DA says MPD clears more than 30% of murders. MPD disputes it.
Left: Memphis Police Department’s Interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis makes her case for reinstatement to the Memphis City Council Jan. 9, 2024. Right: Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy discusses the City’s approach to crime prevention during press conference on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 at City Hall. (Patrick Lantrip,Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Steve Mulroy said Tuesday, Feb. 20, that MPD had a murder clearance rate of 31.2% in 2022, something that Interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis audibly disputed as he said it.
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Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy Memphis Police DepartmentSamuel 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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