No end in sight for Memphis Safe Task Force
Then-Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP file)
U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday, Oct. 16, the Memphis Safe Task Force has no end date in sight.
“We’re not stopping. We’re not here shutting it down,” Blanche said during a roundtable marking the Task Force’s first anniversary. “I don’t know when it’s over, but it’s not.
“We’re saying that we invested in this city, and we’re not cashing out our investment. We’re actually going to continue to pay into this city.”
Blanche was joined by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Rep. David Kustoff, U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta, U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant and Memphis Police Department Chief C.J. Davis for the roundtable held near Shelby Farms.
Officials said they now want to focus on long-term investment and stabilization rather than a new enforcement push. Blanche said federal funding and personnel would remain available to address crime, whether handled by police or federal authorities.
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Mary Evans
Mary Evans reports on public safety for The Daily Memphian. She previously wrote for the Clarion-Ledger and got her start at Ole Miss' The Daily Mississippian. When she's not in a courtroom or cheering on the Rebs, you can find her trying new recipes from The New York Times, running in Overton Park or scavenging for treasure in estate sales.
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