‘No tolerance for the chaos:’ Young pledges unified front to fight crime
Memphis Mayor Paul Young speaks to the media discussing the City’s approach to crime prevention on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at City Hall. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“We hear our citizens loud and clear,” said Memphis Mayor Paul Young. “They want to see action. They want to see us strategizing and figuring out how we’re going to reduce the chaos, the hurt and the pain that we see in our community.”
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Memphis Mayor Paul Young crime crisis District Attorney General Steve Mulroy Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis Memphis Police Department Shelby County Sheriff’S OfficeSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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