Memphis Police director says arrest caught on video … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Viral videos of an arrest made in East Memphis are turning heads among city leaders, and they want answers from the Memphis Police Department. During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, council members asked Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings about the videos that WREG brought to light in a story the day earlier. The […]
CLERB elects Memphis Police veteran as new chairman MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Memphis Police officer is the new chair of the Memphis Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board, also known as CLERB. In a 6-to-2 vote, the Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board elected Memphis Police veteran James Kirkwood as their chairman. The retired colonel was on the force for 31 years. He says […]
Excessive force: Files show MPD officer has pattern … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis police officer’s file shows repeated complaints of excessive force, including him wrapping his arm around a teenager’s neck. In a partnership with the University of Memphis Institute for Public Service Reporting and The Daily Memphian, we are working to uncover incidents of excessive force and help find possible solutions. What […]
City leaders to host public meetings on Memphis police … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Private and public meetings are in the works about police reform in Memphis. Rick Floyd is the interim president of the Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board, an independent agency that reviews complaints of police misconduct. If CLERB feels there is wrongdoing, it makes a recommendation to the police director. Floyd said his […]
Mayor Strickland introduces advisory council to ‘reimagine … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Jim Strickland introduced the creation of an advisory council to “reimagine policing” in the city, phase 2 of a plan put in place after recent protests against police brutality. In the first phase, the Strickland administration listened to protesters to make improvements to policing across the city. Some of those reforms […]
CLERB could get more power after talks with Memphis … Memphis leaders promise to beef up a board that keeps the police from policing themselves.
Local clergy members call police reform meetings … The mayor said they’ve all come to a consensus about police reform measures, but one of the clergy members said that’s not true.
Memphis mayor, police director discuss reform progress … Memphis leaders said they’ve finally come to a consensus on police reform.
Many hope civilian board gains power over police … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says he’s committed to making changes in policing to solve the problem of how black residents are treated — but is there now a commitment to policing the police? As protesters demand justice in light of the killing of George Floyd, many point to a need to more […]
Memphis mayor, activists say they’re committed to … Mayor Jim Strickland said Wednesday he is “absolutely committed” to solving the problem of how police treat black residents in the city, before protesters marched Memphis streets for the eighth day in a row.
City leaders push for changes to ‘ineffective’ CLERB MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s been four years since the Citizen’s Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB) was reactivated in Memphis, and a lack of results has some city leaders pushing for change. When discussing a new ordinance that would replace CLERB’s nine-person board with the 12-member City Council staff, councilman Worth Morgan was blunt in explaining […]