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The Memphis Police Department was founded in 1827. [6] In 1878, the 55-man police department was devastated by the yellow fever epidemic with all 55 officers stricken, and 10 officers dying. [6] By 1927, the city's murder rate was 69.3 per 100,000 population, the highest in the country.
Memphis police in 2022 cleared 809 of the 11,084 motor vehicle thefts reported, about 7.3% of all offenses. In 2023, MPD cleared 804 of the 15,868 motor vehicle thefts — about 5.1% of them.
Memphis Police Department real time crime center staff work on computers as live camera feeds from around the city are seen on a wall of screens in front of them on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.
The Raleigh Springs Civic Center houses the Memphis Police Department Old Allen Precinct, Union Avenue Traffic Division, and the Raleigh Library. [1] The site features a pond with a scenic walking trail that is open to the public. A skate park on site is also open to the public.
Starting in June 2020, The Institute for Public Service Reporting began reporting a series of articles in response to the city of Memphis' delay in fulfilling public record requests for excessive-force complaints filed against Memphis Police Department officers over the last five years, which would have cost $6,000 in fees. [10] [11]
Memphis Police Department interim Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis announced 12 arrests Tuesday morning inside MPD's downtown headquarters. Multiple firearms and different drugs were also confiscated.
Also on this week's docket of public safety news: Memphis airport names a new police chief and the Young Dolph killing "mastermind" arrested again. MPD chief has salary cut, Memphis cop finalist ...
Kirkpatrick began her career in law enforcement with the Memphis Police Department, and in Washington State was a police officer in Redmond and then a college instructor in criminal justice. She later served as Chief of Police for five years each in Ellensburg , Federal Way , and finally Spokane , from which position she retired in 2012 to ...