You can now check on complaints & investigations into Memphis Police officers
The City of Memphis has launched a dashboard so the public can check on findings from investigations involving Memphis Police personnel. Author: Local 24 Staff (Local 24), Jeni Diprizio Published: 9:19 AM CST March 11, 2021 Updated: 6:19 PM CST March 11, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. The City of Memphis says it has launched a dashboard so the public can check on findings from investigations involving Memphis Police personnel.
The city says the dashboard includes information on excessive force complaints and more.
While some believe putting this information online helps with transparency and accountability, others say it doesn t do enough.
The measure would ban residency requirements for police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services workers. Author: Dalisa Robles (WBIR) Updated: 12:31 PM EST March 4, 2021
TENNESSEE, USA On Thursday, the Tennessee State Senate voted to approve Senate Bill 29 which would allow first responders to live where they choose.
The measure, sponsored by State Senator Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown), would ban residency requirements for police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services workers. This bill as amended does not affect Hamilton County, officials said.
Kelsey explained that the bill is a matter of public safety and will allow police and fire departments to recruit top-tier first responder candidates, regardless of where they live. The lawmaker said that it will help the state address a deficit of police officers occurring throughout the country.
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7 killed after deadly weekend in Memphis, nearly 50 murders reported this year
Message to curb gun crime after violent weekend By Janice Broach | March 1, 2021 at 10:29 PM CST - Updated March 2 at 10:36 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A deadly weekend in Memphis with seven people shot and killed. All of it contributing to a skyrocketing number of murders this year over last year. It has experts scrambling for answers.
“I got a phone call at work that my brother had been shot. That’s the hardest thing to take right there to get a phone call like that,” said Jerry Hampton.
Hampton’s 32-year-old brother, DeAngelo, a father of four children, was one of two people shot and killed at a market on South Parkway over the weekend. Hampton said he came to the market to get change for his children’s haircuts a block away.
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