Memphis police chief: There is more to service than where you live
C.J. Davis
C.J. Davis, Memphis Police Department police chief, has more than 33 years of experience in law enforcement. She began her career with the Atlanta Police Department and was appointed police chief in Durham, North Carolina, in 2016.
C.J. Davis: ‘If you have need of an officer’s help it should not matter where that officer lives, but that they answered the call quickly and acted professionally.'
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