Police look for ways to fight back as carjacking cases rise
Memphis Police direct traffic around a fatal shooting in Whitehaven. (Daily Memphian file)
Carjackings are “basically a crime of opportunity,” said Lt. Jimmy Lewis of MPD’s Violent Crimes Unit. And this year, he said, police are seeing guns used more often during the crimes.
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Memphis Police Department Carjacking Belinda humphreys Lt. Jimmy Humphreys MPD Violent Crimes Unit Michael Dunavant Carjacking InitiativeYolanda Jones
Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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