memphian file)
By the end of the year, the Memphis Police Department hopes to add 10 officers to its traffic division, and the highway patrol plans to put 20 officers on Shelby County interstates.
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Julia Baker
Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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