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Cerelyn C.J. Davis will likely be the Memphis Police Departments new director. Davis, the current police chief in Durham, North Carolina, would be the first woman to lead the department and the first outsider brought in to lead it in decades.  Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced Davis as his nominee Monday morning.  Davis was a late addition to the field of finalists to replace outgoing MPD Director Mike Rallings. She was not among the first seven finalists announced for the job, but, aft...

Background breakdown underway on MPD Director finalists Background breakdown on 7 MPD Director finalists By Janice Broach | March 11, 2021 at 10:23 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 10:23 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - After a search conducted by the International Chiefs of Police the same group that led the search in 2016, here are the 7 finalists. Joel Fitzgerald, who has served as police chief in several cities. According to our NBC affiliates in Texas and California Joel Fitzgerald was fired fro...

7 candidates under consideration for MPD director 7 candidates under consideration for MPD Director By Arianna Poindexter | March 11, 2021 at 5:50 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 5:50 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The search for the next Memphis Police Director is heating up as the City of Memphis released the names of seven finalists in a nationwide search. The search is being conducted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), which was the same group that led the search in ...

City of Memphis releases list of finalists for new police director City of Memphis names finalists for MPD director By WMC Action News 5 Staff | March 11, 2021 at 10:54 AM CST - Updated March 11 at 1:01 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The City of Memphis released a list of finalists to succeed Mike Rallings as director of the Memphis Police Department. Rallings is set to retire April 14. The city leaned on the International Association of Chiefs of Police to find candidates. Interviews will occu...

The City of Memphis has announced seven finalists for the position of Memphis Police Department director to replace current MPD Director Mike Rallings. The city...