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Public Safety Referendum Campaign Update
Public Safety Referendum Campaign Update December 15, 2020 Thank You Memphis! On December 15, 2020, the final hurdle to achieve all of the goals of the Public Safety campaign was overcome. The Memphis City Council passed the pension ordinance amendment necessary to restore the pension plan to officers and firefighters who had a pension and…
Read MoreUnity Walk Against Gun Violence
Unity Walk Against Gun Violence November 14, 2020 Pledge To Protect Stop Gun Violence In Our Community MPA participated in the Unity Walk Against Gun Violence Saturday, November 14, 2020. The walk started and ended at the Juvenile Court and Forensic Center parking lots. [Press] Unity walk against gun violence held after 30 children in…
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Read More[Press] New head of Memphis police union says she aims to ‘bridge the gap’ between police and the community
As of Thursday, the union representing 2,000 Memphis Police Department officers has a new president in Sgt. Essica Cage.
Read MoreNew Executive Board
At the September 3, 2020 meeting of the MPA Executive Board, Mike Williams resigned from his position as President. As per the MPA Constitution, Vice-President Sgt. Essica Cage immediately assumed the office and became the first woman to ever hold the position of MPA President.
Read More[Press] As Mike Williams retires, the Memphis Police Association gains its first woman president
As Mike Williams retires, the Memphis Police Association gains its first woman president. Williams’ retirement goes into effect Friday.
Read MoreMike Williams, MPA Police Association President, Retires
Mike Williams retiring as Memphis police union leader, taking a job with General Sessions Court Clerk
Read More[Press] MPD officers use community events to build relationships with kids
Memphis Police Department officers use community events to build relationships with kids
Read MorePolice Officer Bobby Rodriguez Montgomery
Police Officer Bobby Rodriguez Montgomery End of Watch Sunday, August 16, 2020 Police Officer Bobby Rodriguez Montgomery Police Officer Bobby Montgomery died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty. Officer Montgomery had served with the Memphis Police Department for 17 years and was assigned to the Tillman Station. He is survived by…
Read More[Press] Memphis officer brightens day for Whitehaven parkgoers during pandemic
Memphis Police officer LaTica Bennett greets runners and walkers over her patrol car’s speakers every morning at David Carnes Park in Whitehaven. It took her a while to get up the nerve to greet parkgoers amid the recent tension nationwide between police and the community. “I was kinda nervous about it. But when I started seeing the hand raises and then smiles, I knew this is what the Holy Spirit told me to do.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
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