Durham Police Chief Cerelyn 'CJ' Davis takes top Memphis law enforcement job
Charlie Innis, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Apr. 19—DURHAM — Durham Police Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis will leave the Bull City to become the top cop in Memphis, Tennessee, the City of Memphis announced Monday morning.
"She's the right person to lead this department here in Memphis. She has an outstanding career in law enforcement, as an officer and as a leader," Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said in a recorded announcement. "She has a strategic vision for reducing violent crime."
Davis has been Durham's chief for five years. Her exit will follow a year of record gun violence in the city.