Olive Branch sees police retention rate soar
Local, national law enforcement struggle with retention, retirement
Olive Branch Police Chief William Cox won the job, in part, due to the officer-retention strategy he presented. He was hired in 2022 to replace longtime police chief Don Gammage, who retired. (Brad Vest/The Daily Memphian file)
A year after William Cox became police chief, it appears his strategies for keeping polices officers from leaving are successful. Olive Branch has achieved a higher rate of retaining officers than nearly all of its sister cities.
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Toni Lepeska
Toni Lepeska is a freelance reporter for The Daily Memphian. The 34-year veteran of newspaper journalism is an award-winning essayist and covers a diversity of topics, always seeking to reveal the human story behind the news. Toni, who grew up in Cayce, Mississippi, is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. To learn more, visit tonilepeska.com
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