Memphis City Council reinstates CJ Davis as official chief of Memphis Police Department
President Trump is back in the Oval Office – and the room looks very similar to how it appeared in his first term. Chief Davis has served as the interim head of MPD for a little more than a year.
Memphis City Council approves MPD Chief Davis reappointment year after making her interim
The Memphis City Council Tuesday reappointed Cerelyn "C.J." Davis as police chief. She spent the previous year as MPD's interim chief.
Council votes to reinstate C.J. Davis as Memphis Police Chief
On Tuesday, the city council unanimously voted to reinstate C.J. Davis as the Chief of the Memphis Police. A Georgia fire chief stopped to help a driver who hit a deer. He was then shot and killed.
Cerelyn 'C.J.' Davis confirmed as Memphis Police Department chief by city council
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis City Council members voted to approve Cerelyn 'C.J.' Davis as the Memphis Police Department chief one year after being tagged as the interim. Davis was confirmed unanimously by the council after previously being moved to an interim tag when Mayor Paul Young assumed office in January 2024.
City Council gives Police Chief title back to CJ Davis
C.J. Davis is no longer interim police chief after the Memphis City Council voted Tuesday to approve her as the permanent chief.
'Interim' removed from MPD Police Chief C.J. Davis' title
The Memphis City Council removed the "Interim" tag from the title of Memphis Police Department Police Chief C.J. Davis.
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President's freeze on civil rights investigations won't impact Memphis, MPD, Mayor says
A memo sent by President Donald Trump's administration is asking for all civil rights investigations to be put on hold.
Federal judge weakens protections against Memphis police spying, critics charge
A federal judge ruled to replace a private attorney who monitors the Memphis Police Department with two lawyers employed by ...
Man dead after northeast Memphis shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is dead following a shooting in northeast Memphis, according to the Memphis Police Department.
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Memphis Police officer dies of medical emergency in Downtown Memphis
A spokesperson for the department said that the 37-year veteran was found unresponsive in Downtown Memphis. He was rushed to ...
Most in Memphis Police Department are lesser-experienced officers. Can problems arise?
About half the uniformed patrol officers in the Memphis Police Department have been on the force less than 5 years, presenting challenges and opportunities.
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1 dead after police respond to 'wounding call' outside Memphis' Kroger Distribution Center
Memphis Police reported a stabbing incident outside the Kroger warehouse center in South Memphis left one man dead, one ...
Memphis crime down in 2024, still higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to TBI data
Crime in Memphis dropped in almost every major category between 2023 and 2024, according to Tennessee Bureau of Investigation data.
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Infant dies in Colonial Acres, Memphis Police say
according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD). MPD said that officers were called out to Cherry Road around 9:20 a.m. on December 26. An infant was rushed to Baptist Peds in critical ...
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Pedestrian seriously injured, E. Shelby Drive closed due to accident, MPD says
East Shelby Drive has been shut down due to an accident involving a pedestrian, according to the Memphis Police Department.