Opinion: With ‘historic crime,’ let’s end the foolishness and let police live where they want
A Memphis Police officer sits in their patrol car on the side of Interstate 240 near the Lamar Avenue exit on Jan. 29, 2020 in an effort to monitor interstate shootings. (Daily Memphian file)
Daniel Chatham
Daniel Chatham moved to Memphis for medical school and has called Shelby County home ever since. He currently practices pediatrics in Arlington. and is a member of the executive committee of the Shelby County Republican Party.
“Crime reduction is clearly a complex conversation.”
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