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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.
PHOTO: A Memphis police car parked in Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 5, 2013. (Getty Images) The report also identified deficiencies in policy, training, supervision and accountability that it said ...
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 ...
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 ...
(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 City of Memphis is planning to bring additional law enforcement resources to the Downtown area, including more officers, more cameras and a new Memphis Police Department command center.. The ...
Davis said MPD has responded to 340 calls in that area over the last three years, including shooting calls. Of the 12 people arrested, 11 were charged with various felonies and one person was ...
More than 70 Memphis police officers have asked a Shelby County Circuit Court judge to allow them to join the legal battle over a new police rank.