MPD chief looks to post-Task Force future
Memphis Police Department Chief C.J. Davis speaks to the media during a Sept. 12, 2025, press conference at Memphis City Hall to discuss the deployment of the National Guard to the city. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis Police Department Chief C.J. Davis said she and other police brass have asked leaders of the federal law enforcement agencies making up the Memphis Safe Task Force to have a permanent presence in the city after the deployment ends.
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