Homicide investigator headcount at MPD dwindles
Recently obtained records show that MPD has 32 homicide investigators on the payroll, fewer than three dozen in a city that saw almost 400 homicides last year and where 164 have occurred to date in 2024. (George Walker IV/(AP Photo)
Recently obtained records show that MPD’s homicide investigator count is shrinking in a city that saw almost 400 homicides last year and where more than 100 have occurred to date in 2024.
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Samuel 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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