What’s going on with MPD’s traffic stops? Depends on whom you ask.
Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper Devonte Quinn conducts a traffic stop on I-40 on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Whether Memphis City Council’s ban on pretextual traffic stops is being followed, and what will happen in the future, remains unclear.
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Julia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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