Chattanooga police chief talks reform, accountability and plans to revise use of force policy at town hall
When police kill someone, Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy said, all police departments must answer for it.
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When police kill someone, Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy said, all police departments must answer for it.
In 2020, protesters marched in Chattanooga's streets for weeks in response to the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The Hamilton County District Attorney's office has requested to prosecute five teenagers, aged 14 to 16, as adults in two January carjacking cases, DA Coty Wamp said Friday.
In the first month of 2023, Chattanooga police reported a spike in DUIs, drug offenses and pedestrians being hit by cars, while theft and robbery declined, according to department data.
Representative Yusuf Hakeem of District 28 says his proposed bill will address training of police officers and incoming hires.