Shelby County sheriff calls governor’s police reform plan ‘starting point’
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, seen here on July 1, announced plans Thursday to improve police policies and to spend $300,000 in federal COVID-19 funds on scholarships to send recruits to the state’s officer training facility. (Mark Humphrey/AP File)
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner supports Gov. Bill Lee’s police reform plan amid nationwide chaos over alleged police brutality, saying it is a “starting point” to improve police work and relationships with communities.
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Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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