Memphis looks to add more officers, new police branch Downtown

By , Daily Memphian Updated: November 22, 2024 4:26 PM CT | Published: November 22, 2024 2:43 PM CT

The City of Memphis plans to invest additional resources Downtown — including almost 200 more cameras — to make the area safer. 

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Samuel Hardiman

Samuel Hardiman

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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