Car thefts on U of M campus reach 20-year high
Breanne Hager and Marisa Manuel (right), graduate students in the University of Memphis' creative writing program, walk down Midland Avenue in 2019. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)
And “we’re not seeing a slow down,” University of Memphis Police Chief Derek Myers said.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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