Strickland says DOJ investigation will show MPD culture
“It certainly brings up a question of whether there is a culture problem, whether this was just the officers who were there or is there a bigger problem in the police department,” said Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland (not pictured). “And I have faith that this investigation what that is.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
During an appearance on The Daily Memphian’s On the Record podcast, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland declined to say whether he thought the police department had issues with its culture.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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