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The Memphis Police Department (MPD) provides police services to the people of the city of Memphis in a 288-square-mile area with 2,081 officers. There are nine precincts in the Memphis area. [2] [3] The chief of police is appointed by the mayor and ratified by the city council. [4]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department routinely engages in policing that violates residents' civil rights and discriminates against Black people, the U.S. Department of Justice said in ...
(Reuters) -The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday following an investigation, calling on the ...
The report says that “Memphis police officers regularly violate the rights of the people they are sworn to serve.” (Scripps News) Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against ...
The Memphis Police Department was found to be in violation of the U.S. Constitution due to a pattern of misconduct involving discrimination and excessive force, according to an investigation by ...
In July 2023, the Justice Department announced an investigation into the Memphis Police Department, looking at the department’s “pattern or practice” of how it uses force and conducts stops ...
Two other Memphis police officers were injured during the shooting. The DA's office, after charging the 17-year-old, said evidence from the shootout indicated that McKinney was killed by friendly ...
Interim Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis said 12 people were arrested in the operation, and police seized multiple guns and drugs. MPD arrests 12 in operation targeting Memphis gang ...